Arkansas-White-Red-Ouachita River Basin
Company invests $30M in Muskogee plant expansion
A North Carolina company has invested $30 million to expand a plant it operates in Muskogee and plans eventually to hire 30-40 additional workers there. The company, CaptiveAire, manufactures commercial kitchen ventilation systems but has plans to begin manufacturing commercial HVAC equipment as well. Founded nearly a half-century ago, it has six manufacturing facilities across…
Read MoreRed River Dredge & Navigation Update
Dredge Dubuque Currently dredging at Lock 1 Approach, RM 40, anticipated completion is 23 December. Surveys will be taken in the Gauntlet to determine if additional dredging is required. Current high water may dictate it is best to save funds to dredge when the river falls. Lock 1 Lower Gage is at 21.57′ a rise…
Read MoreATCHAFALAYA RIVER PORTS, RED RIVER PORTS AND U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION HOLD MARITIME ROUNDTABLE AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVER RIBBON CUTTING AT PORT OF MORGAN CITY
June 14, 2022 | MORGAN CITY HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT PORT OF MORGAN CITY, LA – On June 7th and 8th, 2022, the Ports of Morgan City, Krotz Springs, Avoyelles Parish, Central Louisiana Regional, Caddo-Bossier, Natchitoches Parish, and Red River Parish and the Red River Waterway Commission, in partnership with the U. S. Department of Transportation…
Read MoreRail Link Inc., Shreveport, LA
For more than 30 years, G&W’s subsidiary Rail Link, Inc., has provided contracted industrial railcar switching and other on-site rail transportation services, including: Railcar switching Railcar loading and unloading Railcar inspection and prep Railcar repair and cleaning Track, locomotive and facility maintenance Class I railroad interchange services Customers can tailor these offerings for a complete…
Read MoreFeds to fund start of Arkansas River deepening work, ‘Three Rivers’ project
Feds to fund start of Arkansas River deepening work, ‘Three Rivers’ project March 31, 2022: TB&P (full link below) Funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has put the first significant funding in a decades-long effort to deepen the Arkansas River navigation channel to 12-feet. Much of the river system depth…
Read MoreWatco Oklahoma City Transload Terminal
Watco is a leading transportation service and logistics company. Meeting customer needs on a day-today basis has enabled Watco to continually grow throughout our nearly 40-year history. Today, Watco provides transportation, material handling and warehousing, design and development, railcar repair, and logistics for customers throughout North America and Australia. For more information, visit watco.com. …
Read MoreWatco Tulsa Port of Catoosa Marine Terminal
Watco is a leading transportation service and logistics company. Meeting customer needs on a day-today basis has enabled Watco to continually grow throughout our nearly 40-year history. Today, Watco provides transportation, material handling and warehousing, design and development, railcar repair, and logistics for customers throughout North America and Australia. For more information, visit watco.com. Primary…
Read MoreOuachita in the News! Group meets about River potential
January 29, 2019: Camden News (full link below) Group meets about Ouachita River potential Deidre Smith, Director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission led a strategic planning meeting concerning the Ouachita River at the offices of the Ouachita Partnership for Economic Development. In attendance were several members of the Camden Port Authority, board members of the…
Read MoreWhite River in the News: White River Regional Port Authority Receives Grants for Port Road Construction
January 14, 2019: Newport Independent (full link below) White River in the News: White River Regional Port Authority Receives Grants for Port Road Construction The White River Regional Port Authority, with assistance from the Newport Economic Development Commission, completed Phase I of an access road into the future site of the White River Port in…
Read MoreGrowing Mkarns Region Needs Updated Water Infrastructure
Growing Mkarns Region Needs Updated Water Infrastructure September 2018 By Waterways Journal The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) was the largest civil works project undertaken by the Corps at the time. It was originally authorized by Congress as early as July 24, 1946, in that year’s Rivers and Harbors Act (it was known as…
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