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Corn Belt Ports and Louisiana ports sign cooperative endeavor agreement

In a move aiming to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the Mississippi River’s agricultural and industrial trade routes, the Corn Belt Ports on the Upper Mississippi River and and major Louisiana ports have signed their first-ever cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA). The aim is to advance business development, infrastructure investment, and federal support for port operations along America’s Marine Highways 35 and 55.

The Corn Belt Ports are the federally recognized rural, regional,...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/corn-belt-ports-and-louisiana-ports-sign-cooperative-endeavor-agreement/

Port NOLA sets new container-on-barge service record

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) marked 20,500 container moves by barge during calendar year 2023, the highest since starting the container-on-barge (COB) service in 2016 in partnership with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group.

Moving an average of 30,000 TEU of containers per year between New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Memphis and St. Louis, the service is the largest container-on-barge network in the U.S. with connectivity to the nation’s heartland.

“We are...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/port-nola-sets-new-container-on-barge-service-record/

Why “Ag Coast” ports are backing Port NOLA’s new $1.8 billion container terminal

New container terminal is not just about bringing big ships in

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....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/why-ag-coast-ports-are-backing-port-nolas-new-1-8-billion-container-terminal/

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Port of Greater Baton Rouge is a Top 10 US port

An aerial view of part of the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. (Photo: portgbr.com)

Overview

Located in Port Allen, Louisiana, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is among the Top 10 largest ports in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped. (It ranked seventh in 2020.) It is the northernmost port on the Mississippi River capable of handling Panamax ships.

It is both a deep water (45 feet) and a shallow draft port, providing excellent accessibility to ocean trade lanes to and from Latin America, Europe and the Far East. The port also provides access to America’s heartland via...

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