Terral River Service has purchased a new 100-ton cable crane and leased and renovated a 62,000 sq. ft. warehouse at its Port of Natchitoches facility on the Red River. The warehouse will be used to store sand, which will be handled using a Link-Belt 308 cable crane.

High water due to rain and melting snow is delaying barge deliveries and impacting bulk material handling along the rivers served by Terral River Service. The Mississippi River is at flood stage at Cairo, IL, and near flood stage at Vicksburg, MS. The Ohio River, which empties into the Mississippi at Cairo, is a major… Read more »

Terral River Service announces the hiring of Rick Easterling as Port Captain for vessels operating along the Lower Mississippi River.

Barry Stokes has joined Terral River Service’s Business Development team and will market the company’s Marine and Service divisions. He has more than 18 years of business development experience, working primarily with government contractors in the southeastern U.S. and Washington DC areas.

Terral is very fortunate to have talented and dedicated employees whose work is greatly appreciated. Success is a team effort. Each year, choosing a winner for the Presidents Award proves even more challenging.

TRS would like to congratulate Cody and Lena Harrell who gave birth to a 8lb 11oz 20.5” baby boy, Nathan Isaac Harrell, on 12/5/2014. Cody is a pilot (pilot/mate) on the M/V Christy T, he has been with TRS since 11/30/2010. Cody started as a green deckhand and worked all the way through our steersman… Read more »

On October 28, 2014 members of the Point Coupee’ Parish Port Commission, Policy Jury and Chamber of Commerce joined Terral RiverService, Inc. employees and friends for the dedication of our new office in Lettsworth, LA.

Terral would like to congratulate Allen Hartshorn on his designation as Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Allen has been working toward his certification since 2001, and we are proud to have him as a member of our Safety Team.

Terral is proud to welcome Teddy Twigg to our growing team as an Aggregate Salesman. He will be marketing to industrial users along the Gulf Coast. Teddy is a member of the Concrete Aggregate Association of Louisiana, and he has served on its board for six years. He is also a past president of the… Read more »

Terral RiverService continues to expand our operations from our Old River Fleet to points along the West Canal via the Atchafalaya River. We service many customers through the Atchafalaya, moving aggregate to Lake Charles, LA and frac sand to Corpus Christi, TX. It has been a priority to develop our capabilities along this route, as it… Read more »

Update: See photos of the completed building here. The 4,000 sq ft office is scheduled for completion in early July.