# Canada's Prospects for Container Barge Trains

> An analysis discusses the feasibility of container-on-barge trains on the southern Mississippi and proposed super container terminals in Eastern Canada. The article covers port and shipping infrastructure concepts.

- Date: 2017-02-06 · published 2017-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72377-canada-s-prospects-for-container-barge-trains
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is a long-term infrastructure discussion with no near-term effect on grain or feed freight rates.

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| SOY | 2018-11-27 | [Two projects promise to boost containerized soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62222-two-projects-promise-to-boost-containerized-soybeans.md) | +5.0% | +0.9% |
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## Sources

- maritime-executive.com: https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/canadas-prospects-for-container-barge-trains

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