Marine casualty investigators from the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a barge allision with the Bayou Ramos Bridge that happened December 23, 2021, at Amelia, La.,… Read More
Louisiana
Venture Global LNG and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced December 2 that the company will invest more than $10 billion to develop a fourth LNG export facility in the… Read More
A planned $2.5 billion oil terminal in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish was canceled after its developer, Tallgrass Energy, faced court challenges and protests following the uncovering of slave cemeteries on the… Read More
Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) and APM Terminals have announced a letter of intent in which APM Terminals will become the operator of the newly planned container terminal and intermodal… Read More
The Port of New Orleans is set to welcome four brand-new gantry cranes to expand capacity at its Napoleon Avenue container terminal, while it forges ahead on plans for a… Read More
Phillips 66 announced November 8 that due to damage from Hurricane Ida, it plans to convert its Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, La., to a terminal facility. The conversion is… Read More
One of North America’s biggest and most respected tug companies has formed a new division to expand its cargo-hauling services, both project cargoes and container on barge on the inland… Read More
Jim Fletcher, a longtime leader in the maritime industry and founder of Baton Rouge, La.-based Team Services LLC, retired from his full-time role with the company at the end of… Read More
The double whammy of Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Nicholas have slowed or halted grain exports from ports in Texas and Louisiana for the past two weeks. In its grain barge… Read More
Although the Delta Queen steamboat did not receive major structural damage from Hurricane Ida, the intense winds did cause some harm. In a social media post September 15, the Delta… Read More
