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An article on US inland waterways describes how 2020 trade tensions, infrastructure issues, fuel consumption shifts and the pandemic have affected river traffic. It notes cargo flows peaked around 2004-2006 at about 625 million short tons and fell to just over 530 million by 2017, with coal movements declining sharply.
Lower river tonnage and coal shipments reflect structural shifts in barge demand, which can keep barge freight costs and inland logistics conditions in focus for grain and feed movements.
marinelink.comBarry ParkerNov 18, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
