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Line 1: {{Infobox port The '''Port of Muskogee''' is a regional [[port]], located in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma\|Muskogee]], [[Oklahoma]], [[United States\|USA]]. It is a local hub for the [[transport]] of goods via [[Road transport\|trucks]], [[Rail transport\|railroad]], and [[barge]]s on the [[Arkansas River]]. It is the furthest inland port that can access the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. \| name = Port of Muskogee \| image = \| image_size = \| image_caption = \| country = United States \| location = Muskogee County, Oklahoma \| coordinates = \| opened = December 31, 1970 \| operated = \| owner = Muskogee City-County Port Authority \| type = \| sizewater = \| sizeland = \| size = \| berths = \| wharfs = \| piers = \| employees = \| arrivals = \| cargotonnage = \| containervolume = \| cargovalue = \| passengertraffic = \| website = https://www.portmuskogee.com/ }} The '''Port of Muskogee''', rebranded as '''Port Muskogee''' in January 2023,<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/business-briefs-port-muskogee-announces-brand-campaign-to-enhance-continuing-investment/article_efa127c8-9829-11ed-9c90-f749d27f0a71.html \|title=Business Briefs: Port Muskogee announces brand campaign to enhance continuing investment\|publisher=Rhett Morgan, Tulsa World, January 28, 2023\|accessdate=January 29, 2023}}</ref> is a regional [[inland port]] located on the [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]] in [[Muskogee County, Oklahoma]], in the United States. It is a [[Multimodal transport\|multi-modal]] local hub for the [[transport]] of goods via [[Road transport\|trucks]], [[Rail transport\|railroad]], and [[barge]]s on the [[Arkansas River]]. It is one of the farthest inland ports in the [[United States]] that remains ice-free year-round and can access the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It is located near the confluence of the [[Arkansas River]], [[Grand River (Oklahoma)\|Grand River]] and [[Verdigris River]] in Oklahoma,{{efn\|This confluence was historically named '''Three Rivers''', and the area around it is still known by that name.<ref name="EOHC-MuskogeePort">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PO033 Hightower. Michael J. "Port of Muskogee."] Accessed May 30, 2017.</ref>}} at River Mile 393.8 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.<ref>[http://www.muskogeeport.com/index.php/facilities_services/overview/ "Port Overview: Port of Muskogee."2017.] Accessed May 30, 2017</ref> ==Port traffic== In 2011, the port served 550 barges carrying over {{convert\|835000\|ST\|MT}} of cargo.{{efn\|Each standard barge has a capacity of {{convert\|1500\|ST\|MT}}, equivalent to the capacity of 15 railroad cars or 60 trucks.<ref name= "EOHC-WPS"/>}} The largest inbound commodities were [[nepheline syenite]], clay, steel, fertilizer, coke and sand.<ref name="EOHC-WPS">[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/commerce/USA_OK_Port_of_Muskogee_1616.php "Port of Muskogee: Port Commerce." World Port Commerce. 2017]. Accessed May 31, 2017.</ref> Other inbound cargoes brought to the Port of Muskogee by barge in 2011 included molasses, [[rebar]], iron ore, feed products, cookie meal, asphalt, glass cullet, and granite fines. In 2011, cargoes leaving the Port of Muskogee by barge included coke, fly ash, and steel.<ref name="EOHC-WPS"/> The port reported that in 2014, it had handled 3,564 railcars carrying {{convert\|309841\|ST\|MT}} of cargo<ref name="Rail Tonnage">[http://www.muskogeeport.com/index.php/railcar_tonnage "Port of Muskogee Railcar Tonnage." Muskogee, Oklahoma. 2017.] Accessed June 14, 2017.</ref> and 459 barges carrying {{convert\|688802\|ST\|MT}}.<ref name = "BargeTonnage">[http://www.muskogeeport.com/index.php/barge_tonnage "Port of Muskogee Barge Tonnage." Muskogee, Oklahoma. 2017.] Accessed June 14, 2017.</ref> For 2015, it reported serving 2,210 railcars hauling {{convert\|205154\|ST\|MT}} of cargo<ref name="Rail Tonnage"/> and 452 barges with totalling {{convert\|688802\|ST\|MT}} cargo.<ref name = "BargeTonnage"/> ==Muskogee City-County Port Authority== The governments of Muskogee County and the City of Muskogee, Oklahoma cooperated in the formation of the Muskogee City-County Port Authority, whose principal responsibility is to promote the construction of the inland port's facilities and to recruit cargo-handling, warehousing, and transportation industries to use them. One of its earliest achievements was to break ground for the $2.5 million Muskogee Industrial Park. The port opened for business on December 31, 1970, and the first commercial barge docked there on January 3, 1971.<ref name="EOHC-MuskogeePort"/> ==Facilities== The port includes a concrete wharf that is {{convert\|350\|feet\|m}} long and twenty [[Dolphin (structure)\|mooring dolphins]] that line another {{convert\|3000\|feet\|m}} of the waterfront.<ref name="EOHC-WPS"/> ==Tenants== In January 2024, a battery grade lithium products manufacturer announced it would build a lithium refinery at the Port.<ref name=Refinery>{{cite web\|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/manufacturer-of-lithium-products-announces-refinery-for-muskogee/article_bbf16360-b0d9-11ee-a21f-cbd950ec09f8.html \|title=Manufacturer of lithium products announces refinery for Muskogee\|publisher=Tulsa World, January 12. 2024\|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> The groundbreaking is expected in the first half of 2024 and the company's total expected investment should be over a billion dollars.<ref name=Refinery/> ==Port of Muskogee Railroad== The Port of Muskogee Railroad (reporting mark: PMR)<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/occ/documents/tr/railroadcontactlist-7-23-2020.pdf \|title=Railroad Contacts\|publisher=State of Oklahoma\|accessdate=August 25, 2021}}</ref> provides daily service over 5.5 miles of tracks to port industries for Class 1 interchange, cargo transfer and storage.<ref name=Rails>{{cite web\|url= https://www.muskogeedevelopment.org/transportation-2/ \|title=Transportation\|publisher=MuskogeeDevelopment.org\|accessdate=August 25, 2021}}</ref> Both the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and [[BNSF Railway]] offer mainline service to the port.<ref name=Rails/> ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013411/http://www.library.okstate.edu/okmaps/ Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory] *[~~http~~https://www.~~muskogeeport~~portmuskogee.com/ Official Port Muskogee website] {{Authority control}} {{Coord\|35\|47\|10\|N\|95\|18\|04\|W\|format=dms\|display=title\|type:landmark_region:US-OK}} ~~{{Oklahoma-geo-stub}}~~ [[Category:Ports and harbors of Oklahoma\|Muskogee]] [[Category:Muskogee, Oklahoma]] [[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1970]]