Ports

Port NOLA gets $1.24M grant to expand Clean TRIP initiative

The Port of New Orleans has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant for $1.24 million for the port’s Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program...

Oil drillers, ports return to work quickly post-Delta

It didn't take long for south Louisiana industry to get back to work in the wake of Hurricane Delta, Bloomberg reports. Bristow Group Inc., which...

Big plans for Plaquemines Port shipping container terminal

Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District and several potential partners have signed an exclusive letter of intent to develop a shipping container terminal in...

Port Fourchon on ‘high alert’ for coronavirus-related rise in maritime cyberassaults

Port Fourchon is on 'high alert' as ports and maritime interests are seeing more targeted cyberattacks amid the pandemic, WorkBoat reports. In an interview with...

Deal signed to deepen Mississippi River from Gulf through Baton Rouge

An agreement to deepen the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico through Baton Rouge has been authorized and signed. Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana...

Louisiana launches ‘smart port’ initiative

Louisiana is launching a smart port initiative that will streamline operations and improve safety through real-time data shared by port administrators, tenants, shippers, and...

Port NOLA operations function as normal during pandemic

Port of New Orleans cargo operations and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) operations continue to function as normal, the organization said in a...

Louisiana Offshore Oil Port anticipating ‘tsunami of crude’

The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is anticipating a growing flood of crude headed its way, driven by the U.S. shale revolution and a glut...
In April, the Port of South Louisiana commemorated the 25th anniversary of operations of its transshipment center, Globalplex Intermodal Terminal

Port of South Louisiana gets $13.4M multimodal grant

The Port of South Louisiana is getting a $13.4 million grant from the Department of Transportation to fund its Globalplex Multi-Modal Connections Project in...

Congressman: Why Louisiana can’t cash in on its assets

U.S. Congressman Garret Graves says it’s easy to understand why Louisiana can’t fully capitalize on its unique abundance of natural and manmade resources. Speaking Feb....

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