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Inland operators survive another historic drought
| 题名： | Inland operators survive another historic drought |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Pamela Glass |
| 摘要： | The biggest event of the past year for the inland waterways industry was the historic drought along the Mississippi River Basin that began in October. It lasted until earlier this year, causing havoc to barge traffic with vessel groundings, more than 40 days of river closures, massive backups, limits on barge loads, costly delays, and logistical headaches for shippers and barge operators. At one point in October, just as the grain harvest season got started, more than 2,000 barges carrying corn and soybeans were stalled. The Mississippi River is the workhorse of the U.S. grain market, with 60% of the nation's grain harvest and 54% of soybeans moving by barge. Operators said they hadn't seen such low water levels since 1988. The Army Corps of Engineers remained busy for nearly six months dredging the river to restore navigation. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | Work Boat |
| 卷： | 80 |
| 期： | 6 |
| 页码： | 28-30 |
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