# Hot Port News from GAC – All About Shipping

> The US Army Corps of Engineers will conduct mat sinking operations near the HPL Bridge on the Lower Mississippi, causing intermittent closures of the main navigation span on November 27-28. Vessels must use the alternate span and transit one way.

- Date: 2017-11-28 · published 2017-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68146-hot-port-news-from-gac-all-about-shipping
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Temporary one-way restrictions and closures at the HPL Bridge can slow barge and vessel traffic through New Orleans, a short-term delay that can modestly firm freight and basis for Gulf export shipments.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- allaboutshipping.co.uk: https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2017/11/28/hot-port-news-from-gac-1683/

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