Mile 111.0 - RBD ARTCO New Orleans Shipyard Slip
111 RBD ARTCO New Orleans Shipyard Slip
You’ve probably had close encounters with their big 3-screw tows throwing out big rolling waves in their outwash upstream, their fleet includes the Crimson Duke, the American Spirit, and other giants of the Mississippi River, some of the biggest and most power tows out there. You’ve been paddling alongside these tows and their grain-laden barges for weeks and weeks now, and now you are finding out where they are all headed. Welcome to ARTCO headquarters! The American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) is a subsidiary of the Archer Daniels Midland company. ARTCO manages the transportation of ADM products along the Mississippi, Ohio and Illinois rivers, as well as cocoa along the Madeira River in Brazil. ARTCO owns 2,000 barges, plus dozens of towboats and harbor tugboats. There are several opportunities for maritime career at ARTCO boats. ARTCO ships many of ADM's products, including as grain and oil seed, ethanol, and corn gluten meal.