# America’s Central Port says how it will invest $1.26 million Marine Highway grant - Marine Log

> America's Central Port near Granite City, Illinois, will use a $1.26 million MARAD Marine Highway grant to advance container-on-barge operations on the Mississippi River. The port says its Madison Harbor, built for grain and general cargo, is suited to container movement.

- Date: 2020-06-19 · published 2020-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52497-america-s-central-port-says-how-it-will-invest-1-26-million-marine-highway
- 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 small infrastructure project focused on containers rather than bulk feed grain, so it has negligible effect on feed ingredient supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-05 | [Dock Upgrade Nears Completion At America’s Central Port - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55923-dock-upgrade-nears-completion-at-america-s-central-port-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-06-13 | [Low water is crippling South American grain highway - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52444-low-water-is-crippling-south-american-grain-highway-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-07-28 | [Waterways Haven’t Seen Real Investment in Decades - GAIN Now - Grow America’s Infrastructure Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69863-waterways-haven-t-seen-real-investment-in-decades-gain-now-grow-america-s.md) | -1.7% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-24 | [Ukraine's Mar 14-20 sea port grain shipment surged a quarter — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53987-ukraine-s-mar-14-20-sea-port-grain-shipment-surged-a-quarter-latifundist-com.md) | +6.1% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-28 | [Low Mississippi River Levels Drive up Grain Transportation Costs \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16601-low-mississippi-river-levels-drive-up-grain-transportation-costs-farm-bureau.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-11-05 | [Dock Upgrade Nears Completion At America’s Central Port - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55923-dock-upgrade-nears-completion-at-america-s-central-port-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.2% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2020-06-13 | [Low water is crippling South American grain highway - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52444-low-water-is-crippling-south-american-grain-highway-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2017-07-28 | [Waterways Haven’t Seen Real Investment in Decades - GAIN Now - Grow America’s Infrastructure Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69863-waterways-haven-t-seen-real-investment-in-decades-gain-now-grow-america-s.md) | -4.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- marinelog.com: https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/americas-central-port-says-how-it-will-invest-1-26-million-marine-highway-grant/

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