The Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association (AOPOA) is made up of more than just the two states in its name. Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and Texas also have a stake in the… Read More
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Alter Trading Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., announced August 13 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets of Tenenbaum Recycling Group (TRG), based in… Read More
The Port of Little Rock, Ark., continues to log strong tonnage numbers in 2018. The port reported a near-record month in June, with a total of 70,000 tons of cargo… Read More
Big River Steel officially announced on June 29 a $1.2 billion investment that will double capacity at its advanced barge-served steel mill and recycling facility in Osceola, Ark., at Lower… Read More
Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese products,… Read More
For years, said Brian Day, executive director of the Port of Little Rock, Ark., various leaders in and around the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) would dutifully trek to… Read More
The docks at the Port of Little Rock (Ark.) enjoyed another strong month of activity during May, according to a June 20 announcement. Logistic Services Inc., (LSI) the port’s stevedore, worked… Read More
On June 10, a federal district judge dismissed a suit against planners of a slack-water harbor and multimodal terminal in Russellville, Ark., that has been held up in court for… Read More
The Corps of Engineers posted its FY2018 work plan June 7. The plan distributes the additional funding provided in the FY2018 omnibus bill and identifies new starts and feasibility studies… Read More
Nucor Corporation announced May 11 that its board of directors has approved the construction of a galvanizing line at the company’s barge-served sheet mill plant in Hickman, Ark., to serve… Read More
