Low water again threatening Midwest barge traffic

Low water again threatening Midwest barge traffic

(CAIRO, Ill.) — Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling for a second straight year, raising the prospect of shipping problems along U.S. freight routes, Bloomberg reported. In Cairo, Ill., where the Ohio joins the Mississippi, water levels have dropped more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) in the past week and are forecast to fall more than…
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