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Journal of Commerce reports that a Mississippi River container-on-barge service carrying synthetic resins to the Port of New Orleans may be expanded. The barges can each handle hundreds of FEU per trip.
Expanded container-barge capacity offers an alternative to rail and trucking for export cargo, modestly easing congestion on the Mississippi and reducing pressure on bulk grain barge rates.
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