# Plastic resin exports drive growth for container-on-barge service - FreightWaves

> SEACOR AMH's container-on-barge business has grown rapidly as U.S. plastic resin exports rise. The service feeds empty containers to exporters and moves loaded containers to New Orleans for export. The company says demand is driven largely by resin export growth.

- Date: 2019-11-21 · published 2019-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56267-plastic-resin-exports-drive-growth-for-container-on-barge-service-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Growth in non-grain barge volume adds demand for barge capacity on the Mississippi, which can modestly support barge freight rates. The effect on feed commodity prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plastic-resin-exports-drive-growth-for-container-on-barge-service

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