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Tag: Illinois River
Moving Grain: Additional Illinois River Lock and Dam Sites Scheduled to Reopen Oct 30, 2020
Additional Illinois River Lock and Dam Sites Scheduled to Reopen The Illinois River includes eight lock and dam sites that require significant repairs such as major rehabilitation and replacement of […]
Grain Transportation: Waterways Infrastructure Bill Advances Through Congress – DTN Aug 5, 2020
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation passed on July 29 provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to implement water resources development projects. Since 2014, Congress has […]
Moving Grain: Illinois River Closures Scheduled This Summer May 22, 2020
Illinois River Closures Scheduled This Summer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that shutdowns on the Illinois River system will take place from July through October to allow rehabilitation […]
Moving Grain: Navigation Difficulties Slow Barge Traffic Aug 22, 2019
Navigation Difficulties Slow Barge Traffic Total downbound barge traffic through the locking system of the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers has decreased the last three weeks. Water levels have […]
Moving Grain: Barge Traffic Resumes on Upper Mississippi Jun 27, 2019
Barge Traffic Resumes on Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Barge traffic has resumed, as river conditions on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers are improving. As of June 27, the […]
Moving Grain: Upper MS River Improves, Lower River Water Levels Rise May 16, 2019
Upper Mississippi River Improves, while Water Levels Rise in the Lower River to New Orleans For the week ending May 11, high water conditions continued to disrupt grain barge movements. […]
Grain, Fertilizer Transportation: MS River Flooding Prevents Barge Movement – DTN Mar 21, 2019
While the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) remains in winter hibernation, the rest of the river system is overflowing with excess water from snowmelt and recent rains. The flooding is preventing […]
Moving Grain: Illinois River Traffic Hampered; Ocean Freight Rates Continue Slide Jan 31, 2019
Notice to Our Readers on Incomplete Data Due to our staff being on furlough because of the recent partial government shutdown, some GTR datasets are incomplete in this week’s report. […]
Moving Grain: Upper Mississippi, Illinois River Return to Normal Operations Nov 15, 2018
Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Returning to Normal Operations As of November 12, high water levels on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers are decreasing and barge traffic is returning […]
Moving Grain: Corn Inspections Rise; Barge Tonnage Recovers Aug 2, 2018
Corn Inspections Continue to Rise For the week ending July 26, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.81 million […]
