With milder weather in March, shippers jumped at the chance to abandon trucks and trains for river barges.

Monday, April 15, 2019
With milder weather in March, shippers jumped at the chance to abandon trucks and trains for river barges.

With milder weather in March, shippers jumped at the chance to abandon trucks and trains for river barges. River cargo on the Dnipro jumped 8-fold q-o-q, to 724,000 tons. Of the cargo, 54% was grain, reports the Sea Ports Administration. With freight cargo rates going up this month, more cargo is expected to move to the river.

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