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re: How much does it cost to barge on a 200 mile stretch of MS River?
Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:41 pm to Athanatos
Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:41 pm to Athanatos
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No way. Slap that thing in a tramp tow and let it go. Nobody is paying for a single barge to make that trip on a regular basis.
Also, $1k for the barge is absurd..
Yes, I was trying to see what 1 barge costs. In all likelihood we'd do 15 barge per trip. Trying to see what costs and understand this industry more.
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Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:42 pm to Jefferson Darcy
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Approximately $35,000 - $40,000 / trip.
What about a 15 barge trip? That'd make it more like once every 2 weeks need to pickup.
Trying to get a feel for what this industry costs. We'd much more likely do the 15 barge pickup though.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:47 pm to baldona
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You aren’t wanting to do this by itself. Why does it have to be daily? Can you do 3 every 3 days for instance? It’s much more labor intensive to do this one at a time, then multiple together on the same day. So if you need one a day delivered you do 3 every 3 days ahead of time and 2 of them are there early. Which depends on your docking.
In highly likelihood we will probably do a 15 barge operation biweekly (every 14 days) instead of 1 a day. I'm really trying to get a price estimate of both.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:51 pm to Saunson69
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In highly likelihood we will probably do a 15 barge operation biweekly (every 14 days) instead of 1 a day. I'm really trying to get a price estimate of both.
1 will be a complete waste of time. I’m not in the business but this isn’t how logistics work.
There’s a hell of a lot of factors coming into play here that has costs also.
Storage and dockage of the barges and material. Loading of the barges and material. Transportation to and from the docks on a daily/ weekly basis. Along with many other factors. It’s not going to be simple.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:53 pm to baldona
We have the material storage, dock, loading and unloading all handled. I have only come here for the barge transportation.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 12:56 pm to Saunson69
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highly likelihood we will probably do a 15 barge operation biweekly (every 14 days) instead of 1 a day
Well that's dramatically different than what your original inquiry was. You will need to call various operators and see what it's gonna cost. Ya know, legwork.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 1:03 pm to Saunson69
I've seen better barge loads in the Quad.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 1:13 pm to Saunson69
Just reach out to Ingram Barge or ACBL.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 1:18 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Push boat is $3000/day plus fuel and lube
How much for lube for the boat though?
Posted on 9/11/24 at 1:24 pm to Saunson69
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What about a 15 barge trip? That'd make it more like once every 2 weeks need to pickup.
Yea you need to go to an operator like Canal Barge, Ceres Barge, or Cooper Consolidated. Looking at a much higher HP tug now. Volume and regular shipments should fetch better rates.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 1:31 pm to Jefferson Darcy
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$4500 / day for the tugboat + fuel at $1,500 to $2,000 / day
$1,000 / day for the barge
200 miles would be approximately 2 days each way
Add 1 day for loading and offloading
Approximately $35,000 - $40,000 / trip.
And pray they don't get stuck at some lock closure along the way. Found that out the hard way once.
Posted on 9/11/24 at 3:07 pm to Jefferson Darcy
Does the cargo make a difference?
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