Little Rock Port Terminal

Description

The Little Rock Port Terminal is located at Mile 112.8 on the right descending bank of the Arkansas River. It is located just south of the I-440 bridge, and has excellent access to interstate highways, which connects to both Interstate Highways 30 and 40. It also has excellent access to rail and barge service.

Its location on the Arkansas River (a part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System) allows the terminal to offer its customers a cost effective method of transporting cargo by barge. The Little Rock facility provides water access to cargo heading both west and east on the Arkansas River. The navigable headwaters of the river start at Mile 448 in the Tulsa/Catoosa area, and end at Mile 0 just north of Rosedale, Mississippi, which is located at Lower Mile 589 on the Mississippi River.

The terminal is leased on a long term basis by Logistic Services, Inc.(LSI), a professional stevedoring company that specializes in the handling of bulk, steel, and general cargoes. LSI can handle multiple cargoes to and from railcars, trucks, containers, and barges or any combination thereof. LSI also offers warehousing/outside storage services and limited packaging services. Some of the cargoes handled by LSI include the following commodities:

• Forest Products, to include:
  • Rolled/Baled Paper/Pulp
  • Bundled Plywood/Pressboard
  • Bundled Lumber
• Bagged Goods
• Steel Coils & Pipe
• Structured Steel
• Aluminum Products, to include:
  • Teebars
  • Sows
  • Ingots
• Bulk Products, to include:
  • Agri-Products, such as rice
  • Clay
  • Bauxite
  • Rock
  • Fertilizer
  • Cement

The primary goal of LSI is customer satisfaction. LSI has top quality management, labor, and equipment, which insures its customers that cargo transfers will take place in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Facilities

• 157,000 square feet of warehouse space with both rail and truck access
• 45,000 square feet of paved outside storage area
• Served by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Railroads. Daily switching services are provided to Little Rock Industrial Park rail users by the Little Rock Port Railroad.
• Main terminal dock area has two river barge berths served by a 175 ton Manitowoc crane and a 125 ton American crane - an additional berth is available for rail/truck transfers of bulk products to river/LASH barge via LSI's river conveyor.
• Terminal area has a 30 ton rail mounted gantry crane for rail/truck cargo transfers
• An additional dock with one river barge berth located on the Little Rock Port Authority Slackwater Harbor adjacent to the main port area.
• A variety of forklifts with capacities up to 30,000 lbs. are included in the LSI equipment inventory.