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Thank You Mr Link!
Is there a web sight like Boatnerd, Where I could look up the Tug Boats,that work the Mississippi?,I would like to learn about them,like I have been able to study up on the Great lakes Boats! Thank You, mn brett

Here is the Seacor subsidiary that is moving containers on the Mississippi and other inland rivers. Look in their "In the News" section for several newspaper and magazine articles about their services.

[u][url]http://www.seacoramh.com/index.html[/url][/u]

Its a possibility. There has been a lot of talk about increasing container traffic on the Mississippi, and quite a bit of grain is already exported in containers that would otherwise move empty back to Asia.

Perhaps you may have seen this operation. Seacor is hauling empty containers from Memphis (a big rail/truck served container hub) down to Baton Rouge. There they are loaded with plastic pellets for export. The loaded containers are then barged to container terminals in the New Orleans area to load onto ocean going ships.

Here is the link: ( the first time I tried it, it let me read the article, but the second time it asked for a password, so I don't know if it will work).

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[url]https://www.joc.com/port-news/us-ports/port-new-orleans/mississippi-river-container-barge-service-set-expand_20171219.html[/url][/u]

One other interesting article: [u][url]https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/mississippi-river-ports-planning-for-new-container-services/[/url][/u]

While in Mississippi last week I was watching a lot of barge traffic South of Memphis and noticed one tow with a barge loaded with containers going South. Would they be moving grain this way ? Thanks for any info available .