# Mississippi River Ship Channel Deepening to 50 Feet Begins | Port NOLA

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the Mississippi River ship channel to 50 feet on September 11, 2020, starting with the Weeks Marine dredge Captain Frank. A second dredge from Manson Construction is expected to join in late September, with the first phase planned for completion in 2021.

- Date: 2020-09-16 · published 2020-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50998-mississippi-river-ship-channel-deepening-to-50-feet-begins-port-nola
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Deeper channel access lets larger vessels load more grain per trip, which can lower ocean freight cost per bushel and support Gulf export basis over the long term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Corps is taking the deep route—Mississippi River channel to 50 ft - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16741-corps-is-taking-the-deep-route-mississippi-river-channel-to-50-ft-dredgewire.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.4% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [First Deeper-Draft Vessel Transits Lower Mississippi Ship Channel - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16737-first-deeper-draft-vessel-transits-lower-mississippi-ship-channel-the-waterways.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2020-02-14 | [Mississippi River Dredging Offers Ag Commodity Shipping Opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54498-mississippi-river-dredging-offers-ag-commodity-shipping-opportunities.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2021-12-15 | [Corps is taking the deep route—Mississippi River channel to 50 ft - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16741-corps-is-taking-the-deep-route-mississippi-river-channel-to-50-ft-dredgewire.md) | +3.9% | +10.5% |
| SOY | 2020-08-06 | [Deepening Lower Mississippi River \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51507-deepening-lower-mississippi-river-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-03 | [Funding go-ahead for Mississippi River deepening seen as boon for exports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51505-funding-go-ahead-for-mississippi-river-deepening-seen-as-boon-for-exports.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- portnola.com: https://portnola.com/info/news-media/press-releases/mississippi-river-ship-channel-deepening-to-50-feet-begins
- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/mississippi-river-ship-channel-deepening-to-50-feet-begins

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