Port NOLA sets a new container record in 2019
The Port of New Orleans in 2019 moved more containers than at any time in its history, totaling 648,538 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
That's up...
Port NOLA adding four new ship-to-shore cranes
The Port of New Orleans is spending $55 million in preparation for installing four new ship-to-shore cranes that will expand its annual handling capacity...
Plastic resin exports up 31% in first six months of 2019
Plastic resin exports from Louisiana continue to boom.
Statistics from IHS Markit indicate the volume of plastic resin exports shipped through New Orleans, as measured...
Port Fourchon project moves forward with public/private funding
The Water Institute of the Gulf has received a $500,000 grant through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to move forward with its Port Fourchon...
Will a Russian tanker bound for Sabine Pass embarrass Putin?
A Russian tanker headed to the Sabine Pass terminal to pick up a cargo of liquefied natural gas later this month could prove embarrassing...
West Delta LNG seeks federal approval for offshore deepwater port
Houston-based West Delta LNG wants permission to build, own and operate a fixed-platform deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of...
West Calcasieu Port gets $4.2 million infrastructure grant
The West Calcasieu Port in Louisiana is getting a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve port infrastructure damaged by...
Will energy industry vessels get OK to expand disaster response capabilities?
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee last week approved a series of recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard designed to expand the disaster response...
Plaquemines Port edges closer to LNG-fueled container ships
As many as four self-propelled container vessels fueled by Liquefied Natural Gas could be traversing the Mississippi River by 2022, if a plan by...
Port of Greater Baton Rouge expanding container storage capacity
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is expanding its Inland Rivers Marine Terminal’s container storage yard, allowing the port to handle and hold an...
