American River Transportation Company

American River Transportation Co., LLC (ARTCO) is a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). It provides river transportation, including barges and a shipyard; it also operates towboats on the Illinois River, Mississippi River, and Ohio River.[2] ARTCO Stevedoring provides bulk transfer and crane services on near New Orleans, Louisiana on the Lower Mississippi River[3][4]

For other uses, see American River.
American River Transportation Company
TypeSubsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland
IndustryInland transportation
Founded1971[1]
HeadquartersDecatur, Illinois, United States[1]

As of 2005, ARTCO owned 2,000 barges, and some towboats and harbor tugboats.[5] As of 2016, ARTCO operated a fleet of 20 fleeting boats, a shipyard with five dry docks and a barge wash and repair facility.[6]

ARTCO ships many of ADM's products, including grain and oil seed, ethanol, and corn gluten meal.

The company was accused of discharging oil and other pollutants into the Mississippi river several times between 2004 and 2007. ARTCO pleaded guilty to giving false information to authorities who discovered oil spill at its St. Louis facility. Two of their employee pleaded guilty to criminal charges. In April 2009, the company agreed to a $3 million fine.[7][8]

References
  1. "American River Transportation Co., LLC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. "River Transportation". Archer Daniels Midland. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. "Stevedoring". Archer Daniels Midland. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. Murray, David (2019-12-06). "ARTCO To Assume Control Of TPG Assets". The Waterways Journal Weekly. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. Des Garennes, Christine (2005-09-01). "Farmers to feel effects of hurricane". The News-Gazette (web ed.). Champaign, Illinois. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  6. "Archer Daniels Midland & American River Transportation Co. comprehensive coverage of US Gulf region". www.drycargomag.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  7. "ADM subsidiary pleads guilty to pollution charges". NBC News. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  8. Patrick, Robert (April 4, 2009). "$3 million fine in St. Louis pollution case Barge company, 2 employees plead guilty to criminal charges". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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