# Efforts to Bring Container on Vessel Service to the St. Louis Region Picking Up Speed - St. Louis Regional Freightway

> The St. Louis Regional Freightway reports that efforts to bring container-on-vessel service to the St. Louis region are advancing. Litrico presented the concept at two late-August forums and claimed 30 to 40 percent savings over intermodal alternatives. Larger vessels can now use the widened Panama Canal to reach the Midwest.

- Date: 2018-09-13 · published 2018-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63223-efforts-to-bring-container-on-vessel-service-to-the-st-louis-region-picking-up
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

This is a promotional update on a planned service with no immediate supply or price impact on feed grains. It mainly signals possible future shifts in inland freight routing.

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/efforts-to-bring-container-on-vessel-service-to-the-st-louis-region-picking-up-speed/

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