# Pere Marquette Last Vessel Out Of St. Paul - The Waterways Journal

> The Pere Marquette was the last vessel to leave St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2017, departing November 28 with five barges of grain and soybeans. The St. Paul District locked its last tow December 7 and officially closed its locks December 10, ending navigation on the Upper Mississippi.

- Date: 2017-12-11 · published 2017-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67373-pere-marquette-last-vessel-out-of-st-paul-the-waterways-journal
- 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

Winter closure of the upper river shifts grain movement to rail and rail-to-barge routes, tightening barge availability and raising freight costs for Midwest shipments into the cash market.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2018-04-23 | [SIMCO Grain Terminal Progresses Near New Bridge Site - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65380-simco-grain-terminal-progresses-near-new-bridge-site-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.9% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-06-27 | [UMR Serves As Agriculture Export Backbone - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24389-umr-serves-as-agriculture-export-backbone-the-waterways-journal.md) | +5.1% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [Barge Fleet Cargo Is Diverse - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16523-barge-fleet-cargo-is-diverse-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55744-2019-the-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2018-04-23 | [SIMCO Grain Terminal Progresses Near New Bridge Site - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65380-simco-grain-terminal-progresses-near-new-bridge-site-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.6% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2017/12/11/pere-marquette-last-vessel-out-of-st-paul/

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