Louisiana industry battling over river pilot fees
Concerned about an estimated $44 million rise in costs to industry requiring Louisiana river pilot services, leadership from the Louisiana Chemical Association and the...
Port of Greater Baton Rouge container traffic rises 66% in 2018
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge moved more than 13,600 containers last year. That's up 66% from 2017’s some 8,200 containers.
Jay Hardman, executive director...
Leonardo Helicopters support center lands in Broussard
Leonardo Helicopters has opened a Gulf of Mexico Support Center in Broussard.
The company, which has operated in the aerospace industry for more than 100...
Port of New Orleans sets a new container traffic record
The Port of New Orleans has set a container traffic record, thanks in part to the Panama Canal expansion and growth in resin exports.
The...
Industries likely to reap benefits from Mississippi River deepening project
If an Army Corps of Engineers plan to deepen the Mississippi River channel to Baton Rouge moves forward, as appears likely, a variety of...
Gulf Coast logistics managers fret impending bottlenecks
A sharp increase in the export of petrochemicals in the last two years has contributed to a supply chain bottleneck and forced many Gulf...
Bell Helicopter closing Lafayette Assembly Center
Bell Helicopter is closing its Lafayette Assembly Center.
The move comes as Louisiana Economic Development is terminating its Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the company and...
Louisiana prepares the way for autonomous trucking
As autonomous vehicles edge closer to reality in the U.S., public and private groups are scrambling to prepare for the eventuality of such technology...
As transportation costs escalate, resin makers turn to container-on-barge service
Empty shipping containers that once sat idle in Memphis are today playing a critical role in supporting Louisiana’s plastic resin market. In a fortuitous...
Trump’s trade war spooks Louisiana ports, businesses that rely on them
The place that stands to take the hardest hit in the global trade war can be found right in our backyard. Most U.S. grain,...
