T. Parker Host

Paul Matthews has resigned as executive director of the Port of South Louisiana (PortSL), the port announced August 6. Matthews had held that role since January 2022. According to the… Read More

The Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) is delaying its application to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for approval to sell revenue bonds to help cover the cost of acquiring… Read More

Nine months ago, the board of commissioners of the Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) made waves by voting to approve an agreement for the port to purchase the former… Read More

After first unveiling plans in January to purchase the former Avondale Shipyard on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish from T. Parker Host (Host), the… Read More

Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) CEO Paul Matthews shocked the Louisiana maritime world January 12 when he announced that his port had entered into an agreement with T. Read More

Two weeks after the Port of South Louisiana announced an agreement with T. Parker Host to buy Avondale Global Gateway—the former Avondale shipyard on the west bank of the… Read More

On December 27, T. Parker Host, a 100-year-old ship stevedoring, terminal and ship agent company, claimed “bragging rights” when it announced the first vessel to sail from the Mississippi… Read More

The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council hosted the 37th annual World Trade & Transport Conference (WTTC) in New Orleans, La., February 28. For the third year, The Coal… Read More