# Mississippi River container-barge service set to expand | Journal of Commerce

> 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.

- Date: 2017-12-19 · published 2017-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67665-mississippi-river-container-barge-service-set-to-expand-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/mississippi-river-container-barge-service-set-to-expand-5228057

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