# Port of St. Joseph Ships First Bargeload Of Year - The Waterways Journal

> The Port of St. Joseph, Missouri shipped its first grain barge of 2019 on November 18, after a new operator, Transport 360, took over in 2018. The port was established in 2005 and has been expanding storage despite spring flooding.

- Date: 2019-11-22 · published 2019-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55922-port-of-st-joseph-ships-first-bargeload-of-year-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Additional Missouri River grain loading capacity gives local farmers cheaper barge access to Gulf export, modestly supporting regional basis and barge freight competition.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/11/22/port-of-st-joseph-ships-first-bargeload-of-year/

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