Ports
You are in:
Home ›
Maps & Transportation › Ports
print page | print section
Ocean transportation of goods is available through two mid-continental ports.
- The Port of Catoosa near Tulsa, Oklahoma, with access to the Gulf of Mexico via the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and the Mississippi River. Distance from Ardmore via highway is 215 miles.
- The Port of Houston, 350 miles to the south of Ardmore near the Gulf Coast. The Port of Houston is first in the United States in foreign waterborn commerce.
| Port of Muskogee (Oklahoma) |
| Location Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| Channel Depth Minimum of 9 feet |
| General Cargo Facilities Overhead & cranes for transloading. |
| Containerized Facilities Yes |
| Storage Facilites Yes |
| Highways Serving Port Highways 69, I-40 & I-44 |
| Railways Serving Port Union Pacific 7 BNSF |
| Source: Port of Muskogee Website 2010 |
|
| Port of Catoosa (Oklahoma) |
| Location |
Near Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Type of port |
Full intermodal transportation center with river access to the Gulf of Mexico |
| Channel depth |
Minimum of 9 feet |
| Turning basins |
2, with ocean-going barge capability |
| General cargo facilities |
Concrete dock, 200-ton bridge crane, several pedestal cranes |
| Containerized facilities |
Yes |
| Storage facilities |
Yes, short term |
| Highways serving port |
I-44; near I-40, I-35, and I-70, access from Ardmore north via I-35 to I-44 |
| Railways serving port |
BNSF and UPSP |
| Freight forwarders serving port |
UPS and Miles Shipping |
| International couriers serving port |
4 |
Source: Port of Catoosa, 2009
|
| Port of Houston (Texas) |
| Location |
Houston, Texas |
| Type of port |
Major international ocean port |
| Channel depth |
Varies from 36 to 42 feet |
| Turning basins |
4 specified turning basins with ocean-going vessel capabilities |
| General cargo facilities |
43 general cargo wharves, 2 liquid cargo wharves; designed to handle general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy-lift cargo and other cargo types |
| Containerized facilities |
Yes |
| Storage facilities |
Yes |
| Highways serving port |
I-45 and I-10, access from Ardmore south via I-35 to I-45 |
| Railways serving port |
BNSF and UPSP |
| Freight forwarders serving port |
Over 200 |
| International couriers serving port |
UPS, FedEx, Airborne, and all other major couriers |
Source: Port of Houston Authority website, 2009
|
| |
