# Port Of St. Joseph, Mo., Loads First Barge In Four Years - The Waterways Journal

> The Port of St. Joseph, Missouri loaded its first barge in four years, carrying a custom blend of dried distillers' grains from ethanol plants in the region. The operator, Transport 360, is a new division of MK Minerals that began operating June 1.

- Date: 2018-08-10 · published 2018-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63692-port-of-st-joseph-mo-loads-first-barge-in-four-years-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting barge loading of DDGS at a Missouri River port adds a small amount of river export capacity, mildly supportive of DDGS movement and Missouri River barge demand.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/08/10/port-of-st-joseph-mo-loads-first-barge-in-four-years/

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