Quetica’s Mark Berndt moderates during the lectern session, Inland Waterways Resilience and Impact on Agriculture Supply Chains, at the Transportation Research Board’s 103rd Annual Meeting in January 2024.
The inland waterway system is critical to domestic and national supply chains; it provides a cost-effective conduit for agricultural commodities to be distributed across the globe. In recent years the inland waterway system and agricultural supply chains have faced challenges prompted by climate change, infrastructure failures, and other disruptions. The panel provided insights into future system resiliency from a variety of key perspectives.
The TRB Annual Meeting is the largest global gathering of transportation professionals and researchers with a focus on innovative solutions for all modes of transportation.