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ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years agoShipping Out, Part 8: Panama Canal Expansion Makes Upper Mississippi Updates Critical - Duration: 14 minutes.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and produced by Paul Markgraff.
It's hard to believe how much grain needs to be shipped down the Mississippi River to keep the massive elevators... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 7: "In 28 Days, I Only Went 10 Miles On The Mississippi River" - Duration: 11 minutes.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and produced by Paul Markgraff.
Coming up to lock number five at Minnesota City, Minn., tow boat pilot Tom Persons tells us the crew always needs ... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 6: Barges Are Quickest, Cheapest Way To Move Grain To Export Terminals - Duration: 6 minutes, 42 seconds.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and produced by Paul Markgraff.
Sitting in the tow boat wheelhouse, Captain Rider tells us barging grain is definitely the most efficient way of m... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 5: Filling Tow Boat with Diesel Fuel May Cost Over $200,000 - Duration: 8 minutes, 27 seconds.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and produced by Paul Markgraff.
With our tow boat and 15 barges filled with corn, wheat and soybeans now heading downstream, Captain Rider says 10... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 4: Mississippi River Transportation System Earns D-Minus Grade - Duration: 8 minutes, 32 seconds.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and produced by Paul Markgraff.
Aging locks, inadequate lock size, increasing channel dredging needs, critical repair needs, chronic budget shor... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 3: Moving Bushels South at 3 MPH - Duration: 10 minutes.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and produced by Paul Markgraff.
Barge design and positioning affect efficient movement on the Mississippi River. But when aging infrastructure bri... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 2: Bound for New Orleans - Duration: 7 minutes, 44 seconds.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and Produced by Paul Markgraff.
Farmers effectively grow and market their crops, but the grain still has to be transported to its final destina... -
ShippingOutSeries uploaded a video 8 years ago
Shipping Out, Part 1: The Rising Tide On Yields - Duration: 8 minutes, 54 seconds.
Story and photography by Frank Lessiter. Narrated and Produced by Paul Markgraff.
With considerable talk taking place about boosting average yields to 300 bushels of corn and 100 bushels of soy...