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The Mississippi Monitor | Quantifying the Disruption of a Vital American Shipping Artery

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2022 11 01 RBC Cap Mkts DIS The Mississippi Monitor Spread

In the launch of their new research series, The Mississippi Monitor, the RBC Capital Markets Digital Intelligence Strategy team uses geospatial intelligence from Orbital Insight utilizing real-time AIS data to quantify and track ship congestion. The analysis shows where and how much navigation times have spiked in recent days along the Mississippi River - corroborating reports of blockages and growing queues due to historically low regional water levels. Real-time monitors indicate where river transport operations are being impacted. Included: Commodity market read-throughs and implications for the agriculture and energy sectors, and others.

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