# Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks - The Waterways Journal

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mat Sinking Unit is working on the lower Mississippi during the current low-water season to lay concrete mats that prevent riverbank erosion. The unit has worked since July 21, 2020 and has reached as far south as Mile 43.7.

- Date: 2021-01-15 · published 2021-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49349-mat-sinking-unit-armors-mississippi-river-banks-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The work is routine river maintenance and does not change barge capacity or grain freight costs in a meaningful way. It has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2021/01/15/mat-sinking-unit-armors-mississippi-river-banks/

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