Marty Shell, president of Five Rivers Distribution, recalled the day he got a phone call from Arkansas Sen. John Boozman congratulating him on the receipt of a major grant. “I… Read More
Marty Shell
Even though Hurricane Ida caused more damage than Hurricane Katrina on the inland waterways, what’s holding back river commerce right now isn’t the lingering effects of that damage, but labor… Read More
The Arkansas Waterways Commission has named Phyllis Harden of Redfield, Ark., as its new chair, Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced. Harden will replace Marty Shell. Harden, who was… Read More
Five Rivers Distribution, operator of Arkansas River ports at Van Buren and Fort Smith, Ark., continues to grow with the addition of another storage facility, its fifth. Recently completed, the… Read More
For the first time in 38 years, the Port of Fort Smith has a new building on its property to accommodate additional cargoes on the Arkansas River. The 30,000-square-foot bulk… Read More
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
Marty Shell, president of Five Rivers Distribution in Fort Smith and Van Buren—both in Arkansas—was appointed to the Arkansas Waterways Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in March. The Arkansas Waterways… Read More
