# Mike’s Inc. Shipyard Plans To Move Downstream - The Waterways Journal

> Mike's Inc. has applied for permits to move its shipyard and fleeting area about 3 miles downstream on the Mississippi River, to a site it would own outright. The relocation would allow expansion of its vessel repair business and a fleet capacity of up to 40 barges.

- Date: 2018-07-20 · published 2018-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64207-mike-s-inc-shipyard-plans-to-move-downstream-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The move expands barge repair and fleeting capacity on the Mississippi, which could modestly ease service bottlenecks for grain barge operators. The change is local and has little direct price impact.

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/07/20/mikes-inc-shipyard-plans-to-move-downstream/

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