Freightweek STL 2022 - Ag Coast of America Riverboat Cruise

Riverboat info:

Ag Coast of America Riverboat Cruise May 24, 2022:

• Guests board 11:00 am

• Boat departs 11:30 am

• Boat cruises 90 minutes

• Boat returns 1:00 pm

• Cost is $27 per person ($24 + $3 Eventbrite=$27)

Hot and cold lunch options will be available for purchase on the Riverboat

If you would like to purchase a ticket for a college or high school student interested in a career in Manufacturing, or Logistics or a related career field to attend the riverboat cruise, please purchase the ticket(s) and contact Lisa Burke at [email protected] or 314-982-1596 to let her know how many tickets you have purchased for this purpose. She will coordinate getting any designated student tickets into the right hands.

• The riverboat cruise will launch from the dock located at 50 S. Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard, along the riverfront, just east of the Gateway Arch.

Click Here for Driving Directions

Parking

Parking is available at the Levee Lot, 601 S. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd., located along the riverfront ($8 - cash/credit accepted). Click here for more information.

MetroLink

Ride MetroLink to the Laclede's Landing Station, and then head south along the riverfront to the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch.

Event Details:

A riverboat tour on the Mississippi River will highlight key freight assets and opportunities that position the St. Louis region as a global thriving freight and logistics hub offering global access. This curated tour will provide an up-close look at critical elements of the region’s multimodal freight network, including roads and bridges; rail and barge facilities; multimodal freight transfer services; and the ports and infrastructure that have made this section of the Mississippi River the Ag Coast of America. Lunch will be available for purchase on board the riverboat. Lunch onboard the riverboat is included in the tour.

Riverboat tour narration by Susan Taylor, Port Director, St. Louis Development Corporation and Eric Fields, Chief Engineer, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis.

In the event of flooding and/or high river levels that would prevent access to the boat or to cruising at all, the tour will be cancelled and all monies refunded.

Host or Publisher St. Louis Regional Freightway