About the Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas Market Research Report
Definition of the Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas?
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in providing waterborne transportation of cargo and passengers along the nation’s lakes, rivers and other inland waterways.
What’s included in the Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas?
The Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas includes canal barge transportation, freight transportation on inland waters, intracoastal transportation of freight, lake freight transportation, lighterage (i.e. freight transportation except vessel supply services), river freight transportation, ship chartering with crew on inland waters, shipping freight on inland waters and towing services on inland waters. Related terms covered in the Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas industry report includes a flat-bottomed boat built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. most are not self-propelled and need to be moved by tugboats or towboats, extending or operating between sea coasts, being within and close to the coast or belonging to the inland waters near the coast, legislation passed in 1920 that restricts waterborne trade within the country to american-owned and -flagged ships, and stipulates that 75.0% of a ship's crew must consist of american citizens, unpackaged cargo (e.g. coal, grain, wood chips and cement) that is transported in large quantities in a vessel's hold, a barge that hauls liquid cargo (e.g. chemicals, petroleum and fertilizers) in holding tanks inside the hull, a large chute used for the temporary storage of materials. the bottom of the chute typically controls the flow of materials, letting them to be metered out at the desired rate, a device used to lower boats onto waterways and a unit of measurement, which measures cargo capacity for container ships and terminals.
Industry Performance of the Inland Water Transportation industry in Arkansas
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Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas
#30 in Highest Revenue 0.1% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
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Inland Water Transportation in the US
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Key Drivers of the Inland Water Transportation industry in Arkansas
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Arkansas Economic Indicators
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US Key External Drivers
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Consumer spending
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County Data of the Inland Water Transportation industry in Arkansas
Access proprietary data on county in the Inland Water Transportation in Arkansas, such as Benton County, Cross County and Crawford County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.
Key Statistics of the Inland Water Transportation industry in Arkansas
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