# Innovative barges may reshape Midwestern river commerce

> American Patriot Holdings and the Port of Plaquemines signed an MOU on March 27 with four St. Louis ports to build a container-focused collaboration on the rivers. The vessels, carrying up to 2,500 containers, have completed model testing and final design is underway.

- Date: 2018-04-11 · published 2018-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65388-innovative-barges-may-reshape-midwestern-river-commerce
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is the same development as the related item on container barges, and it is a long-range container project rather than a bulk grain driver, so price impact is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-21 | [Barge Captain Shares River Level Update - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16619-barge-captain-shares-river-level-update-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -3.2% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-22 | [Damaged barge takes on water in Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71896-damaged-barge-takes-on-water-in-mississippi-river.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-01 | [Over 700 Barges Stuck in Mississippi River From Bridge Crack](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47303-over-700-barges-stuck-in-mississippi-river-from-bridge-crack.md) | +5.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-02-23 | [Flooding cripples grain barge shipments on U.S. Midwest rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66386-flooding-cripples-grain-barge-shipments-on-u-s-midwest-rivers.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-09 | [Mississippi River restricts barges as water levels drop - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16511-mississippi-river-restricts-barges-as-water-levels-drop-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | +1.0% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-21 | [Barge Captain Shares River Level Update - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16619-barge-captain-shares-river-level-update-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2017-03-22 | [Damaged barge takes on water in Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71896-damaged-barge-takes-on-water-in-mississippi-river.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-09-09 | [Mississippi River restricts barges as water levels drop - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16511-mississippi-river-restricts-barges-as-water-levels-drop-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- chronicleillinois.com: https://chronicleillinois.com/news/metro-east-news/innovative-barges-may-reshape-midwestern-river-commerce/

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