# Optimizing inland waterway port management decisions considering water level fluctuations | Computers and Industrial Engineering

> A new academic paper proposes a mixed-integer model for inland waterway port operations that accounts for water level fluctuations. The study finds the test region would need 81.5% more barges and 39.7% more towboats when water levels are considered.

- Date: 2020-02-01 · published 2020-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54492-optimizing-inland-waterway-port-management-decisions-considering-water-level
- 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

The research is a modelling study without a new supply shock, so it has little direct price effect on feed commodities or barge freight.

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## Sources

- dl.acm.org: http://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.cie.2019.106210

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