The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans recently selected new officers, electing Walter J. Leger Jr. to serve as board chairman, James J. Carter Jr. as vice… Read More
Brandy Christian
Before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the cruise industry around the world to a complete halt, cruise business in the Port of New Orleans was booming. In early 2020, larger ships… Read More
The Port of New Orleans took a big step toward full funding for its planned container terminal in Violet, La., January 22 with the announcement of a $226.2 million grant… Read More
The Port of New Orleans passed two resolutions January 18 to expedite the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor, a roadway to connect the new, $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) being… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) received an early Christmas present from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the announcement of a $73.77 million grant for the port’s… Read More
Brandy Christian, Port of New Orleans president and CEO and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad CEO, recently delivered the 2023 State of the Port address highlighting successes across the port’s… Read More
In the early 2000s, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) made a move into the container-handling business when it converted one of its break bulk terminals to a new… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently marked the replacement of the 100th truck through the Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program (Clean TRIP) over the Fourth of July weekend,… Read More
A year after the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) received a nearly $515,000 Port Security Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the port was recently awarded another… Read More
The Consul General of Ukraine in Houston, Texas, Vitalii Tarasiuk, traveled to south Louisiana at the end of August to meet with officials from both the Port of New Orleans… Read More