The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans voted unanimously at the board’s August 24 meeting to authorize Brandy Christian, the port’s president and CEO, to officially accept… Read More
Ports & Terminals
After first unveiling plans in January to purchase the former Avondale Shipyard on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish from T. Parker Host (Host), the Port… Read More
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) announced recently that the Columbia Port Commission has been selected to receive $10.5 million in federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and… Read More
Ports of Indiana and the Evansville Regional Economic Development Partnership (E-REP) are joining forces in an effort to expand trade and economic development for the Evansville region and the state… Read More
Local and state officials broke ground August 3 on a $30 million road project designed to benefit the Owensboro Riverport Authority and its neighbors by improving traffic flow and increasing… Read More
The Heart of Illinois Regional Port District (HIRPD) will be able to map its future as lead port of a brand-new grouping of ports and waterways with a port master… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Maritime Administrator Adm. Ann Philips and a host of other leaders and stakeholders gathered at Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal August 4 to celebrate the… Read More
Perry Nicosia, the district attorney for St. Bernard Parish, the community immediately downriver from New Orleans, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parish government that challenges the jurisdictional… Read More
Port Houston handled 315,983 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in June 2023, making the total for the year thus far more than 1.8 million TEUs, a decrease of just 2 percent… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi’s customers moved nearly 50 million tons of goods through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the second quarter of this year, setting a record for… Read More
