# River Data Provided by Tugs Improves Mississippi Port Operations - The Water Institute

> The Water Institute's new Lower Mississippi River SmartPort center will develop a decision-support tool to forecast shoaling at port facilities. The tool aims to give cargo owners better insight into potential delays.

- Date: 2021-08-17 · published 2021-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45465-river-data-provided-by-tugs-improves-mississippi-port-operations-the-water
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Better shoaling forecasts could reduce vessel delays at Mississippi ports, but the tool is in development and has no near-term price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-22 | [Damaged barge takes on water in Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71896-damaged-barge-takes-on-water-in-mississippi-river.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-02-13 | [A Deeper Mississippi River Will Improve the Economics of Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54493-a-deeper-mississippi-river-will-improve-the-economics-of-soybean-exports.md) | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16679-low-water-on-the-mississippi-river-impacting-barge-traffic-ap-news.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-18 | [Navigation Pinch Point on Mississippi River Moves North](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38712-navigation-pinch-point-on-mississippi-river-moves-north.md) | -1.5% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2017-03-22 | [Damaged barge takes on water in Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71896-damaged-barge-takes-on-water-in-mississippi-river.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [A Deeper Mississippi River Will Improve the Economics of Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54493-a-deeper-mississippi-river-will-improve-the-economics-of-soybean-exports.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2024-09-04 | [Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16513-low-water-levels-on-the-mississippi-river-impact-barges-and-grain-exports.md) | -2.0% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- thewaterinstitute.org: https://thewaterinstitute.org/media/in-the-news/river-data-provided-by-tugs-improves-mississippi-port-operations

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