# Chicago-St. Louis “freight shuttle” planned for Illinois River - Chronicle Media

> The US Maritime Administration granted funding for a demonstration marine highway on the Illinois River between St. Louis and Chicago. A container-on-barge service along the Mississippi from New Orleans to Minneapolis and Chicago is also planned. Granite City, Illinois, is designated as a key connection point for exporting Midwestern commodities.

- Date: 2017-01-03 · published 2017-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72899-chicago-st-louis-freight-shuttle-planned-for-illinois-river-chronicle-media
- 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

Container barge service could add an inland export route that competes with rail for Midwest commodities. Its price effect would be minor and gradual.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [Kaskaskia Port District plans for growth    - Chronicle Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62918-kaskaskia-port-district-plans-for-growth-chronicle-media.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50543-barge-freight-starting-to-ease-on-mississippi-illinois-rivers-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [Misery for Shippers on Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio Rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43328-misery-for-shippers-on-mississippi-illinois-ohio-rivers.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [St. Louis Region’S Agriculture Freight Network Poised](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69628-st-louis-region-s-agriculture-freight-network-poised.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-08-16 | [St. Louis Region’s Agriculture Freight Network Poised for Growth as Handling Capacity Increases Along the Mississippi River - St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69340-st-louis-region-s-agriculture-freight-network-poised-for-growth-as-handling.md) | -2.4% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2018-09-12 | [Kaskaskia Port District plans for growth    - Chronicle Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62918-kaskaskia-port-district-plans-for-growth-chronicle-media.md) | -0.8% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Barge Freight Starting to Ease on Mississippi, Illinois Rivers \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50543-barge-freight-starting-to-ease-on-mississippi-illinois-rivers-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2022-01-10 | [Misery for Shippers on Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio Rivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43328-misery-for-shippers-on-mississippi-illinois-ohio-rivers.md) | -3.2% | +12.9% |

## Sources

- chronicleillinois.com: https://chronicleillinois.com/news/local-news/chicago-st-louis-freight-shuttle-planned-illinois-river/

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