Deb Calhoun of Waterways Council Inc. defined a number of the penalties of low Mississippi River water ranges in an interview with NBC
American Commercial Barge Line stories that river ranges proceed to fall on the Mississippi River with extreme impacts to navigation not seen since 1988.
“Industry is incurring catastrophic impacts to boat capacity, which will in turn drastically decrease ton-mile productivity for the inland rivers,” says ACBL in its American Currents publication. ACBL notes that on October 17 the Memphis Gauge reported at -10.76 ft, surpassing benchmark low water ranges set in 1988.
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ACBL notes that business lowered southbound loading drafts to 9 ft, 6 inches on September 27 and, as of October 17, has additional lowered drafts to 9 ft each northbound and southbound. This change displays a 24-30% discount to tons per barge versus regular situations. Liquid drafts have been lowered to eight ft 6 inches as of October 17ACBL says business has agreed to 25-barge max tow dimension southbound, reflecting a 17-38% discount in tow dimension.
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IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ECONOMY
While U.S. agricultural exports have been notably exhausting hit by the reductions in waterways capability, many different business sectors are additionally being impacted. Debra Calhoun of the Waterways Council Inc. defined the results for the U.S. economic system of all this in a latest TV interview.
