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原文传递 WJ Editorial: Container-On-Barge Set To Be More Important Than Ever

题名：	WJ Editorial: Container-On-Barge Set To Be More Important Than Ever
正文语种：	eng
摘要：	As you'll read in this issue, a Marine Highway designation was just given by the Maritime Administration to the Missouri Department of Transportation along the Missouri River. The application to initiate a container-on-barge service was developed in partnership with AGRIServices of Brunswick, the largest multimodal transportation provider on the Missouri River. The COVID-19 pandemic threw logistics into confusion last year, and it took a while for them to get sorted out. The economy surged this spring as vaccinations took hold, and everyone hoped we were getting back to normal after more than a year of lockdowns and restrictions. Then the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus hit. Many regions in the U.S. are now on their fourth wave of COVID. In some places, hospitalizations are at levels not seen for a year. All this has affected logistics again. Companies are beginning to realize there may not ever be a return to "normal." Some are adjusting their supply chains accordingly. Among the knock-on effects of the pandemic has been a shortage of truck drivers. The trucking industry was already facing a retirement and recruitment crisis before COVID-19 hit, and restrictions have made it worse. Fuel costs are rising, and various fuel mandates are kicking in that will complicate shipping.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	135
期：	22