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原文传递 Barge Rates Soar As Inland Waterways System Recovers

题名：	Barge Rates Soar As Inland Waterways System Recovers
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID MURRAY
摘要：	As the soybean and corn harvests approach full swing, the resiliency of the inland waterway system is being tested by the damage of hurricanes Ida and Nicholas. Ken Eriksen, senior vice president-agribusiness at IHS Markit, said his sources tell him the impacts to barge movements of hurricanes Ida and Nicholas have been "far worse than Katrina," but have also boosted barge rates.Five or six of the nine major grain elevators in the Lower Mississippi River region have reopened for business. The ADM facility in Destrehan, La., may be reopening soon. The CHS facility in Myrtle Grove, La., the farthest south on the river, is back online, according to Eriksen. The Cargill elevator in Reserve, La., could be offline for several months as it undergoes extensive repairs to loading equipment.According to Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, in the week ending September 16, about 5 million bushels of soybeans left the Gulf-or about two ships' worth. In the week before Ida hit, it was about 10 million bushels. "The grain movement has been pretty anemic," he told The Waterways Journal. "It's not operating on all cylinders."Along the western Gulf Coast, the USDA has granted emergency waivers for some barges to load wheat directly onto ships without inspections, if the parties request it.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	135
期：	26