# Missouri Port Gets $25 Million State Grant For Container Facility - The Waterways Journal

> Jefferson County Port Authority announced on May 19 a $25 million Missouri state grant to develop a container facility on the Upper Mississippi south of St. Louis. The funds will buy equipment for American Patriot Holdings' container-on-vessel service.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41597-missouri-port-gets-25-million-state-grant-for-container-facility-the-waterways
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The grant expands container barge capacity on the Mississippi, which may help ease some river logistics bottlenecks, though the effect on grain freight prices is minor.

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/05/20/missouri-port-gets-25-million-state-grant-for-container-facility/

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