# BlueWater report: The gateway to America’s heartland - FreightWaves

> BlueWater Reporting says tonnage on the Mississippi River rose to 552 million tons in 2017, up from 526 million in 2016 and 521 million in 2015. Plans to deploy container vessels and dredge the lower river to 50 feet are cited as future capacity boosts.

- Date: 2019-01-02 · published 2019-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60993-bluewater-report-the-gateway-to-america-s-heartland-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Growing river volumes and planned dredging support long-term barge capacity for grain exports, but the report describes multi-year plans rather than near-term price drivers.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bluewater-report-the-gateway-to-americas-heartland

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