Marine Transportation Services

We offer numerous services at Ceres Barge Line. Read below for a brief summary of the services we offer, and click on the links following the summary for more information.

Project Cargo Division

Ceres will tailor each client's project needs by combining our equipment and experience. Our barges are well position throughout the inland waterway system allowing our clients flexibility and cost savings when transporting their cargo by barge. Ceres is committed to ensuring your shipment of over-dimensional cargo is simple, safe, and reliable.

Ceres offers our clients additional terminal and handling services such as:

• In-house engineers familiar with and dedicated to the barge industry
• Stevedoring services for loading and unloading
• Barge clean-off
• Cargo liability insurance for your shipment
• Complete turnkey barge shipments

Break Bulk Cargo Services

Ceres dry cargo barges transport a variety of bulk and non-bulk commodities; including grain, coal, steel, fertilizers, salt, ores, ferroalloys, gypsum, and cement. We are client focused and committed to providing safe and reliable barge transportation to all industries. Ceres was one of the first to build barges with a 14' hull vs. standard 12' hull. This allows us to maximize our barge to cargo ratios. In addition these large hull heights allow our project division to ship some pieces 19' tall and still utilize the covers keeping your cargo dry and out of the elements.

Contract Stevedoring

Please contact our St. Louis office for more information regarding Ceres Consulting Contract Stevedoring.