Aucoin tapped to receive C. Alvin Bertel Award
Port of South Louisiana Executive Director Paul Aucoin has been named the 2021 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award, reports Waterways Journal. Presented...
Busy hurricane season threatens beleaguered Gulf Coast industry
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a 60 percent chance of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year, although it...
SEACOR boat capsized while lowering legs, turning into wind
An offshore oil industry boat operated by SEACOR Marine had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds...
Deepwater Horizon funds pay for new coastal projects
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced last week that three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of...
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...
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...
Lineage Logistics expands at Port NOLA
Lineage Logistics President and CEO Greg Lehmkuhl announced April 6 that the company plans to begin a $42 million expansion of its Jourdan Road...
Houma’s Blue Works facility to become hub for marine innovation
State and local dignitaries commemorated the start of construction on LUMCON’s Blue Works facility in Houma on April 5, according to a press release.
Blue...
Port NOLA board elects Langenstein as chairman
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans elected William H. Langenstein III as chairman during its March 25 monthly meeting, according...
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...
