# Waterways Journal, Author at The Waterways Journal - Page 321 of 323

> The Waterways Journal archive page lists recent headlines, including a $49.5 million expansion approved at the Port of Mobile and reports that barge operators face excess capacity and a roughly 40 percent decline in volume per barge. It also notes cement barges returning to the Missouri River.

- Date: 2017-12-25 · published 2017-12-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67664-waterways-journal-author-at-the-waterways-journal-page-321-of-323
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Excess barge capacity keeps river freight rates depressed, which benefits feed and grain shippers on the inland system but reflects weak demand for barge services.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/author/wj/page/321/

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