ORGANISATION · US · NAICS 483211 Inland water freight transportation
Hines Furlong Line
hinesfurlongline.com · 1 documented exposure in the atlas.
Mississippi low water, barge quotes and grain flow, July–October 2026
Beneficiary · Operational, local · evidenced · Low water, 2026-09-09
“Today, the company operates a fleet of towboats on the Cumberland, Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers. HFL also specializes in leasing its fleet of inland towboats, tank barges, and hopper barges to other barge lines and some end user customers.” — source, 2026-10-23
A towboat and hopper-barge lessor on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers sees demand for extra barges and horsepower when light-loading forces shippers to use more barges per ton; the benefit depends on charter terms that are not public.
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