# Flanking, downstream | tugster: a waterblog

> A tugboat blog post describes a towboat flanking maneuver on the Mississippi and shares photos of an Ingram Barge tow near New Orleans. It also includes reader correspondence about how tows are handled on inland rivers.

- Date: 2016-12-08 · published 2016-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73380-flanking-downstream-tugster-a-waterblog
- 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 post is general commentary on river operations with no new supply, logistics or price development for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-18 | [Mississippi flooding's impact on freight, economy spreads downstream - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58793-mississippi-flooding-s-impact-on-freight-economy-spreads-downstream-freightwaves.md) | +0.5% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-01-27 | [Low water levels slowing grain flow down Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16391-low-water-levels-slowing-grain-flow-down-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [NTSB: ‘Downstreaming’ in swift current led to fatal capsizing – Professional Mariner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72902-ntsb-downstreaming-in-swift-current-led-to-fatal-capsizing-professional-mariner.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-03-02 | [Flood waters impacting barge traffic - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65887-flood-waters-impacting-barge-traffic-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2019-06-18 | [Mississippi flooding's impact on freight, economy spreads downstream - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58793-mississippi-flooding-s-impact-on-freight-economy-spreads-downstream-freightwaves.md) | -0.4% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2026-01-27 | [Low water levels slowing grain flow down Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16391-low-water-levels-slowing-grain-flow-down-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [ARTCO Plans New Barge Fleeting Area - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53515-artco-plans-new-barge-fleeting-area-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- tugster.wpcomstaging.com: https://tugster.wpcomstaging.com/2016/12/08/flanking-downstream/

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