Shipping through the Tulsa Port of Catoosa rebounded last month after all locks on the navigation system re-opened to traffic after repairs were completed to a lock and dam complex.
Total October barge shipping through the port was 147,158 tons, bringing the 2014 cumulative total to more than 1.9 million tons.
Inbound steel increased by nearly 8,000 tons, nearly all of which was imported from Russia and China using water transportation the entire trip to Catoosa.
Also up in October were outbound shipments of soybeans, which rose to nearly 30,000 tons — the highest total in seven months. Part of the reason for the increase was an abundant harvest for beans. The price for U.S. soybeans is currently lower compared to other world exporters' price for the commodity.
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