T. Parker Host plans to spend $50 million to build a 200,000-sq.-ft. warehouse, activate a fifth deepwater dock and expand rail, road and laydown infrastructure at Avondale Global Gateway in Jefferson Parish, reports Workboat.
Work is already underway, with the current program scheduled for completion by December 2027. The new warehouse will bring Avondale to approximately 1.5 million sq. ft. of indoor storage and will be the first new building constructed at the campus since the 1970s. Activating the fifth deepwater dock will increase Avondale’s capacity to handle as many as six vessels simultaneously.
HOST is allocating approximately $15 million each to rail infrastructure and the warehouse, along with $5 million each for dock improvements, road infrastructure, expanded site and laydown capacity, and equipment.
The rail portion of the project is receiving $6.95 million in state and local support. Louisiana Economic Development will provide a $2.6 million interest-free loan through its FastSites Program, while the Louisiana Legislature has approved $3.1 million in capital funding. Jefferson Parish has committed another $1.25 million.
HOST said the overall investment is expected to support approximately 100 additional company jobs, increasing its Avondale workforce to more than 400. The company expects about 1,000 people to be working across the broader campus each day by 2028 as infrastructure and tenant projects advance. Read more from Workboat.
