Louisiana Terminals Expand to Move Mississippi River Cargo to Overseas Power Plants
By Alison Sider
At the southeastern tip of Louisiana, barges piled high with coal reach the end of a long trip down the Mississippi River on its way overseas.
It's a journey that is becoming more common.
The U.S. typically has been one of the top exporters of metallurgical coal, which is used to make steel, most of it mined in Appalachia and shipped from...