Tulsa Port of Catoosa reports strong outbound agricultural volumes

The inland river port, which has continued to make progress on its main dock renovation project, handled 146,410 tons of waterborne cargo in November.    The Tulsa Port of Catoosa handled 146,410 tons of waterborne cargo in November, a 14 percent decline from the prior month.
   Since the start of 2015, the port handled 1.4 million tons of waterborne cargo, the port said.
   Outbound shipments of agricultural products in November totaled 62,583 tons, which is the highest level since March.
   Over the past two months, soybean shipments were the most active outbound commodity, as Asian buyers continued to purchase America’s fall harvest.
   For the month of November, total shipping for the entire McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, which is a 445-mile navigation channel that originates at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and runs southeast through Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Mississippi River, reached 819,103 tons, a 22 percent decline from October.
   A total of 472,847 tons that were shipped on the navigation system during November were shipped through Oklahoma. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa handled 18 percent of cargo shipped on the navigation system in November and 31 percent of the cargo that moved through Oklahoma during the month.
   The port’s main 200-ton bridge crane, which previously underwent upgrades as part of the multi-million dollar renovation project on the port’s main dock, is now operational again.
   The Memphis, Tenn.-based lifting and logistics contractor Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co., continues to operate its 600-ton-capacity mobile crane at the Low Water Wharf Dock. Barnhart’s  crane has been placed there for a limited time to ensure no service disruptions occur during the renovation project.