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Port of New Orleans Operations Unaffected by Low Mississippi River Conditions in the Midwest
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Jensen Maritime Continues to Grow New Orleans Office With the Hiring of Lauren Gulkus
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Steve Signall, chairman of the Tri-City Port Board, and Gary LaGrange, executive director of the Port of New Orleans, shake hands after executing a joint marketing deal.
 

America’s Central Port, Port of New Orleans Sign Marketing Deal

11 Apr 2013
Officials with America’s Central Port in Illinois and the Port of New Orleans have formalized a marketing agreement to identify and facilitate commercial opportunities between the two ports.
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Unloading steel at the Port of New Orleans.
 
Port of New Orleans' General Cargo Increases
09 Apr 2013
In 2012, total general cargo tonnage at the Port of New Orleans rose 8.6 percent year-over-year to 7.55 million tons, marking the third straight year of tonnage gains.
 
Gov. Jindal Appoints Members to Louisiana Board of International Commerce
28 Mar 2013
Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed members to the newly formed 23-member Louisiana Board of International Commerce...
Port of New Orleans’ containerized exports and imports through February 2013.
 
Double-Digit Drop in New Orleans' Container Volume
27 Mar 2013
The Port of New Orleans’ containerized throughput fell 14.7 percent year-over-year in February.
 
Louisiana Ports See 'Huge Opportunity' in LNG
25 Mar 2013
Representatives from Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish Economic Development Authority and the Port of Terrebonne have determined that liquefied natural gas will offer a “huge opportunity” for exportation for regional Gulf Coast ports...
 
Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal Project Begins
22 Mar 2013
The Port of New Orleans’ board of commissioners has notified AECOM Technical Services to begin the design of the port’s new Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal Project.
 
New Orleans Seeks Private Funds for Terminal Expansion
20 Mar 2013
The Port of New Orleans is seeking private funds to help complete its planned $580 million Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal expansion, the Thibodaux Daily Comet reports.
 
Ryder, Eagle Distributing of Shreveport Ink Natural Gas Deal
11 Mar 2013
Eagle Distributing of Shreveport has signed a lease agreement with Ryder System for 23 compressed natural gas tractors.
 
Gulf Intermodal Services Announces Management Promotions
20 Feb 2013
Gulf Intermodal Services has promoted Linda Johnson to regional vice president of the New Orleans office, Jim Gillis to regional vice president of the Houston office and Saul Ramirez to...
 
MIQ Logistics Opens Service Center in New Orleans
20 Feb 2013
MIQ Logistics has opened a new service center in the Lakeway Business Center in New Orleans.
Port of New Orleans' Napoleon Container Terminal
 
Big Growth in the Big Easy
19 Feb 2013
A combination of public and private investment has added container-handling capacity, infrastructure and processing facilities in the Gulf region, enabling the Port of New Orleans to lure so much container and breakbulk traffic away from Houston, its Texas neighbor, that it’s forecasting a second year of record volumes.