Port of New Orleans

Gulf Coast ports record gains in cargo, crude oil shipments in February

Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Port of New Orleans saw increased cargo volumes in February, led by container exports of plastic resins and chemicals, along with shipments of crude oil.

Port of New Orleans reports 11% increase in container volumes 

Boosted by shipments of coffee, chemicals and plastic resins, the Port of New Orleans saw an 11% year-over-year (y/y) rise in container volumes at 42,760 twenty-foot equivalent units during February.

“Plastic resins and miscellaneous chemicals were the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-record-gains-in-cargo-crude-oil-shipments-in-february

Port of New Orleans’ container-on-barge service has record year

In 2023, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recorded 20,500 container moves through its container-on-barge service, the most since the program began in 2016.

This service — a collaboration with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group — forms the largest network of its kind in the U.S. It offers an alternative to road transport, transporting cargo to inland destinations via barges on the Mississippi River. It aims to cut back on some of the emissions associated with traditional...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-container-on-barge-service-has-record-year

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/

Texas, Louisiana ports’ January cargo volumes a mixed bag

Cargo flow was up at ports in Houston and New Orleans, but freight movements slowed slightly in Corpus Christi, Texas, due to lower exports of oil and petroleum in January. 

Port Houston container shipments up 4% in January

Container movements started off the year on high note at Port Houston, with the port handling 332,961 twenty-foot equivalent units in January, a 4% year-over-year (y/y) increase compared to 2023.

Officials said total container imports exceeded any January on record at the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-louisiana-ports-january-cargo-volumes-a-mixed-bag

Gulf Coast ports see mixed year-over-year results in freight volumes

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Port Houston sees container shipments slip in 2023

During 2023, cargo volumes moving through Port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-see-mixed-year-over-year-results-in-freight-volumes

Port of New Orleans gets $226M for international container terminal

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Efforts to build an international container terminal at the Port of New Orleans capable of handling...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-gets-226m-for-international-container-terminal

APM Terminals to invest $500M in container facility on the Mississippi

In a race to lure jumbo cargo ships up the Mississippi River, Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District has signed a preliminary deal with APM Terminals to build a 900-acre container terminal about 20 miles south of the Port of New Orleans.

Under terms of the agreement, Plaquemines Port will lease the land to APM Terminals for at least 30 years. The initial construction phase will begin with a 200-acre development that includes a container terminal with on-dock railing and a berth capable of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/apm-terminals-to-invest-500m-in-container-facility-on-the-mississippi

Port of New Orleans nets $73M federal grant for container terminal

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The Port of New Orleans has been awarded a $73.77 million federal grant to advance the first...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-nets-73m-federal-grant-for-container-terminal

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