# Freightway Milestone: Port Agreement Signed with New Orleans - St. Louis Regional Freightway

> The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the three St. Louis-area public ports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of New Orleans on February 23, 2017. The agreement sets up joint marketing and the exchange of operational information, and it supports container-on-barge shipping on the lower Mississippi.

- Date: 2017-04-20 · published 2017-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71681-freightway-milestone-port-agreement-signed-with-new-orleans-st-louis-regional
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The deal could expand container-on-barge capacity out of St. Louis, which may shift some containerized grain and feed trade toward river routes. Its effect on commodity prices is minor.

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/freightway-milestone-port-agreement-signed-with-new-orleans/

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