VIOLET, La. — From the Port of New Orleans: Port NOLA will host a series of open houses in St. Bernard Parish to share information and invite community input about the proposed $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal project. The upcoming Port-hosted…
NEW ORLEANS — On Sept. 11, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the Mississippi River ship channel to 50 feet. The overall project will provide a "draft" of 50 feet from the Port of Baton Rouge to the…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Governor John Bel Edwards along with Louisiana Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Project Partnership Agreement to deepen the Mississippi river from Baton Rouge to the Gulf…
NEW ORLEANS — Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) president and CEO, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation (Rail NOLA) CEO, highlighted the successes and challenges of the agency’s diverse business profile, throughout 2018, at the annual State…
NEW ORLEANS — The second of five heavy-lift project cargo pieces manufactured in Louisiana was recently exported through the Port of New Orleans, bringing together three New Orleans-based entities on an international supply chain solution. Port NOLA is partnering with…
NEW ORLEANS - The Port of New Orleans President and CEO, Brandy D. Christian, will deliver the 2017 State of the Port Address during a scholarship luncheon hosted by the International Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans. The…
Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) continue to recommend a maximum draft of 42 feet for all vessels transiting SWP as first implemented at 1030…
Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) continue to recommend a maximum draft of 42 feet for all vessels transiting SWP as first implemented at 1030…
Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) continue to recommend a maximum draft of 42 feet for all vessels transiting SWP as first implemented at 1030…
UPDATED: Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) revised their recommended maximum draft to 42 feet for all vessels transiting SWP as first implemented at 1030…
Please accept this reminder about tomorrow’s public meeting with the Mississippi River Commission on the M/V MISSISSIPPI as an excellent opportunity to discuss the impact of draft restrictions on your business operations. The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) members and…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 41116 is attached. UPDATED: Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) revised their recommended maximum draft to 42 feet…
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) members and staff will make their annual High Water Inspection trip beginning next week from April 10, 2016 through April 17, 2016. The M/V MISSISSIPPI will be moored at the Thalia Street Wharf of the…
CONTINUING Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) recommended maximum draft for all for all vessels transiting SWP remains 43 feet. This draft restriction became effective…
The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of New Orleans will host a Lunch and Learn event featuring Mr. Bren Hasse of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Research Authority. The upcoming luncheon will be hosted at the Southern Yacht…
Members, Please review the latest information on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund allocations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 as provided by Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA). The attachments include a letter addressed to the U.S. House of Representative’s…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 31116 is attached for your reference. Updated Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) adjusted their maximum draft recommendation…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 3916 is attached for your reference. Updated Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) have adjusted their maximum draft…
The Corps’ Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) District’s Lock and Waterway Status 60-Day Forecast as updated today (March 9, 2016) is attached. The Harvey Lock is closed to navigation due to the adjacent 4th Street Bridge remaining in the down…
The Big River Coalition is pleased to report that at last week’s Ports Association of Louisiana’s (PAL) conference that the Deputy Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Activities, Mr. Chip Kline, announced that the Governor’s Coastal Activities leadership intended to…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 3716 is attached for your reference. Continuing Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) continue to recommend a maximum…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 22916 is attached for your reference. UPDATED: Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) increased their maximum draft recommendation…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 22616 is attached for your reference. CONTINUING Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) continue to recommend a maximum…
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 22216 is attached for your reference. CONTINUING Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass (SWP): The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) continue to recommend a maximum…
The Corps’ Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) is presently responding to the channel in the deficient areas of Southwest Pass with a total of 4 hopper dredges and 1 cutterhead dredge. The MVN’s hopper dredge WHEELER is scheduled to arrive…
The industry hopper dredge NEWPORT has sailed to Port Fourchon to have a thrust bearing replaced. The NEWPORT is expected to resume dredging in the area of the SWP jetties (Mile 18 to Mile 20 Below Head of Passes) by…
Navigation Restrictions in the Area of Southwest Pass: The Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) have announced that effective at 1030 hours tomorrow (Saturday, January 30, 2016) the maximum draft recommendation for all vessels transiting Southwest…
The Corps Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN)solicited a bid for industry hopper dredge contract Southwest Pass Hopper #2-2016 on January 26, 2016. After receiving no bids from the dredging industry the MVN began the established protocol and issued a Yellow…
