Port of New Orleans News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

EPA Awards $1M to Future Louisiana International Terminal

The U.S. EPA awarded the Port of New Orleans $1 million to pay for a sustainability plan to assist with building the multimodal Louisiana International Terminal container facility.

January 27, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of New Orleans Names CEO

Beth Ann Branch of Port of Mobile was chosen as the next CEO of the Port of New Orleans and Public Belt Railroad, putting a former Gulf Coast rival at the helm in New Orleans.

October 25, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port NOLA Project Gets $226 Million in Federal Grant

WASHINGTON — The planned $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal project in St. Bernard Parish was awarded a $226 million grant Jan. 22 from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Expansion Plan Announced for Port of New Orleans

Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime companies on Dec. 13 announced the formation of a public-private partnership to build a new $1.8 billion container facility on the lower Mississippi River.

December 14, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Louisiana Starts Pilot With Two-Container Trucks at Ports

Louisiana is working out details in a new experiment enabling trucks to carry two 20-foot containers in tandem to and from its ports to alleviate supply chain issues exacerbated by congestion and driver shortages.

July 7, 2022
Business, Equipment

Savage Inland Marine Acquires Assets of Progressive Barge Line

Savage Inland Marine has acquired the assets of Progressive Barge Line, according to a Dec. 28 press release.

January 7, 2019
Government, Business, TCA

Port of New Orleans Looks Ahead to a Decade of Growth in Cargo, Cruise Businesses

As it charts a course for at least the next decade, the Port of New Orleans is weighing nearly $2 billion worth of potential projects to support its growing cargo, rail, cruise ship and industrial real estate businesses.

May 7, 2018
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of New Orleans Begins Clean Truck Plan

The Port of New Orleans said it’s begun a Clean Truck Replacement Program that will allow 20 drayage truckers to replace their older Class 8 trucks with newer models.

September 19, 2016