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WJ Talk: Mississippi River Ship Channel Economic Impact Study (Big River Coalition + Polaris)

January 6, 2026 By boundmediagroup Listen to this Article 0:00

Waterways Journal editor Frank McCormack is joined by Sean Duffy (Big River Coalition LLC) and Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting) to break down a new economic impact study on the Mississippi River Ship Channel—why reliability matters, what closures and draft restrictions cost, and how impacts ripple across the U.S. and global trade.

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