# Brennan Marine Awarded $9.1 Million USACE Contract to Move 325,000 Cubic Yards of Dredged Sand Near Wabasha

> The US Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District awarded Brennan Marine a $9.1 million contract on September 29 to move 325,000 cubic yards of dredged sand near Wabasha, Minnesota. Work is expected to begin next spring and take two years. The project will free storage space so the Corps can keep the Mississippi River 9-foot navigation channel open.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:18:34.131Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76091-brennan-marine-awarded-9-1-million-usace-contract-to-move-325-000-cubic-yards
- 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

Maintaining channel depth keeps barge routes open for corn and soybean shipments on the upper Mississippi, which helps avoid freight disruptions. The contract is routine maintenance and has no direct price impact.

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| SOY | 2021-11-12 | [USACE Moves Thousands of Cubic Yards from Mississippi - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16755-usace-moves-thousands-of-cubic-yards-from-mississippi-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | +4.4% | +4.6% |
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| SOY | 2020-06-19 | [America’s Central Port says how it will invest $1.26 million Marine Highway grant - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52497-america-s-central-port-says-how-it-will-invest-1-26-million-marine-highway.md) | -0.4% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/brennan-marine-awarded-9-1-million-usace-contract-to-move-325000-cubic-yards-of-dredged-sand-near-wabasha/

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