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Since 1915

The work that moves America.
Built to deliver.

Powering progress and partnership along America’s rivers.

Every day, ACBL mariners and shore teams move essential cargo safely and efficiently across America’s rivers — connecting industries that power, build, and feed our nation. From agriculture and energy to steel and construction materials, our work keeps commerce flowing and communities supplied.

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America’s leader in safe, efficient, and reliable marine transportation.

For more than a century, ACBL has moved the goods that power daily life— from energy and grain to steel and construction materials.

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Greater Value on the Water

Efficiency that moves more.

Barge transportation is the most efficient way to move America’s essential cargo— from agriculture and energy to manufacturing materials. Each 15-barge tow can carry the same amount of bulk commodities as 216 rail cars or 1,050 trucks, saving shippers an estimated $8 billion in transportation costs every year. That’s efficiency by water: fewer trips, less fuel, and more value delivered per mile.

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Efficiency that moves more 2.

Barge transportation is the most efficient way to move America’s essential cargo— from agriculture and energy to manufacturing materials. Each 15-barge tow can carry the same amount of bulk commodities as 216 rail cars or 1,050 trucks, saving shippers an estimated $8 billion in transportation costs every year. That’s efficiency by water: fewer trips, less fuel, and more value delivered per mile.

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Efficiency that moves more 3.

Barge transportation is the most efficient way to move America’s essential cargo— from agriculture and energy to manufacturing materials. Each 15-barge tow can carry the same amount of bulk commodities as 216 rail cars or 1,050 trucks, saving shippers an estimated $8 billion in transportation costs every year. That’s efficiency by water: fewer trips, less fuel, and more value delivered per mile.

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Efficiency that moves more 4.

Barge transportation is the most efficient way to move America’s essential cargo— from agriculture and energy to manufacturing materials. Each 15-barge tow can carry the same amount of bulk commodities as 216 rail cars or 1,050 trucks, saving shippers an estimated $8 billion in transportation costs every year. That’s efficiency by water: fewer trips, less fuel, and more value delivered per mile.

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Greenest, Safest, Most Efficient Mode of Transportation

Headline Barges vs Trucking and Rail

One 15 – Barge Tow is equal to

216 Rail Cars + 6 Locomotives

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Who We Are

At ACBL, our IMPACT values shape every decision, relationship, and mile we move. They define how we work— with integrity, care, and accountability— and how we build trust with our customers, partners, and one another. 
Because when our customers succeed, so do we— and that shared success drives everything we do.

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Mutual Care

Personal Responsibility

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Mutual Care

Personal Responsibility

Careers at ACBL

When you work at ACBL, you’re part of a team that cares about your growth and your success. From the wheelhouse to the office, our people look out for one another, sharing knowledge, celebrating progress, and working safely, together. Because here, success isn’t individual— it’s shared across every crew, vessel, and team that keeps the river moving.

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Where Industry Meets Impact

ACBL partners with industry leaders, organizations, and local communities to strengthen our waterways, seek opportunity, and ensure a sustainable future for the inland marine industry. Through partnerships across our industry and local communities, ACBL helps develop the next generation of mariners, support river-based economies, and keep America’s waterways thriving.

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Moving the cargo that powers, builds, and feeds America

Construction

Steel
Concrete
Recycled Metal
Rock
Salt
Styrene

Food

Corn
Soy
Grain
Sugar
Fertilizer
Rice

Energy

Coal
Oil
Fuel
Benzene
Naptha