# U.S. inland waterways win support for 2017 and beyond - Logistics Management

> The US Maritime Administration awarded $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along waterways in 17 states and the District of Columbia. The program aims to shift freight from landside routes to coastal and inland waterways to relieve congestion and cut emissions.

- Date: 2017-01-09 · published 2017-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73166-u-s-inland-waterways-win-support-for-2017-and-beyond-logistics-management
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded barge and container-on-barge capacity could marginally shift freight away from trucks and rail, but the funding is small and the effect on grain barge rates is limited in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- logisticsmgmt.com: https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/u.s._inland_waterways_win_support_for_2017_and_beyond

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