Tag Archives: barge

The Lock 52 bottleneck and potential impact

Posted on November 28, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (November 23, 2016) titled “Choke Point of a Nation:The High Cost of an Aging River Lock” describes the 80 million tons of grain, coal, fuel and other products worth $22 billion in trade … Continue reading →

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Coal, barges and the global supply chain

Posted on January 17, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Fortune (Dec 26,2011) describes the US barge industry, with each barge having a capacity 15 to 17 times a railcar and more than 60 times a truck, using less fuel per mile and thus lower emissions and … Continue reading →

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