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Tulsa Port Sees Increased Tonnage, Tenants And Jobs

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Tulsa Port Sees Increased Tonnage, Tenants And Jobs

June 1, 2018

The Tulsa Port of Catoosa (Okla.) sees tens of thousands of tons of waterborne freight move quietly along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) every day. Commodities like wheat… Read More

Glen Cheatham, Longtime Oklahoma Waterway Leader, Dies At Age 80

June 28, 2021

Glen Cheatham Jr., 80, of Grove, Okla., former director of waterways for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, died June 8 at Betty Ann Nursing Home. Cheatham received his bachelor’s degree… Read More

Five Inducted Into Arkansas River Hall Of Fame

September 25, 2018

The Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association (AOPOA) honored five inductees to the Arkansas River Hall of Fame on September 5 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Event Center at Catoosa, Okla. Read More

Arkansas River Interests Hire Lobbyist

July 6, 2018

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