# Corps of Engineers invites public aboard the largest diesel towboat on the Mississippi River > St. Louis District > News Releases

> The Corps of Engineers St. Louis District announced two public tours aboard the MV Mississippi, the largest diesel towboat on the river, in Cape Girardeau and Alton in early August. The towboat's main job is moving barges for bank stabilization work on the lower Mississippi.

- Date: 2021-07-23 · published 2021-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45961-corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the
- 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

This is a public outreach event with no direct effect on grain flows, barge rates or feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-07 | [Corps of Engineers says farewell to another navigation season  on Upper Mississippi River  > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61477-corps-of-engineers-says-farewell-to-another-navigation-season-on-upper.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [Corps to host three open houses onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45960-corps-to-host-three-open-houses-onboard-the-motor-vessel-mississippi-st-paul.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > Memphis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63914-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-memphis.md) | -2.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-12-07 | [Corps of Engineers says farewell to another navigation season  on Upper Mississippi River  > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61477-corps-of-engineers-says-farewell-to-another-navigation-season-on-upper.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2021-07-30 | [Corps to host three open houses onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45960-corps-to-host-three-open-houses-onboard-the-motor-vessel-mississippi-st-paul.md) | -2.2% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2017-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis.md) | +1.3% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- mvs.usace.army.mil: https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2705777/corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the-miss/

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