# Lake Providence Port Gets $1.3M for Dredging - DredgeWire : DredgeWire

> Congress allocated $1.315 million for dredging at the Port of Lake Providence, the largest inland port on the Mississippi River, keeping it operating for another year. Local officials say a permanent levee fix still requires much larger funding.

- Date: 2018-09-19 · published 2018-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62912-lake-providence-port-gets-1-3m-for-dredging-dredgewire-dredgewire
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping the port open preserves a local outlet for regional grain shipments, which supports farm-gate basis and barge access in the Delta; the amount is too small to move broad prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/lake-providence-port-gets-1-3m-for-dredging/

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