Business & Industry

The Tenn-Tom Waterway

• Has been designated a national marine highway (M-65)
• Links to 4,500 miles of navigable waterways serving mid-America
• Strategically located to serve 23 states throughout the South and Midwest U.S. (View maps)
• Ships as much as 1.2 billion ton-miles of commerce each year
• Provides an annual savings of $100 million in transportation costs for those companies
• Has a maximum tow size of 8 barges (in a single lockage)
• Has a network of highways and railways along the waterway route
• Has extensive deposits of natural gas
• Is served by major electrical utilities including Tennessee Valley Authority
• Has over 17 public ports and terminals
• Provides access to an ample labor market
• Provides a link between foreign and domestic ports, through deep water ports on the Gulf of
  Mexico
• Has available waterfront industrial sites