# Damaged lock forces closure of Mississippi River in Illinois – Professional Mariner

> Commercial traffic on the Mississippi River near Dubuque, Iowa and Illinois was halted after cracks were found in a miter gate at Lock and Dam No. 11. Temporary repairs were expected to take a couple of days, and the closure came less than two weeks after the river opened for the season.

- Date: 2018-04-25 · published 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65675-damaged-lock-forces-closure-of-mississippi-river-in-illinois-professional
- 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

Closing the lock blocks barge movement of grain upriver and delays shipments, which can widen Gulf-to-interior basis and raise barge freight costs while the closure lasts.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-15 | [Five Lock and Dam Closures on Illinois River Looming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52501-five-lock-and-dam-closures-on-illinois-river-looming.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-05-29 | [ACBL: Illinois River lock closures still set to start on schedule - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53327-acbl-illinois-river-lock-closures-still-set-to-start-on-schedule-marine-log.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-05-03 | [Coast Guard closes portion of Upper Mississippi River to all vessel traffic – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71173-coast-guard-closes-portion-of-upper-mississippi-river-to-all-vessel-traffic.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [High Water Temporarily Closes Two Mississippi River Locks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64902-high-water-temporarily-closes-two-mississippi-river-locks.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-06-21 | [Armada of barges cleared for Mississippi River shipments after floods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58495-armada-of-barges-cleared-for-mississippi-river-shipments-after-floods.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2020-06-15 | [Five Lock and Dam Closures on Illinois River Looming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52501-five-lock-and-dam-closures-on-illinois-river-looming.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2021-12-13 | [Congressional push for Corps action of NESP on Mississippi River - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43809-congressional-push-for-corps-action-of-nesp-on-mississippi-river-marine-log.md) | +1.4% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2020-05-29 | [ACBL: Illinois River lock closures still set to start on schedule - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53327-acbl-illinois-river-lock-closures-still-set-to-start-on-schedule-marine-log.md) | +2.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- professionalmariner.com: https://professionalmariner.com/damaged-lock-forces-closure-of-mississippi-river-in-illinois/

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