Infrastructure

Dutchtown Southern ‘short line’ could become model for future

Dutchtown Southern just might be the biggest story in railroading, reports Trains.com.  The Watco short line began operations earlier this year on 1.76 miles...

Port NOLA delays new container fees

The Port of New Orleans’s two main container terminals will hold off, for now, collecting an additional fee from shippers on loaded containers after...

Port of South Louisiana completes Dow rail storage project

Construction of a six-track rail yard for Dow Chemical in St. Charles Parish is now complete, according to a press release issued by the...

Louisiana-bound Argos makes pit stop in Corpus Christi

The longest leg of a 15,000-mile journey for BP's massive floating production unit, Argos, ended last week when the 60,000-ton structure docked at Kiewit...

Pandemic shipping delays, product scarcity could last through summer

Disruptions in the supply chain could continue for months across a range of industries in the U.S. While the recent blockage of the Suez...

Active hurricane forecast again threatens Louisiana industry

Tropical weather and climate researchers at Colorado State University are predicting 17 named storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes in 2021, reports S&P...

Turner Industries selects Port of Iberia for new fabrication site

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Port of Iberia Executive Director Craig Romero and Turner Industries President Stephen Toups announced March 19 the company’s selection of a...

Southeast Super Region supporting infrastructure reform act

The Southeast Super Region Committee is supporting the Government Reform in Transportation, or GRIT Act, which includes deepening of the Mississippi River and upgrades...

Rives joins Port NOLA as vice president, CCO

The Port of New Orleans has appointed Todd Rives as its new vice president and chief commercial officer, reports the American Journal of Transportation....

Southern Towing acquires Sulphur-based Devall

Southern Towing Co., an affiliate of CC Industries, announced Feb. 2 that it has acquired Devall Towing of Sulphur, reports the Waterways Journal. Devall Towing...

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