It's been a struggle for ships trying to move through the Panama Canal since early 2023 due to low water issues from drought. Some good news came on April 15 when the Panama Canal Authority announced an increase in booking slots in the Panamax locks...
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The FRA finalized the long-awaited two-person crew rule for most U.S. railroads on April 2, 2024.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
President Joe Biden visited the site of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse on April 5, recognizing the families of the workers who lost their lives and the efforts of the first responders the night of the collapse.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Mississippi River mayors held a news conference to offer insights on possible increases in shipping traffic on the Mississippi River to aid the backlog occurring from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
A container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a catastrophic failure as the bridge collapsed. Shipping and agricultural interests are still determining the impact the accident will have on shipping in and out of the Port...
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
A mild winter and lack of heavy ice allowed the Great Lakes shipping season to open early.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The Upper Mississippi River shipping season officially opened March 17 as the first tow arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Since late 2023 and into 2024, the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe have been laying off workers, which is causing poor service and concerns for safety.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The Swenhaugen family in Canadian, Texas, lost two rural homes and most of a swine operation to a massive wildfire that swept through the Panhandle last week. That fire is now the largest in Texas history. Tatum Swenhaugen shared with DTN what she and her family went through before and...
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Extremely warm temperatures so far this winter have left the Great Lakes without much, if any, ice coverage at times.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Shortly after the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment in early 2023, five senators co-sponsored a bipartisan rail safety bill that has yet to be approved.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
A typical winter with below-zero temperatures, frozen lakes, lots of snow and more has evaded Minnesota and other states in the Upper Midwest.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The Great Lakes shipping season enjoyed a few extra weeks thanks to a warmer December, allowing lakers to haul more loads.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The global shipping industry is in chaos as the problems in the Red Sea are hampering ships that bypass the Panama Canal to get to the Suez Canal.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers will be closed for maintenance beginning Jan. 14, 2024, for 11-weeks.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
Pictured is the Nordika Desgagnes loading beet pulp pellets at the Hanson-Mueller Elevator A in Duluth, Minnesota. Elevator A, formerly owned by General Mills, saw its first saltie arrive in nearly a decade on June 5, 2023. (Photo by Schauer Photo Images)
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The far Upper Mississippi River season was declared officially ended when the last tow of the 2023 navigation season, the Motor Vessel Thomas Erickson, departed Lock and Dam 10, near Guttenberg, Iowa, on Dec. 3, with 15 barges.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The drought-stricken Panama Canal is causing all kinds of shipping disruptions, including grain shipments.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
U.S. Grains Council annual Corn Harvest Quality Report shows largest crop, lowest broken corn ratio on record.
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by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
The 2023 corn harvest isn't quite finished, but the results are mostly favorable, even above average in spots, given the poor weather in the spring and summer.
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