Timber aboard ship

Bug infested bulker ordered out of U.S. waters

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Port of New Orleans ordered the removal of a vessel due to invasive insects found in the wood dunnage that had been

Ship transfers steel coil to barge

Louisiana ports work together to move cargo on the Mississippi River

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021, to barges at the Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at its Louisiana Ave. Complex. The steel

Secretary Raimondo

Louisiana SmartPort program gets CARES Act boost

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to The Water Institute of the

U.S. ports see silver linings despite pandemic

Port NOLA Sees Downtime Improvements While there is no doubt that COVID-19 has shuttered cruising operations around the world, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Market Manager Jessica Ragusa says that

Ocean carrier veteran joins Port NOLA leadership team

Todd Rives has joined the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) as Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Rives comes to Port NOLA with 15 years experience at ocean carrier CMA CGM,

Port NOLA moves forward on new container terminal

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that it is set to begin the due diligence process for a potential $1.5 billion multimodal container terminal to serve the largest container vessels

Port NOLA CEO receives 2020 Bertel Award

Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) President and CEO and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) Brandy Christian has received the 2020 C. Alvin Bertel Award at a ceremony

BL Duke River Terminal prepares for Illinois Waterway reopening

The BL Duke River Terminal, a division of BL Duke, is planning to resume normally scheduled business as repairs to the Illinois Waterway near completion. Northbound traffic from the Port of New

Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening gets underway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officially kicked off the historic deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel to 50 feet on September 11, as Weeks Marine’s cutterhead dredge Captain Frank

Gulf Coast prepares for Hurricane Sally

The Gulf Coast was today continuing to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Sally. Yesterday, the Captains of the Port had set Port Condition Zulu for both the Port of New Orleans

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