Tag: Arkansas River traffic

Arkansas River traffic up almost 2% through October

Improving water levels on the Mississippi River have helped tonnage on the Arkansas River to swing from being down 4% year-to-date through August to being up almost 2% through October….

Low Mississippi River water levels part of 4% decline in Arkansas River tonnage

Higher freight rates and low water levels on the Mississippi River could be behind a 4% decline in commercial shipping tonnage on the Arkansas River between January and August. Another…

Arkansas River commercial tonnage down 2% through June

Arkansas River traffic tonnage totaled 6.19 million between January and June, down 2% compared with the same period in 2023. Declines in inbound traffic contributed to the overall decline, according…

Sand, gravel and rock shipments push Arkansas River tonnage up 8% through April

Arkansas River shipping continues to build upon 2023 gains, with 4.569 million tons carried on the river in the first four months of 2024, up 8% compared with the same…

Arkansas River tonnage down 1% through February

Commercial shipping on the Arkansas River in the first two months of 2024 totaled 2.078 million tons, down 1% compared with the same period in 2023. Declines in shipments of…

Arkansas River tonnage up almost 11% in 2023

Arkansas River tonnage was up more than 16% in December, which helped push total tonnage shipped in 2023 up almost 11% compared with 2022, according to numbers posted Thursday (Jan….

Gains in iron, building material shipments push Arkansas River tonnage up 12%

Even with an 8.4% decline and 12.2% decline in August and September, respectively, tonnage on the Arkansas River totaled 9.282 million tons through September, up 12%, according to the U.S….

Arkansas River commercial tonnage up almost 3% in 2022

A more than 16% gain in outbound shipments and gains in sand, gravel, rock and iron/steel shipments resulted in a 2.94% gain in commercial tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River…

Arkansas River commercial tonnage up 3% through June

Commercial tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in the first half of 2022 is up 3% thanks in large part to a 22% increase in sand, gravel and rock shipped…

Arkansas River tonnage up more than 3%; Hurricane Ida damages downstream infrastructure

An expected rebound in river traffic emerged in recent months, with tonnage through September up 3.4% compared with the same period in 2020. Impacts from Hurricane Ida and the closure…

Tonnage dips on the Arkansas River, ‘rebound’ expected by one port operator

Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River between January and July is down 2% compared with the same period of 2020, with one port operator blaming some of the decline on…

Commercial Arkansas River traffic shows slight gain through May

Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first five months of 2021 is up 0.54% compared with the same period of 2020, with inbound and outbound traffic boosting activity…

Agri shipments help push Arkansas River tonnage up more than 30%

Two port operators on the Arkansas River system say conditions are improving – thanks in large part to shipments of sand/gravel/rock and wheat – with hopes that “normal” conditions may…

Arkansas River tonnage up almost 29% through July

Fueled primarily by gains in sand/gravel/rock and wheat shipments, tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first seven months of totaled 6.136 million tons, up 28.8% over the same…

Arkansas River commerce up almost 6% through May

Commercial traffic on the Arkansas River is up 5.8% through the first five months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. The increase is primarily attributed to record…

Floods, tariffs, pandemic hit Arkansas River traffic

Between historic floods, a lengthy tariff war and now a global pandemic, Marty Shell is not surprised Arkansas River traffic is down more than 10% in the first quarter of…

Arkansas River traffic rises in early 2020

Commerce on the Arkansas River is up 1.5% during the first two months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The rise comes as the navigable system and…

Commercial Arkansas River traffic gains muted by rains, high water levels

The 2017 rebound shaping up for commercial tonnage on the Arkansas River faced a setback in April and could see a tough May and June if rain continues to fall…