IMTT sells Gretna bulk liquids terminal to BWC Terminals
IMTT announced last week that it has closed on the sale of the company’s bulk liquids storage terminal in Gretna to BWC Terminals LLC....
Report: Drax expected to boost Louisiana economy by $536 million in 2023
An independent, third-party economic analysis has shown that Drax Group, a leader in sustainable biomass, could contribute $536 million to Louisiana’s economy in 2023, reports...
Louisiana ports on alert for cyber vulnerability
Dropping river levels and backlogged barges aren’t the only threats facing Louisiana’s ports. There’s been an increasing number of cyber attacks aimed at port...
Waning consumer demand puts U.S. ports in a different place
In January, 109 container ships waited off the California coast to unload cargo in Los Angeles and Long Beach, and importers were paying $20,000...
After just two years, Smart Port initiative now at 70 vessels
Just two years after the launch of the Lower Mississippi River Smart Port & Resilience Center by The Water Institute of the Gulf, some...
Mississippi River drought now a stabilized crisis
A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, reports The Gazette.
Low water levels impacted barge traffic and grain exports...
Corps begins constructing underwater sill to halt saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill on Oct. 11 across the bed of the Mississippi...
Low Mississippi River water levels impacting barge traffic
Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time—as crop...
Port NOLA elects Jensen as chairman
The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans elected Jack C. Jensen Jr. to serve as board chairman last week, succeeding Charles...
Delfin deal advances Louisiana’s proposed floating LNG port
A floating liquefied natural gas port proposed for offshore Louisiana is gaining new momentum as global demand for gas keeps soaring, pushed higher by...
