NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Port of New Orleans discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021 to barge at Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at the Louisiana Ave. Complex that were transported to barge from the SK…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – July 9, 2021 marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) as an independent subdivision of the State of Louisiana, a self-sustaining public agency. In 1896, the Board…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are the week's top business stories: The Port of New Orleans has issued a Request for Proposals for program management/program controls services for the development of its hoped-for Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) container facility in St.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his equipment has captured enough oil to fill scores of tank trucks, a federal appeals court has ruled.…
NEW ORLEANS — The Port of New Orleans has issued a Request for Proposals for program management/program controls services for the development of its hoped-for Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) container facility in St. Bernard Parish. Responses to the RFP are…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are the week's biggest business stories: The Hotel Saint Vincent is officially open at 1507 Magazine Street. The 75-room boutique hotel, which cost approximately $22.5 million to create, was developed by Austin-based hospitality hotshots Larry McGuire,…
NEW ORLEANS – An alliance of global shipping lines has launched a new Asia-to-U.S.container service that brings a third weekly direct-to-Asia service to the Port of New Orleans. On June 22, the ONE Modern arrived at Port NOLA during its…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of an offshore oilfield boat that overturned off Louisiana plans to use $25 million in insurance on the vessel to pay down part of the Texas company’s debts. Attorneys for families of men killed…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the State of Louisiana’s SmartPort initiative is the recipient of a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. That federal award will be matched by $1.4 million from…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More lawsuits filed Tuesday in the capsizing of an offshore oil service vessel in a Gulf of Mexico storm provide harrowing descriptions of what survivors endured in the accident that killed 13 shipmates. Bryan Mires and…
PORT FOURCHON (AP) — Authorities say they’re preparing to move a capsized oil industry boat from the site of its deadly April accident. A barge is at the site off the coast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, to help remove the…
NEW ORLEANS –The Port of New Orleans and Tangipahoa Parish Economic Development have agreed to work together to grow trade, as well as to support existing and new business relationships for the benefit of the region and state of Louisiana.…
NEW ORLEANS — Throughout May, the Port of New Orleans will pay tribute to the region’s maritime history and workforce. The theme of Maritime Month 2021 is “Your Working River, Connecting Louisiana with the World.” Port NOLA is also launching…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74 million for ecosystem recovery projects and programs approved or extended this week. Nearly $80 million…
NEW ORLEANS –The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the St. Tammany Corporation said they have agreed to work together to attract more manufacturing, product assembly, distribution and logistics centers to the region. “As more and more people shop…
BATON ROUGE - The 10/12 Industry Report will host a webcast titled “The Energy Evolution: How Will Louisiana Fare?” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 5. Scott Angelle and Loren Scott will talk about how Louisiana can make the transition to…
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday that supporters said would ensure money collected for violations of coastal permits is dedicated to coastal restoration and protection. An attorney for parishes that are suing oil companies over…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Ocean Industries Association board of directors has elected Tim Duncan, president and CEO of Talos Energy, as chairman and Paul Danos, owner, president and CEO of Danos, as vice…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal agency in charge of offshore oil and gas environmental enforcement doesn’t have a strong inspection program for working pipelines and doesn't adequately make sure companies clean and bury those no longer in use, a…
GRAY, La. – Oilfield service provider Danos recently launched intelligent integrated materials solutions (i2ms), a technology-based service offering that "utilizes people, processes and technology to provide warehousing logistics and inventory management." Scott Theriot will lead the 20-plus member i2ms team…
NEW ORLEANS – The World Trade Center New Orleans announced that Paul G. Aucoin, executive director of the Port of South Louisiana, is the recipient of the 2021 C. Alvin Bertel Award. The Bertel award is presented each year to…
CUT OFF, La. (AP) — The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the five known dead and eight missing, a grim…
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, a privately held designer and builder of steel military and commercial vessels, announced that it has acquired Gulf Island Fabrication’s Houma shipyard facilities, expanding Bollinger’s new construction and repair capacity. Financial terms of the transaction…
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard crew members attempt to throw a hammer at the hull of the SeaCor Power. The Seacor Power, an oil industry vessel, flipped over Tuesday, April…
LaPlace, La. - The Port of South Louisiana announced that the construction of a six-track railyard in St. Charles Parish is now complete. The rail yard, located at SoLaPort, a port-owned property on the west bank of the Mississippi River,…
NEW ORLEANS – Applications are now open for the Port of New Orleans Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program, which gives drayage truck and fleet owners who serve Port NOLA an opportunity to voluntarily replace older, inefficient drayage trucks with cleaner…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — As 12 people remained missing from a capsized oil industry vessel, Coast Guard divers waited for a break in stormy weather Thursday that would allow them to reach the hull and search for survivors. Coast…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard searched for 12 people missing off the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday after finding one crew member dead and pulling six survivors from rough seas when their commercial platform vessel capsized in…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, two new airlines announced service to and from Armstrong International Airport. First, Independent regional airline Silver Airways announced it will offer nonstop, twice-weekly flights from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Fla. The new route will also…
