Utah company acquires 145 acres in north Baton Rouge
Utah-based Savage Infrastructure has purchased nearly 145 acres off Scenic Highway north of the ExxonMobil plant, according to a deal last week with the East Baton...
Woodside Louisiana LNG awards dredging contract
Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., announced it has been awarded two Louisiana contracts—one...
Low freight demand keeps US trucking industry from getting back on a roll
Hopes for a 2025 rebound in the U.S. trucking sector are fading, with freight demand remaining soft for a third straight year, The Wall Street...
Study on Mississippi River’s future paused due to lack of funding
A major federal study on the future of the lower Mississippi River examining effects in Louisiana and six other states has been paused due...
Port of Greater Baton Rouge lands major carbon removal project with Microsoft
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge has landed the world’s largest permanent carbon removal project to date.
AtmosClear BR LLC, a portfolio company of the global energy...
America’s ports have been working to clean up. Will that continue?
Many of the nation's ports have made advances in reducing emissions through state regulation, diesel pollution reduction efforts, international maritime requirements to cut emissions...
How tariffs are putting logistics startups back in demand
Startups that were born in response to pandemic-era supply chain difficulties are having a moment, as companies look to prepare for U.S. tariffs whose...
Could federal funding freezes derail the BR-to-NOLA passenger rail project?
Recent federal funding freezes put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration have cast a pall of uncertainty over transportation projects across the country....
Dockworkers approve their new labor deal with a pay raise
Dockworkers last week voted in favor for their long-awaited labor deal, which delivers a 62% pay raise and promises peace at ports for the...
Dockworkers set to vote on a new labor deal this week
Unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a labor contract that retailers and manufacturers hope will secure peace on the waterfront through September 2030,...
