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That’s right. In fact, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa is one of the largest, most inland river-ports in the United States! Located at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Northeast Oklahoma, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa offers year round, ice-free barge service with river flow levels controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. And with worldwide access capabilities, your products can travel easily and efficiently from America's heartland to the rest of the globe.

Looking for the most shipping options? Our public and private terminals serve grain, dry bulk, breakbulk, and bulk liquids. And large volume is no problem. In fact, our customers send and receive over 2.2 million tons of cargo each year by barge, rail, and truck.

The Tulsa Port of Catoosa is at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The 445-mile long waterway links Oklahoma and the surrounding five-state area with ports on the U.S. inland waterway system, and foreign and domestic ports beyond by way of New Orleans and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

The 2,000-acre Port industrial complex offers industrial sites for lease, and its Riverview Business Park, adjacent to the Port, has property for sale. Together they are home to 60 companies employing nearly 3,000 people.

HAWK LANDS AT PORT

Hawk Corporation is expanding its domestic U.S. manufacturing capacity with the addition of a new world-class plant at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. The 240,000 square foot facility will manufacture friction products as part of the company’s Wellman Products Group and will incorporate production formerly housed in Ohio.

Ronald E. Weinberg, Chairman and CEO of Hawk said, "We continue to believe in the importance of premier domestic production of our products. After all, the United States is still our largest market and we need to be able to offer our customers’ rapid logistics support, top quality manufacturing and competitive pricing. We will be able to continue to meet these goals with our new facility."

Hawk expects to recognize approximately $2.5 million in annual cost savings from the new facility once the operation is in full production.

Hawk Corporation is a leading worldwide supplier of highly-engineered products. Its friction products group is a leading supplier of friction materials for brakes, clutches and recreational vehicles. Their customers are in the industrial, agriculture, powersports, and aerospace sectors and include Caterpillar, John Deere, Eaton, BF Goodrich and Bombardier.

The new plant was constructed by Fleming Building Company, Inc., headquartered at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, for a local development group, Springdale, LLC. The plant will sit on a 30-acre site on the northeast edge of the Port of Catoosa’s industrial park. The area was undeveloped and is receiving significant off-site improvements including a new road, utilities, and highway access.

According to Jerry Goodwin, chairman of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, "The Authority will expend approximately $1 million on this work. The Port has applied to the State of Oklahoma Department of Commerce for a combination $750,000 grant and loan package to help offset these costs.

Tulsa’s Port of Catoosa Facilities Authority will also contribute $675,000 in development financing for site improvements including dirtwork and a rail spur. This work will make the site comparable to other 'shovel ready' sites, our typical offering," said Goodwin. The plant will immediately hire more than 200 workers and expects to grow to 300 in the next three years.

The company has applied to the State for financial incentives under the Quality Jobs program and the Career Tech Training for Industry programs. It has also been awarded a training grant from the Rogers County Industrial Authority to train its new Oklahoma workers.

The Tulsa Port of Catoosa, situated at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, is one of the country’s largest inland, ice-free ports and intermodal transportation centers. The Port’s 2,000-acre business complex offers industrial sites for lease or sale. Many of the companies are located at the Port because of the transportation options and savings that waterway shipping can bring.

The 445-mile waterway links Oklahoma and the surrounding five-state areas with ports on the Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi river systems, and foreign and domestic ports beyond by way of New Orleans and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

TULSA PORT OF CATOOSA AND PORT OF NEW ORLEANS JOIN FORCES ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT MOVE

The reactor was built in Japan and shipped to the Port of New Orleans on the vessel Rickmers Singapore. It was trans-loaded in New Orleans onto a flat deck barge heading for the Tulsa Port of Catoosa in Northeast Oklahoma. From the Tulsa Port of Catoosa it was transferred by rail to the Valero Ardmore Refinery in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

The cylindrical steel reactor measured 101 feet long and 18 feet in diameter with a wall thickness of 8 inches.

Rickmers began phasing in the new shipping service to the Port of New Orleans about two years ago. This was one of the heaviest pieces of cargo to be shipped by them to date.

The Port of New Orleans and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa began a joint marketing effort promoting the Mississippi River and the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System as an all-water route for project cargo. The shipping route connects the Lower Mississippi River, one of the world’s busiest waterways, with Oklahoma’s industrial complex - particularly the petrochemical industry.

"This shipment underscores the powerful partnerships that we are putting together at the Port of New Orleans and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. The relationships that we are building between our port authorities, shipping lines, barge companies and terminal operators are helping connect America’s heartland to the world," said Gary LaGrange, president and ceo of the Port of New Orleans.

"The Tulsa Port of Catoosa has been handling shipments of this size and weight for decades," said Jerry Goodwin, chairman of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority. "We welcome the opportunity to partner with the Port of New Orleans on projects like this.

"The ability to ship very large pieces of equipment safely by barge is a significant benefit, and the cost savings of water transportation can be enormous. We hope this alliance with the Port of New Orleans will increase our visibility and the importance of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System," said Goodwin.

The Rickmers Pearl String Service is an eastbound, round-the-world service consisting of nine sister ships. One of them calls on New Orleans every two weeks.

The reactor was loaded in Higashi Harima, Japan, on November 28 and arrived in New Orleans on December 27.

This is one of the heaviest pieces of cargo that we have moved since the ships have come in service. It’s the kind of cargo that this ship was designed to carry," said Jerry Nagel, president and ceo of Rickmers-Linie America Inc. The Singapore and her eight sister ships all have ship’s gear with 640-metric-ton capacity.

Nagel said that he anticipates the partnership between New Orleans and Tulsa will continue to generate new cargo.

The Tulsa Port of Catoosa is at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The 445-mile long waterway links Oklahoma and the surrounding five-state area with ports on the U.S. inland waterway system, and foreign and domestic ports beyond by way of New Orleans and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

The 2,000-acre Port industrial complex offers industrial sites for lease, and its Riverview Business Park, adjacent to the Port, has property for sale. Together they are home to 60 companies employing nearly 3,000 people.

"The number of trucks, railcars and barges traveling to and from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa is about to increase significantly," according to Jerry Goodwin, chairman of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority.

The Port Authority approved a motion to lease approximately 10.5 acres of Port property to DeBruce Grain, Inc. DeBruce is building and will operate a new waterfront terminal where they will store and handle dry fertilizer, grain, and grain products. Construction of the new facility, which will have the capacity to store 30,000 tons of fertilizer product and 500,000 bushels of grain is under construction. Their waterway shipments are projected to increase Port tonnage by as much as 20 percent in the next few years.

DeBruce is a privately held agri-business headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. DeBruce and its subsidiaries own or operate 30 terminals handling grain, fertilizer and grain by-products. These facilities are located in six states and Mexico.

The company was founded in 1978 by Paul DeBruce and in 2003 was ranked as the 129th largest private company in the United States by Forbes Magazine. It reported over $2-billion in sales in 2003.

Their combined storage capacity, totaling more than 89-million bushels, makes them the 8th largest grain company in North America DeBruce Fertilizer, a subsidiary of the company, is a merchandiser and operator of wholesale distribution terminals and retail facilities for fertilizer throughout the Midwest. Other subsidiaries include DeBruce Transportation, a business involved in the merchandising and transportation of bulk materials, and DeBruce Feed Ingredients, a business that merchandises feed ingredients. DeBruce business enterprises include the merchandising of aggregate, steam flaking, ethanol, feed and seeds.

The Port of New Orleans and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa began a joint marketing effort promoting the Mississippi River and the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System as an all-water route for project cargo. The shipping route connects the Lower Mississippi River, one of the world’s busiest waterways, with Oklahoma’s industrial complex - particularly the petrochemical industry.

"This shipment underscores the powerful partnerships that we are putting together at the Port of New Orleans and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. The relationships that we are building between our port authorities, shipping lines, barge companies and terminal operators are helping connect America’s heartland to the world," said Gary LaGrange, president and ceo of the Port of New Orleans.

"The Tulsa Port of Catoosa has been handling shipments of this size and weight for decades," said Jerry Goodwin, chairman of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority. "We welcome the opportunity to partner with the Port of New Orleans on projects like this.

"The ability to ship very large pieces of equipment safely by barge is a significant benefit, and the cost savings of water transportation can be enormous. We hope this alliance with the Port of New Orleans will increase our visibility and the importance of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System," said Goodwin.

The Rickmers Pearl String Service is an eastbound, round-the-world service consisting of nine sister ships. One of them calls on New Orleans every two weeks.