# Little Rock port's barge work on slow roll | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source

> Business at the Port of Little Rock's barge operations has slowed after the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. Welspun Tubular, the port's largest recent tenant, had relied on steady inbound steel barges for pipe made for that project. The loss has reduced outbound barge traffic on the Arkansas River.

- Date: 2021-03-28 · published 2021-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48299-little-rock-port-s-barge-work-on-slow-roll-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced barge demand on the Arkansas River weakens the economics of river shipping in the region, which can lower barge availability and raise freight costs for grain and feed movements. The effect on grain prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- arkansasonline.com: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/mar/28/lr-ports-barge-work-on-slow-roll/

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