# Barge Delays For Bank Repair Run About 10 Hours | News | fox13memphis.com

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing a three-mile stretch of the Mississippi between Memphis and Greenville for bank repairs from dawn to dusk. Barge delays have averaged about 10 hours, and the Corps has agreed to delay morning work when tows have not cleared. The Waterways Council says the delays are costly to shippers.

- Date: 2019-11-26 · published 2019-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56269-barge-delays-for-bank-repair-run-about-10-hours-news-fox13memphis-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Barge delays on the Mississippi raise transport costs and can slow grain shipments to Gulf export terminals. That tends to support barge freight and widen Gulf basis for grain.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fox13memphis.com: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/barge-delays-for-bank-repair-run-about-10-hours/article_b21ddbd4-d444-53b0-889e-c7146df6f7e2.html

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