The Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District (Port of Plaquemines) and APM Terminals, the terminal-operating division of A.P. Moller-Maersk, have announced a partnership to develop a new container… Read More
Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District
Note: This story has been updated since it was originally posted on July 27. This version includes information on the July 28 PPHTD meeting. After almost six years working… Read More
It’s been a whirlwind decade for Paul Matthews. Matthews got his start in the maritime industry in 2012 at the Port of New Orleans, where he worked in… Read More
Sal Litrico, CEO of American Patriot Container Transport LLC (APCT), made a long-awaited announcement December 17 at a press event in Herculaneum, Mo. Litrico, whose company is developing the… Read More
A planned $2.5 billion oil terminal in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish was canceled after its developer, Tallgrass Energy, faced court challenges and protests following the uncovering of slave cemeteries on… Read More
Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) and APM Terminals have announced a letter of intent in which APM Terminals will become the operator of the newly planned container terminal and… Read More
The Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) is one step closer to turning dirt on its proposed container terminal near Mile 50 on the right descending bank… Read More
Officials with the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) and APM Terminals, an A.P.Moller-Maersk company, have announced an agreement to collaborate on the future design of the port’s long-planned… Read More
Louisiana now has at least three potential new terminals being explored for the Lower Mississippi River below New Orleans. The Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners earlier… Read More
While the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 drastically enlarged the land area of the fledgling United States—about 827,000 square miles was acquired in the deal with France—the Mississippi River,… Read More