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American Commercial Barge Line has reopened its Western Terminal near St. Louis, which had been idled since March 2021. The facility now transloads Powder River Basin coal from rail to barge and plans to add petcoke, iron ore and grain products.
The reopening adds rail-to-barge transload capacity on the Mississippi, a modest addition to inland logistics. Its effect on grain freight prices is minimal.
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