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Hecht Highlights Economic Wins, Challenges at GNO Inc. Meeting

Rich Collins,

NEW ORLEANS — Roughly 1,200 business and civic leaders attended the 2023 Greater New Orleans Inc. Annual Meeting on Jan. 13 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Dubbed “GNO United,” the gathering included a review of economic development wins from…

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Port of South Louisiana to Purchase Avondale Global Gateway

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AVONDALE, La. — On Jan. 12, the Port of South Louisiana announced that it has entered into an agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase Avondale Global Gateway, following the Port of South Louisiana Commission’s unanimous approval. The reported price…

Crabtree to Lead World Trade Center of New Orleans

Rich Collins,

NEW ORLEANS — Harrison Crabtree has taken on the role of director at the World Trade Center New Orleans, which partnered last year with regional economic development booster Greater New Orleans Inc. Crabtree spent the past six and a half…

Edwards Announces $1.8B Louisiana Port Expansion Project

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NEW ORLEANS – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a public-private partnership between the state of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime industry leaders to build a $1.8 billion container facility on the Lower Mississippi River. The…

Staffing Agency Launches ‘Get to Work Fast’ Initiative

Rich Collins,

NEW ORLEANS – Complete Logistical Services, a local staffing agency, has announced the launch of its Get to Work Fast initiative. The program aims to expedite the hiring process for candidates and companies. CLS says applicants seeking permanent full-time, temporary…

DOTD to Provide $3M to Improve Louisiana Rail Infrastructure

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NEW ORLEANS — On Nov. 30, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive a total of $3 million in grant funding under the Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program. The New…

Bollinger Shipyards Announces Leadership Changes

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LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards announced several leadership changes following the recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding and Bollinger Mississippi Repair in Pascagoula, Miss. The announcements reflect leadership changes at BMS and BMR, as well as Bollinger Lockport New Construction…

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Charvet Named Program Committee Chair for Admiralty Law Institute

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NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this month, Galloway Director Kathleen K. Charvet was selected to be program committee chair for the 30th Biennial Admiralty Law Institute at Tulane Law School. Charvet has more than 25 years of experience counseling, representing and…

Bollinger Completes Acquisition of Mississippi Shipyards

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LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-owned and operated shipbuilder, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pascagoula-based VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore. “Today marks an important milestone for Bollinger and our 76-year history,” said…

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Bollinger to Acquire Mississippi Shipyards

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LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-owned and operated shipbuilder, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore from parent company ST Engineering North America. The Pascagoula, Miss.-based…

Week in Review, Oct. 24-28: Port NOLA, Convention Center and More

Rich Collins,

NEW ORLEANS — At an Oct. 27 event, leaders of the Port of New Orleans gave a progress report on efforts to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian…

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Port NOLA Unveils Design Details for St. Bernard Terminal

Rich Collins,

NEW ORLEANS — At an Oct. 27 event, leaders of the Port of New Orleans gave a progress report on efforts to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian…

Danos Transitions Denbury Account

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GRAY, La. – Danos has been awarded a multi-year contract with independent oil and natural gas company Denbury Inc. to provide production labor support at the company’s Wyoming and Montana locations. Positions include roles for operators, instrumentation and electrical technicians,…

Port of New Orleans to Host Procurement Event

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NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) will host a Procurement Contractor’s Resource Event on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at NOPB’s Joe Spot…

NTSB: Communications Outage a Factor in Lift Boat Disaster

Kevin McGill, Associated Press Reporter,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system and “data gaps” in radar systems were factors in last year’s deadly capsize of an oil industry vessel during severe storms off of Louisiana’s coast, the National…

Private Equity Firm Sells M/G Transport Services to Maritime Partners

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NEW ORLEANS – Auxo Investment Partners, a Michigan-based lower middle market private equity firm, has announced a successful exit from its investment in M/G Transport Services (M/G) through a sale to Maritime Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed,…

Schlumberger Invests $11.5M to Create Operations Hub in Lafayette

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LAFAYETTE, La. – From Louisiana Economic Development: International offshore drilling contractor Schlumberger announced it will invest $11.5 million to centralize its North Gulf Coast (NGC) divisions at a newly renovated operations hub in Lafayette. The company will create 44 new…

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T. Parker Host Unveils Avondale Global Gateway

Rich Collins,

AVONDALE, La. – T. Parker Host announced the grand opening of the former Avondale Shipyards as Avondale Global Gateway, a logistics hub for intermodal commerce. “I am proud to be part of the Host team that took on the herculean…

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Low Water on the Mississippi River Impacting Barge Traffic

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O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop harvests begin. Some Mississippi River communities between St. Louis and…

Port NOLA CEO Says Business is Booming but Competition is Fierce

Rich Collins,

NEW ORLEANS – On Sept. 29, Brandy D. Christian, CEO of the Port of New Orleans and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, delivered the 2022 State of the Port address highlighting successes across the Port’s four lines of business…

Salt Water Creeps Toward New Orleans Up Mississippi River

Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Reporter,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drought upriver has left the Mississippi River so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom toward New Orleans and threatening drinking water, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.…

Report: Oil Spills from Offshore Transportation Way Down

Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Reporter,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one from 2010 through 2019, according to a federal report Wednesday. The amounts…

Port of New Orleans Board Elects Jack Jensen Jr. Chairman

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NEW ORLEANS — On Sept. 23, the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans elected Jack C. Jensen Jr. to serve as board chairman, succeeding Charles H. Ponstein, whose term as chairman ended this month. Also elected were…

T. Parker Host Companies Donate $500K to NOLA Coalition

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NEW ORLEANS — The T. Parker Host group of companies has announced a $500,000 donation to support the NOLA Coalition and other charitable organizations. Avondale Marine, the former Avondale Shipyard, is a Host company. $350,000 will go to support the…

Port NOLA Awarded $514,965 in Security Funding from FEMA

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NEW ORLEANS – From the Port of New Orleans: Port NOLA was recently awarded $514,964 in port security grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade technology at the Harbor Police Department (HPD)’s Maritime Security Operations Center…

FEMA Awards Nearly $1M to Port of South Louisiana

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RESERVE, La. (press release) — The Port of South Louisiana was awarded $955,339 in port security grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency. The funding will go toward the enhancement of the port's cybersecurity framework…

Company to Invest in Community Near Proposed Grain Export Facility

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WALLACE, La. — Greenfield Louisiana announced plans to found West Bank Prospers, a new foundation that will invest millions of dollars in new grants to West St. John High School, a new community health clinic, scholarships to River Parishes Community…

Danos Wins Contract with Italian Energy Company

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GRAY, La. – Oilfield services provider Danos has won a contract with Italian energy company Eni to support brownfield repairs and routine maintenance to Gulf of Mexico platforms. The three-year contract will use Danos’ fabrication, construction and scaffolding service lines.…

New Mississippi Riverboat American Symphony Sets Sail from Port NOLA

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NEW ORLEANS – The inaugural sailing of American Cruise Lines’ American Symphony departed Aug. 27 from the Port of New Orleans. The cruise passenger vessel is the fifth riverboat in ACL’s new series and adds to its four other homeported cruise…

Port of South Louisiana Dedicates 2 Cranes for Globalplex Dock

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RESERVE, La. — On Aug. 18, the Port of South Louisiana officially dedicated and named the two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Portal Harbor Cranes to be used at the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal Dock along the Mississippi River. The cranes increase…

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