Could federal funding freezes derail the BR-to-NOLA passenger rail project?
Recent federal funding freezes put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration have cast a pall of uncertainty over transportation projects across the country....
Dockworkers approve their new labor deal with a pay raise
Dockworkers last week voted in favor for their long-awaited labor deal, which delivers a 62% pay raise and promises peace at ports for the...
Dockworkers set to vote on a new labor deal this week
Unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a labor contract that retailers and manufacturers hope will secure peace on the waterfront through September 2030,...
NOPB, Gulf Gateway Terminal expand storage and improve efficiencies
The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) and Gulf Gateway Terminal LLC (GGT) announced Monday that they will soon have expanded storage capacity and...
Port of Lake Charles hires ERP company to transform its operations
The Port of Lake Charles — the 10th busiest port district in the U.S. — announced that it has selected Harbour Mastery and NetSuite...
Sides set to resume talks as another port strike looms
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance are set to resume contract talks on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Talks between the ILA, which represents...
Natural gas investors look forward to industry growth
Natural gas investors are looking ahead to potential growth after a year in which historically low prices dinged profits and drilling plans.
Already the U.S....
LED Secretary Susan Bourgeois talks Trump tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. trade partners like China, Mexico and Canada on his first day in office.
Tariffs...
What Trump says about ongoing negotiations with the dockworkers union
President-elect Donald Trump voiced his support last week for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports,...
Why drivers might have to wait for a new Mississippi River bridge in Baton...
A $280 million tax-reform shift in House Bill 10 will redirect vehicle sales tax revenue to Louisiana’s general fund, delaying infrastructure projects such as...
