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]
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.
ARTCO ships many of ADM's products, including grain and oil seed, ethanol, and corn gluten meal. Along with other goods they transport for other companies.