# 2017: The WJ's Annual Review Of Waterway Events - The Waterways Journal

> The Waterways Journal's annual review describes 2017 on US inland waterways as marked by continued low barge rates, lock closures during harvest, and natural disasters. It notes that coal cargo collapsed and pipeline growth absorbed liquid cargoes, and that the towing industry faces a Subchapter M deadline of July 20, 2018.

- Date: 2017-12-18 · published 2017-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67661-2017-the-wj-s-annual-review-of-waterway-events-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently low barge rates and repeated lock closures lower the cost of moving grain down the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, which supports Gulf export basis but adds logistical risk during harvest peaks.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2017/12/18/2017-the-wjs-annual-review-of-waterway-events/

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