by - January 11, 2023 6:01 pm
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…
by - July 12, 2022 4:26 pm
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…
by - October 18, 2021 11:08 am
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…
by - August 19, 2021 5:05 pm
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…
by - June 14, 2021 6:15 pm
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…
by - October 22, 2020 12:30 pm
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…
by - August 12, 2020 3:33 pm
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…
by - June 10, 2020 3:54 pm
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…
by - April 15, 2020 4:48 pm
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…
by - March 11, 2020 1:30 pm
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…
by - May 23, 2017 2:14 pm
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…
