摘要: |
Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. (IRPT) held its annual meeting in Tulsa, Okla., October 3-6, with an overarching theme of close communications and collaboration among stakeholders of the nations inland waterways. The meeting had a strong start, with Tulsa Ports hosting attendees for a tour of the port's facilities along the uppermost reaches of the McClel-lan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Buses streamed past Tulsa Ports' intermodal terminal and WATCO s huge gantry crane. Crews were in the process of rigging a boiler, fabricated in the Tulsa region, that would be loaded, along with several other portions, onto a barge bound for Florida. Following the tour, Tulsa Ports hosted a welcome reception and dinner on site. The spotlight on the MKARNS continued during day two of the conference as Tulsa Ports' David Yar-brough, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and John Anderson with Van Scoyoc & Associates looked at the construction, maintenance and development of that waterway. |