Efforts are being made to revive the shipping industry on the Missouri River, because of the efficiency and cheapness of river transport to haul agricultural products, and the overcrowding of alternative transportation routes.
Na actualidade están a realizarse esforzos para reactivar a industria do transporte fluvial no Missouri, debido á eficiencia e baratura para transportar produtos agrícolas, e á saturación nas rutas de transporte alternativas.