Barge Transportation Market: Global Trends, Growth, and Forecast 2025-2030
Barge Transportation Market Overview The global barge transportation market size is estimated to reach USD 168.49 billion by 2030, registering to grow at a CAGR of 3.7% from 2025 to 2030 according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is projected to witness significant growth over the forecast period, thanks to growing intermodal transportation in several industries including petrochemicals, crude oil, and food processing. Several initiatives undertaken by various governments to encourage inland water transport and continued investments being made by various governments to develop inland water transport infrastructure. North America is expected to offer tremendous growth opportunities for the barge transportation market owing to the presence of several barge manufacturers and service providers, growing exports and imports, and abundance of waterways. Barge transportation can be considered a cost-effective and high-capacity mode of transp...