The Port of New Orleans is pushing ahead on its plans to develop the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). The new $1.8 billion state-of-the art container terminal will eliminate air-draft restrictions that limit the size of vessels that can currently call Port NOLA, allowing it to serve vessels of all sizes. Just as importantly, as well as welcoming ocean giants, the new terminal will also strengthen the flow of inland river container traffic and the St. Louis regional ports and the St....
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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...
Louisiana gives $3 million to 2 short-line railroad projects
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is awarding grants totalling $3 million to two projects aimed at increasing network fluidity, supporting the broader supply chain and modernizing and increasing the climate resiliency of existing infrastructure.
The state offered the grants via its Class II and Class III rail infrastructure improvement program.
“Our freight and passenger rail infrastructure needs improving if we want to continue successfully moving goods throughout the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/louisiana-gives-3-million-to-2-short-line-railroad-projects
Gulf Coast ports’ January cargo volumes a mixed bag
Port Houston breaks record for daily truck transactions
Port Houston reported a record 14,000 trucks crossing through its gates in a single day in January, boosted by shipments of steel, plywood and dry bulk goods.
“The business coming across our public docks is busier than ever,” Roger Guenther, Port Houston’s executive director, said during the port’s monthly meeting Thursday. “We’re off to a good start in January.”
The previous record for trucks in a single day was just under 13,000 gate...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-january-cargo-volumes-a-mixed-bag
Port of New Orleans sees mixed results for August cargo volume
Vessel omissions and a shortage of shipping containers resulted in a mixed bag of throughput results at the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) in August.
Fourteen vessel omissions at the port in August represented a 30% increase in omissions compared to the same month last year.
“A lot of [the omissions are] attributed to how the carriers are dealing with their schedule recovery on the basis of what’s happening in the global supply chain,” Todd Rives, Port NOLA’s vice president and chief commercial...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-nola-sees-mixed-results-for-august-cargo-volume
Port NOLA resumes container operations
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that container vessel operations resumed yesterday, September 7, just nine days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm.
The first two ships worked at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal were the MSC Charleston at New Orleans Terminal and the Hapag Lloyd CSL Manhattan at Ports America. Seacor’s container on barge service was set to be worked last night by Ports America.
“The Port of New Orleans and New Orleans...
https://www.marinelog.com/ports-terminals/port-nola-resumes-container-operations/
Port NOLA awards contract for Louisiana International Terminal
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has awarded a $4 million contract to HDR Engineering Inc. as part of the multiyear due diligence and permitting process for the new Louisiana International Terminal container facility.
As part of HDR’s three-year program management and control services contract with Port NOLA, the company will provide: terminal operation and related transportation development, risk management, procurement support, budget and schedule management, permitting and stakeholder...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-nola-awards-contract-for-louisiana-international-terminal
New Orleans box terminals to restart on 6 September
The container terminals in the Port of New Orleans (NOLA) remain closed after Hurricane Ida hit the port at the end of August.
Port NOLA said in its latest update that operations in its terminals New Orleans Terminal (NOT) and Ports America are currently closed.
NOT is preparing for limited gate and terminal operations on Monday, 6 September, while Ports America is also tentatively planning to open gate and terminal operations on the same date with restrictions.
Port NOLA said it continues...
https://container-news.com/new-orleans-box-terminals-to-restart-on-6-september/
Port NOLA container terminal project moves ahead
As part of the multi-year due diligence and permitting process for the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) container facility in St. Bernard Parish, La., the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has approved the award of a contract for Program Management and Program Control Services to HDR Engineering Inc., a global engineering and consulting firm.
Progress on the container terminal project to date includes land acquisition in December 2020, initiation of the permitting...
https://www.marinelog.com/ports-terminals/port-nola-container-terminal-project-moves-ahead/
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 calling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Following unanimous approval at yesterday’s Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Port NOLA intends to acquire property in St. Bernard Parish and begin a two-year due diligence and permitting period that will include robust community engagement.
Port NOLA says the...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/port-nola-moves-forward-on-new-container-terminal/