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New barge has series of spaced 12-inch pedestals to spread out the weight-bearing areas.
Although open hopper barges have been used to carry containers for years, they are not specifically designed for them. According to the Transport Information Service, “If the container is loaded to its maximum capacity, the weight of the cargo must be distributed as evenly as possible over the floor area. The load-carrying components of the [normal barge] … floor structure are the bottom side rails, which absorb the load of a cargo via the container floor. For safe transport, it is important for as many as possible of the bottom rails to be loaded. Point loads are to be avoided, since they can damage the container floor. Point loads always occur when relatively high weights are concentrated on a small bearing area.”
FreightWeekSTL tour touts river infrastructure
Tour touts waterway infrastructure
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Participants of a riverboat cruise on the Tom Sawyer talk with the Eads Bridge in the background. The tour was one of the few live events of FreightWeekSTL2021, an annual industry conference sponsored in part by St. Louis Regional Freightway, an arm of Bi-State Development. The tour gave people a chance to see the industrial operations on the river as well as infrastructure improvement. Show MoreShow Less
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Kathy and Mike Wever from the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois look at information about the transportation industry during a riverboat cruise Wednesday during FreightWeekSTL2021. Show MoreShow Less