Port of New Orleans

Mississippi low water, barge quotes and grain flow, July–October 2026

Exposed · Operational, local · deduced · Low water, 2026-09-09

“Port NOLA is a diverse deepwater port uniquely located on the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico — with access to 30-plus major inland hubs such as Memphis, Chicago and Canada via 14,500 miles of waterways, six Class I railroads and interstate roadways.” — source, 2026-10-23

A deepwater port whose inland connection is the Mississippi barge system loses barge-to-ship transfer activity when fewer and lighter grain barges arrive; most Gulf grain elevators sit outside its wharves, so the grain-specific share is deduced.

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