Glenn Ledet (center-left), secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and Beth Branch (center-right), president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, sign a cooperative endeavor agreement… Read More
Port of New Orleans
New Orleans-based Global Maritime Ministries (GMM) has announced the recipients of this year’s Crystal Lighthouse and Rev. John P. Vandercook Service awards, which will be presented at the organization’s Lighthouse… Read More
Port executives, economic developers and state representatives from Louisiana have long described the five deep-water ports of the Lower Mississippi River—composed of the Port of Baton Rouge, the Port of… Read More
With the recent increase in foreign tariffs on certain imports into the United States, the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority has gained its first foreign-trade zone customer, 10 years after establishing… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has published its draft supplemental general reevaluation report (GRR) and integrated supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the replacement of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal… Read More
With the New Orleans Engineer District expected to render a decision this summer on the Port of New Orleans’ proposal to build a new container terminal in Violet, La., in… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District will hold a public hearing May 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Val Reiss Recreation Complex in Chalmette, La., to field comments… Read More
The inland waterways system is “the natural gem of the United States,” but water transportation isn’t in the public eye as much as highway, rail and air transport, said Deb… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) a $1 million grant for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) sustainability management plan (SMP). “This funding… Read More
Agile Cold Storage began construction in June of a $45.9 million cold storage facility in Pearl River, La., to service the chicken and beef protein industry. Located near the Louisiana-Mississippi… Read More
