# PUBLIC NOTICE Chapter 17 Barge Fleeting Regulations

> Legacy Marine LLC has applied for a new lease to operate a barge fleet and mooring facility at Mississippi River Mile 488.5 near Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa. The proposed fleeting area covers about 1,200 feet of frontage by 240 feet of depth, and public comments or hearing requests are invited within 30 days.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:54:41.533Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78895-public-notice-chapter-17-barge-fleeting-regulations
- 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

A new barge fleeting site on the Upper Mississippi adds some local capacity for staging grain barges, but at this scale it is unlikely to move barge freight rates or grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-12-01 | [Dry Barge Fleet Consolidation \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49543-dry-barge-fleet-consolidation-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Barge Restrictions Mean Shipping Complications on Mississippi River \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49545-barge-restrictions-mean-shipping-complications-on-mississippi-river-feed-and.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-25 | [Grain Barges Resume Operations After Severe Winter Weather \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48527-grain-barges-resume-operations-after-severe-winter-weather-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2018-01-19 | [Ice accumulations slowing barge traffic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67158-ice-accumulations-slowing-barge-traffic.md) | +2.0% | +5.3% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2021-03-19 | [Barge Operations Open Up as Spring Begins \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48007-barge-operations-open-up-as-spring-begins-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- qctimes.com: https://qctimes.com/ads/sale/other/ad_9a709e8d-cbd5-53de-90ea-39ac1e25c686.html

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