Port of South Louisiana welcomes new leadership
The Port of South Louisiana on Thursday announced that Julia Fisher-Cormier has been selected as its new executive director.
The announcement follows a national search and a...
World Trade Center New Orleans partners with Norway on maritime innovation
The World Trade Center New Orleans has entered into a strategic partnership with Innovation Norway, the Norwegian government agency supporting industrial development and international business,...
Port NOLA appoints Morten Møller Jensen as COO
The Port of New Orleans has appointed Morten Møller Jensen as chief operating officer. In that role, he will oversee all port operations, with...
Bollinger-led international team to build six arctic security cutters for U.S. Coast Guard
A Bollinger Shipyards-led international consortium has been selected for the design and construction of six Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) for the U.S. Coast Guard,...
Port NOLA terminal joins sustainability framework
The Port of New Orleans has become the first U.S. container terminal project and the first Louisiana infrastructure project to register with the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework,...
U.S. losing construction jobs but port and energy growth helps to shield Louisiana
The U.S. construction industry shed another 7,000 jobs in August, marking the third consecutive month of employment declines, The Center Square reports.
Nationwide, both residential and nonresidential...
Billions in Louisiana port projects stalled due to a lack of state funding
Louisiana’s backlog of port projects is growing, with billions of dollars in infrastructure improvements waiting years for state funding, The Center Square writes.
Since 2019, applications have...
Port of South Louisiana executive director resigns
Paul Matthews has resigned as executive director of the Port of South Louisiana, effective last week, reports Workboat.com.
Deputy port director Brian Cox is currently...
Port NOLA to collaborate with Louisiana’s other Mississippi River ports
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently authorized Port NOLA President and CEO Beth Branch to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA)...
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West...
