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原文传递 Bottom Line

题名：	Bottom Line
正文语种：	eng
作者：	Pamela Glass
摘要：	With the historic Mississippi River drought and Covid restrictions behind them, new business opportunities, and important federal funding and policy wins, the barge industry is feeling pretty good as it enters the second half of 2023. Just about every barging sector appears to be back to pre-drought and pre-Covid operations, with revenues, freight rates and barge utilization up, customer demand strong, and inland lock and dam modernization projects finally progressing or inching toward completion. There have also been several business opportunities as demand for export coal due to the war in Ukraine has remained steady, steel plants are expanding along the inland rivers, and offshore wind farms are revving up along the East Coast. "Demand has been pretty robust in many sectors and folks have some optimism that that will continue," said Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators. With low water comes high water in the spring, she noted, and the industry adjusts accordingly. "This is an industry that operates in a dynamic environment and through all kinds of conditions."
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Work Boat
卷：	80
期：	8
页码：	26-29