b'MAY 2025GULF COAST PORTS13(PROCEEDcontinuedBernard Port, Harbor & Ter-from page 2) minalDistrictalongwith asmanyas12milliontonslongtimemarineterminal ofcargo,featurestwocon- operatorAssociatedTermi-tinuousbargeunloaders,nalshas completed a major midstream buoysandapairreconstruction of docks at its offloatingcranes,plustwoChalmette Slip. The $38 mil-barge fleets with a total of aslionundertakingrepresents many as 500 barges. Groundthemostambitiousproject storage is offered for as manyin the 65-year history of the as 1.5 million tons of cargo. port district.The rebuilding endeavor, s t . B ernardP ort which followed demolition of LocatedjustdowntheSection A of Dock 1 and Sec-MississippiRiverfromNewtion F of Dock 2, is anticipated Orleans, between Mile Markerto increase by as much as 25 81andMileMarker91,St.percent the facilitys capabili-Louisiana International Terminal, as shown in this rendering, is being advanced by Port NOLA with extensive private- and public-sector support.ties for throughput of ferrousFederal Aviation Administra- ting process is well along for and nonferrous metals, as welltion standards.the LIT project, with federal, asfertilizerandotherbulk,stateandportfundingbut-breakbulk and project cargos.P ortnoLatressed by a combined $800 The renovated docks are to beBilled as the largest publicmillionfromleadingNorth supported by additional ware- economic development in theAmericanterminaloperator house capacity. state,the$1.8billionLoui- Ports AmericaandMediter-Also,St.BernardPortsiana International Terminal,raneanShippingCo.sTer-hasrefurbishedthe60-year- orLITforshort,isstartingminalInvestmentLtd.arm. old,nearly500-foot-highto take shape in Violet in St.Construction is anticipated to smokestackthatstandsasaBernardParish.Thesiteisstart later this year.remnantofalong-shuttereddownriver from the CrescentLIT enjoys support from Kaiser Aluminum and Chemi- City Connection bridge clear- more than a dozen ports in six cals Corp. plant on Chalmetteance restriction and existingstatesandfrommajortrade property acquired by the portfacilitiesofPortNOLA,asandagriculturalassociations in 1989. Ladders and catwalksthePortofNewOrleansisthroughouttheAmerican have been restored, and light- now known.Heartland.Thetransforma-ing has been installed to show- Designworkisnearlytionaldevelopment,which T. Parker Hosts 1,200-acre United Bulk Terminals facility in Davant,case the iconic feature and thecomplete and the U.S. Army(PROCEEDcontinued on Louisiana, is among the U.S. Gulf regions largest bulk terminals. portdistrictwhilemeetingCorpsofEngineerspermit- page 14)L A K EC H A R L E S ,L A ,U S AGlobal capability.Global capacity.When shippers around the globe move cargoes that require efficient, large-scale handling, they rely on the Port of Lake Charles and the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana, recognized as Americas Energy Corridor.Our capacity and efficiency have long made the Port of Lake Charles the choice for cargoes of all weights, dimensions, and handling requirements.Let us put our capabilities to work for you. The Calcasieu Ship Channel is an ideal connection along the central U.S. Gulf Coast.portlc.com|[email protected]|'