ARTCo Barge and Stevedoring
Barge & Stevedoring
American River Transportation Company (ARTCo) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADM.
ARTCo
ARTCo is the only fully integrated inland river system that owns and operates every asset within the operation. We operate one of the largest covered hopper barge fleets in North America, which customers can use to get to their end customer or start their supply chain.
The full line of operations includes:
- Covered hopper barges
- Tank barges
- Line-haul boats
- Harbor and fleeting services
- Harbor boats
- Full-service shipyard
- Cleaning services
- Stevedoring cranes
These assets allow ARTCo to deliver products to their final destination in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner. ARTCo also provides third-party towing services on the Lower Mississippi, Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Ohio River.
ARTCo Stevedoring
ARTCo Stevedoring operates within an 11-mile footprint, from mile 110 to mile 121 on the Lower Mississippi River. With seven floating cranes and seven discharge locations—including midstream and hard docks—ARTCo operates the largest fleeting operation in New Orleans that supports the barge line and stevedoring.
ARTCo Stevedoring
Since our founding in 1971, American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) has been a leader in the US barge industry.
Integrating with Supply Chains
Managing global supply chains while working to minimize costs is a complex, constantly changing process. We understand these challenges and tailor our stevedoring services to integrate seamlessly into your supply chain and make it as efficient and effective as possible.
Our large fleet of Gottwald/Terex cranes is specifically engineered to transship bulk, break-bulk and project cargo, including grain, fertilizers, salt, steel products, coal and much more, between oceangoing vessels and river barges on the Mississippi.
Midstream stevedoring provides the most efficient transfer of bulk cargo between ocean vessels and river barges. This direct transloading of cargo provides five key benefits:
- The number of cranes can be increased or decreased to maximize available facility capacity
- Cargo loss is minimized through a single “touch” of the product and sealed buckets
- The possibility of contamination is greatly reduced or even eliminated
- The ability to take advantage of inland waterway flexibility
- The lowest cost transfers available to shippers
For general inquires, questions or more information, please reach out to us. We are here to help.
