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    Port Of Savannah’s $3 Billion Investment Plan Paves The Way For New, Lower Cost, Efficient And Consistent Rail Service Between The East Coast Port And The St. Louis Region

    The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Port of Savannah are forging a partnership to create a new connection between the St. Louis, Mo. region and the largest single-terminal container…

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    Hyperloop Project Plans Progressing as an Innovative Transportation Option in America’s Heartland

    The possibility of bringing the first Hyperloop One intercity route to Missouri is progressing at a rapid pace, putting this innovative technology — and what it would mean for travel and…

  • FreightweekSTL Returns to St. Louis for a Second Year May 20-23

    Freight and logistics industry experts, business leaders and elected officials will gather in St. Louis May 20 through 23 for FreightWeekSTL 2019 to learn about the new developments and latest…

  • Lock Closures Starting on the Illinois Waterway This Summer May Result in More Freight Flowing Through St. Louis Region

    Businesses that move or handle commodities on the Illinois Waterway system are being encouraged to start making alternative plans due the scheduled closure of locks on that inland waterway system.…

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    Pepsi expands St. Louis footprint with new lease

    This story was originally published in the St. Louis Business Journal in April 2019. Steph Kukuljan | St. Louis Business Journal PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) has signed a long-term lease for over 250,000 square feet…

  • Port of Savannah’s $3 Billion Investment Plan and The Opportunities It Presents for the St. Louis Region

    The Port of Savannah’s $3 billion plan to double containerized cargo capacity and how that investment could positively impact the freight economy in the St. Louis region will be the…

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    Ports and Terminals in St. Louis Region Still Tops in Efficiency, Now Capture 39 Percent of the Upper Mississippi River Barge Traffic

    The latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reveals the St. Louis Regional Ports held onto the top ranking as the most efficient inland port district* in…

  • America’s Central Port Celebrates 60th

    This story was originally published in the Illinois Business Journal in the April 2019 issue. “Wanting to leverage a key access point on the Mississippi River and a central location for…

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    St. Louis Regional Freight Network Adapts and Excels During Global Changes

    Data gathered by the St. Louis Regional Freightway indicates that, in recent years, there have been tremendous shifts in what was flowing through the region’s freight network. From iron ore…

  • Shipping Innovations Along Inland Waterways Present Opportunities for Developers

    This story was originally published in Development Magazine in the Spring 2019 issue. Mary Lamie “Container-on-vessel service along the Mississippi River and into the Midwest could increase demand for distribution facilities. While…

  • Rail project would speed trains through Metro East

    This story was originally published in the Illinois Business Journal in March 2019. Dennis Grubaugh | Illinois Business Journal “A plan to speed up trains through one of the busiest junctions in Metro…

  • Hearings scheduled on state construction plan

    This story was originally published in the Illinois Business Journal on February 27, 2019. Illinois Business Journal “Local mayors, county officials, education leaders and residents will have a chance to weigh in…