by - March 26, 2026 9:56 pm
Early 2026 Arkansas River tonnage down slightly
Arkansas River traffic is down slightly in the first two months of 2026, with a more than 30% gain in internal shipments easing the impact of declines in inbound and…
Tag: river tonnage
by - April 13, 2023 4:26 pm
Fertilizer, iron and steel help push Arkansas River tonnage higher in the first quarter
A 31% gain in inbound traffic pushed Arkansas River tonnage to 3.076 million tons in the first quarter of 2023, up 13.6% compared with the same period in 2022, according…
by - May 18, 2022 3:15 pm
Arkansas River tonnage up 1.9% through April; internal shipments up almost 46%
Commercial tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in the first four months of 2022 was 3.515 million tons, up 1.9% thanks to a 45.8% rise in shipments between ports on…
by - April 19, 2021 11:59 am
Arkansas River tonnage down 1% in the first quarter of 2021
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first quarter of 2021 is down 1% compared with the same quarter of 2020, but port operator Marty Shell says barge demand…
by - December 2, 2015 6:46 pm
Arkansas River port authorities receive grant awards, tonnage shipped continues to lag after unusual Spring rains
The port of Fort Smith will receive a $125,644 grant from the Arkansas Waterways Commission to build a bulk storage warehouse. Port operator Marty Shell said the money will help…
by - August 18, 2015 1:38 pm
Arkansas River tonnage down 25% in July, traffic improves in August
The long rain-induced nightmare for port, barge and other operators on the Arkansas River may soon be over, but the impact of heavy rains earlier this year pushed river tonnage…
by - July 13, 2015 3:20 pm
Arkansas River traffic falls 51.2% in June, down 23% year-to-date
Marty Shell said in early June that commercial traffic on the Arkansas River could return by the end of the month barring more heavy rains. And then Tropical Storm Bill…
by - May 13, 2015 2:47 pm
Arkansas River tonnage down 9%, heavy rains could slow May activity
Shipping on the Arkansas River continues to slow in 2015, with the U.S. Corps of Engineers reporting a 9% dip during the first four months of the year. Recent heavy…
by - April 20, 2015 4:17 pm
Arkansas River tonnage down 8% in the first quarter
Tonnage moved on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System was down 8% during the first quarter thanks in large part to a 31% dip in outbound shipments and an 18%…
by - October 16, 2014 12:58 pm
Agri harvests, lock work causes decline in Arkansas River tonnage
Freight tonnage moved along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is down 4% for the year, but a local port operator said it is not necessarily resulting in reduced business…
by - July 23, 2014 11:44 am
Arkansas River tonnage down 3% January-June, some sectors see gains
Tonnage shipped along the Arkansas River is down for the first half of 2014, but it is not necessarily bad news according to a Fort Smith-area river operator. According to…