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  • Northern Corn Belt Ports align to strengthen transportation infrastructure
  • Northern Grain Belt Ports Initiative Established
  • DOT grants $25 million to ‘transform’ this Midwest port

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brownfieldagnews.com /2 weeks ago

Northern Corn Belt Ports align to strengthen transportation infrastructure

The director of operations for the Corn Belt Ports says the newly formed Northern Corn Belt Ports initiative brings five more key Mississippi River ports into the overall organizat...

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marinelink.com /4 weeks ago

Northern Grain Belt Ports Initiative Established

A group of US regional partners have come together to form the Northern Grain Belt Ports Initiative.The Initiative, several years in the making, is an offshoot of the regional Corn...

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freightwaves.com /6 days ago

DOT grants $25 million to ‘transform’ this Midwest port

The Ports of Indiana received a record $25 million federal BUILD grant to help fund a $32 million expansion project at Jeffersonville. The post DOT grants $25 million to ‘transform...

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Borderlands Mexico: Port of Brownsville completes $295M ship channel deepening project

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Port of Brownsville completes $295M ship channel project; Palmer Holland expands into Mexico; and TexAmericas Center in line for proposed $500M bat...

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marinelink.com /1 day ago

Grain Shipments Strong, but Weakness on the Horizon

“Global grain shipments have increased 13% y/y so far this year, supported by strong wheat, maize and soya bean exports from the Americas and Europe. Improved harvests across most...

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Brownsville’s ship channels now deepest along US Gulf Coast

The Brownsville Navigation District unveiled its deeper ship channels last week as the South Texas port aims to be ready for heavier liquid and bulk commodity ships.

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Brownsville’s ship channels now deepest along US Gulf Coast

The Brownsville Navigation District unveiled its deeper ship channels last week as the South Texas port aims to be ready for heavier liquid and bulk commodity ships.

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Changing markets prompt CHS to close 3 southeast Minnesota grain elevators

CHS, the nation’s largest agricultural cooperative, is closing three grain elevators later this year. Senior vice president of operations Mike Johnston tells Brownfield the locatio...

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logisticsmgmt.com /2 weeks ago

Port of Baltimore opens up double-stack rail corridor after upgrade

The project removes a long-standing rail bottleneck and adds room for 160,000 more containers.

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wdrb.com /6 days ago

$25M federal grant to help Ports of Indiana expand Jeffersonville port

When it's finished, the expansion will increase the port's lift capacity by more than 800%, double barge-rail transloading capacity and establish its first general cargo facility l...

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joc.com /1 month ago

US ag shippers navigate creaky supply chain not built for modern disruption 

Ag exporters have always faced logistical challenges because their crops are grown in the interior US and shipped through ports located hundreds of miles away; those challenges see...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Iowa, corn, soybeans rank among nation’s best in USDA crop ratings

Iowa has some of the highest crop condition ratings in the country. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report rates 84 percent of corn in the state in good to excellent condition,...

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supplychain247.com /2 weeks ago

Port of Baltimore Opens Double-Stack Rail Corridor After Upgrade

The Port of Baltimore has opened double-stack rail service through the rebuilt Howard Street Tunnel, expanding the port's rail capacity.

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brownfieldagnews.com /3 weeks ago

Persistent rains improve soil moisture across Eastern Corn Belt, raise quality concerns

A grain elevator manager in the Eastern Corn Belt says continuous rains are on the verge of being too much. Tom Butler with ADM tells Brownfield, “In general, our crop is doing rea...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Gulfport looks to future of bigger ships with dredge project approval

The US Army Corps of Engineers has recommended deepening the Mississippi port’s main channel to a depth that would allow it to accommodate post-Panamax vessels, up from the feeder...

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supplychain247.com /2 days ago

Ports of Indiana Wins Largest Federal Grant in Company History

Ports of Indiana secured a record $25 million federal grant to fund a $32 million expansion of its Jeffersonville port by 2028.

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brownfieldagnews.com /3 weeks ago

Ohio farmers collaborate on specialty small grains hub

A network of farmers in Ohio has created a hub to connect buyers with regionally sourced heritage grains. Jay Brandt of Brandt Family Farms and Walnut Creek Seeds tells Brownfield...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 week ago

‘Tassels everywhere’: early planted north Iowa corn takes off

A north Iowa farmer says corn is already tasseling. April Hemmes farms near Hampton. “You know the old grandpa adage ‘knee high by the 4th of July’ and I have tassels everywhere.”...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

CHS reports strong input supply chain performance for growers

An official with the nation’s largest ag cooperative is pleased with the movement of crop inputs so far this season. CHS senior vice president Mike Johnston says logistically it’s...

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thecitizen.co.tz /4 weeks ago

Central Corridor states eye more dry ports, SGR boost

Member States of the Central Corridor have called for increased investment in Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and expanded rail infrastructure, including the Standard Gauge Railway...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Big week for old crop corn export sales, others also rise

The USDA’s reporting a generally solid week for U.S. export sales. Old crop corn during the week ending May 14th was considerably larger than average thanks to the key customers of...

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supplychaindive.com /1 day ago

Port of Savannah-linked corridor to streamline flow of goods

The connector with I-16 will provide more efficient transport to and from inland markets by reducing rail crossings and truck traffic, per the Georgia Ports Authority.

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geopoliticalfutures.com /2 weeks ago

Expanding the Copperbelt’s Atlantic Export Routes

(click to enlarge) U.S. strategy toward African critical minerals is changing rapidly. The United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation has agreed to expand the use of a $491 mi...

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