The Port of New Orleans has announced it set a new record in 2018 for container handling, with 591,253 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved at its Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal… Read More
Port of New Orleans
The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) voted December 20 to extend its partnership with Ports America, which operates the port’s Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal… Read More
The Port of New Orleans is collaborating with the city of New Orleans on a plan to redevelop sites along either side of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, also called… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Nola) has been making cruise headlines this past month with the maiden voyage of what the port deemed the country’s “first modern riverboat” and the… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and a host of elected officials, economic development experts and business leaders gathered October 4 at the site of Avondale Shipyard, located on the west… Read More
John W. Stone Oil Distributors was recognized with a Clean Fleet Award July 10 by the Regional Planning Commission’s Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership for its emissions initiatives. The company,… Read More
Mariners in the New Orleans area quickly become familiar with the traffic controls at the sharp and heavily trafficked bend in the Mississippi River at Algiers Point, Mile 94.5 AHP. Read More
RiverWorks Discovery debuted the organization’s interactive, traveling exhibit, A Journey of Exploration and Imagination on America’s Waterways, at its latest stop earlier this month at the Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM)… Read More
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans convened a special meeting September 20 to consider approval of a cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) between the port, the New… Read More
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $4,872,000 in grants to six Marine Highway projects on August 8. The funding, provided by the Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Marine Highway program,… Read More
