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INLAND WATERWAYS and their production in the U.S., hampering higher exports.”

For dry cargo barging in general, the combination of de- pressed oil prices and COVID-19 will only make matters worse, softening demand for coal as well as soybeans and oth- er agricultural goods.

Keep it moving

In any market conditions, and even during a pandemic, vi- tal goods still need to be moved on the U.S. inland waterways, and operators across the country are taking steps to ensure commerce ?ows continue.

Peter Stephaich, Chairman and CEO of dry and liquid riv- er transportation provider Campbell Transportation Co., said, www.marinelink.com