# State Of The Barge Industry Highlighted As FreightWeek STL Gets Underway - St. Louis Regional Freightway

> Informa Economics IEG presented its annual Barge Fleet Profile Report at FreightWeek STL, which surveys operators on the inland system. The analysts said the barge industry is starting to emerge from overcapacity as the fleet shrinks and expansion is constrained.

- Date: 2018-05-23 · published 2018-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65205-state-of-the-barge-industry-highlighted-as-freightweek-stl-gets-underway-st
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking barge fleet tightens capacity over time, which can support higher barge freight rates for grain and meal movements on the river system.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/state-of-the-barge-industry-highlighted-as-freightweek-stl-gets-underway/

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