St. Louis is nation’s most efficient inland port
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recently released data showing the St. Louis region is home to the most efficient inland port district in the nation based on tons moved per river mile in 2022, the most recent year numbers are available. St. Louis Metro Ports collectively moved almost four times the average tons per mile, as compared to the other eight inland port districts in the U.S.
St. Louis Metro Ports include America’s Central Port and Southwest Regional Port District in Illinois, and in Missouri, the St. Louis City Port Authority, St. Louis County Port Authority, and Jefferson County Port Authority. Mary Lamie, Vice President of Multi Modal Enterprises tells The Big Z they all work together.
Fifty percent of U.S. crops and livestock are produced within a 500-mile radius of the St. Louis region, including approximately 80% of corn and soybean acreage and, in recent years, a significant percentage of those commodities has consistently been handled by the St. Louis region’s ports.
