# Corps Project to Deepen Mississippi River Heads Toward Final Phase | 2022-02-07 | Engineering News-Record

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is deepening the lower Mississippi River ship channel under a $238 million project. Ships began using a 48-ft controlling draft in December, the first change since the 47-ft standard set in the 1980s, with a 50-ft target still ahead.

- Date: 2022-02-07 · published 2022-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42889-corps-project-to-deepen-mississippi-river-heads-toward-final-phase-2022-02-07
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Deeper draft allows larger vessels to load more fully at Gulf export elevators, which can lower per-ton ocean freight for grain and meal shipments over time.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- enr.com: https://www.enr.com/articles/53555-corps-project-to-deepen-mississippi-river-heads-toward-final-phase

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