# Flooding: Growing Obstacle to River Transport - Lubes'N'Greases

> Lubes'N'Greases reports that flooding risk is a growing obstacle to river transport of base oils in the Midwest, South and East US as flood season approaches. The article cites Army Corps data that 2.3 billion tons of cargo, about 22% petroleum products, move on US waterways each year.

- Date: 2020-03-25 · published 2020-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54300-flooding-growing-obstacle-to-river-transport-lubes-n-greases
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Flood-related delays on the Mississippi and other rivers can slow barge movements of bulk goods, which can widen regional basis and lift barge freight costs during high-water periods.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- lubesngreases.com: https://www.lubesngreases.com/lubereport-americas/3_13/flooding-growing-obstacle-to-river-transport/

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