St. Louis Port Authority

The St. Louis Port Authority is responsible for managing the facilities that make St. Louis, Missouri, the United States second-busiest inland port.[1] St. Louis is the northernmost port on the Mississippi River that is free of canal locks and is ice-free year-round.[2][3][4][5] Twenty-nine industrial centers with a population of 90 million can be reached from St. Louis by barge.

References
  1. "Port of Metropolitan St. Louis". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  2. "City of St. Louis Port Authority". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  3. Brett Blume (2012-05-24). "New Rescue Boats To Patrol St. Louis Riverfront". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-30. St. Louis fire officials say they'll be more prepared thanever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive.
  4. "St. Louis Fire Department names newest marine unit "The Stan Musial"". Fox News. 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. The St. Louis Fire Department bought the boat, because of the growth of the St. Louis inland ports, which is now the third largest port in the United States.
  5. Bob Hamilton (2013-09-29). "St. Louis Fire Department Getting New Boat". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-30. It can pump up to 7,000 gallons of water or fire-suppressing foam per minute and can fight fires even while it's moving.
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