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Super Bowl freight swamps the Big Easy

As New Orleans prepares to host Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, a massive logistics operation is already in motion to ensure the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles goes off without a hitch. From the iconic Vince Lombardi Trophy to the mountains of food and beverages that will fuel fans, the transportation and coordination required for this event are nothing short of staggering.

FedEx, the official delivery service of the NFL, kicked off the preparations by delivering...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/super-bowl-freight-swamps-the-big-easy

Beth Ann Branch named new Port NOLA president and CEO

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Beth Ann Branch president & CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), effective Dec. 1, 2024.

She replaces executive VP and CFO Ronald Wendel Jr., who has been serving in both the Port NOLA and NOPB roles in an acting capacity. Branch joins Port NOLA from the Alabama Port Authority in Mobile, where she has served as chief commercial officer since 2021. Prior to that role, she led...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/beth-ann-branch-named-new-port-nola-president-and-ceo/

Edward Maritime launches the Raptor for inland

Pensacola, Fla.-based Edward Maritime, a shipbuilding and repair company that provides steel fabrication services to the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf Coast, recently launched the Raptor 1, a compact and versatile push boat designed specifically for small dredging and dock companies operating along the Intracoastal waterways and inland rivers of the United States.

According to company president Edward McDonald, the small vessel offers affordability and reliability for small businesses in need of...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/edward-maritime-launches-the-raptor-for-inland/

VIDEO: ECO Edison christened in New Orleans

America’s offshore wind energy supply chain marked a major milestone Saturday, when ECO Edison, the first-ever American-built, owned, and crewed offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), was christened in the Port of New Orleans.

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R.-La.) and Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D.-La.) joined senior executives from Ørsted and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) at events to celebrate the completion of the SOV, that included its official christening by Jennifer...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/video-eco-edison-christened-in-new-orleans/

Port NOLA names Amanda Coates its new chief commercial officer

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has named Amanda Coates as its chief commercial officer. In this role, she will lead the port’s business development strategies and real estate operations.

Coates joined the Port of New Orleans in 2018 as commercial manager and was named head of business development in 2023. Prior to joining Port NOLA, worked for more than 15 years in various operational and commercial rolesat ocean container carrier, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

The Port of New...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-nola-names-amanda-coates-its-new-chief-commercial-officer/

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad completes France Road rail yard expansion

The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) has completed the expansion of the France Road rail yard, which the railroad says will increase throughput in the New Orleans rail gateway.

The rail yard will expand NOPB’s capacity to switch, interchange and store rail cars. The rail yard created storage space for 220 more rail cars. 

NOPB is a Class III switching railway serving the Port of New Orleans. The railway connects with all six Class I railroads. 

“Increasing our storage capacity through the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-orleans-public-belt-railroad-completes-france-road-rail-yard-expansion

Federal hearing on Amtrak’s planned Gulf Coast service powers on

The evidentiary hearing that the Surface Transportation Board is conducting this week on Amtrak’s request to restore Gulf Coast service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans appears poised to stretch beyond its original two-day schedule as the board and witnesses wrangle over what is and isn’t within the board’s jurisdiction.

Amtrak is seeking to reestablish service between the two Gulf Coast cities after service was stopped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amtrak wants to run...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-hearing-on-amtraks-planned-gulf-coast-service-powers-on

Tornadoes across South may further strain flatbed capacity

After severe storms and tornadoes ripped through Texas on Monday, other parts of the South were next in line. Building back in heavily damaged areas will increase demand for construction materials and flatbed capacity to truck those goods.

#Tornado damage on Rose St in Arabi. pic.twitter.com/OwyEpNtOA0

— St. Bernard Parish (@StBGov) March 23, 2022

People continue to pick through debris after tornadoes struck the New Orleans area Wednesday, killing at least one person and leaving thousands...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tornadoes-across-south-may-further-strain-flatbed-capacity

CSX and NS: Amtrak didn’t track Gulf Coast service impact

A photograph of an Amtrak train.

The Surface Transportation Board should not be swayed by the political winds that appear to support Amtrak’s ambitions when it comes to restoring passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, attorneys representing CSX and Norfolk Southern said recently.

“This board is not a political rubber stamp. It is an independent arbiter required to neutrally apply the statute in a way that balances the interests of all stakeholders. And here Congress has made clear that Amtrak is not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-and-ns-amtrak-didnt-track-gulf-coast-service-impact

USCG lifts Lower Mississippi “daylight only” deep-draft vessel restriction

The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has lifted daylight transit only restrictions for deep-draft vessels operating south of Mile 203 on the Lower Mississippi River.

The change was announced in a Marine Safety Information Bulletin issued yesterday.

All other...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/uscg-lifts-lower-mississippi-daylight-only-deep-draft-vessel-restriction/

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