b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comgrant from the Louisiana Departmentindustrialgasleader AirProducts of Transportation and Development. which, adjacent to the port terminal, The latest projects are to includecontinuesitsresearchanddevelop-rail bridge and storage track construc- mentoftheworldslargestcarbon-tiontoenhancestorageandtrans- capture project.loadingcapabilitiesforthosetaking advantageofdirectaccesstotheP ortf ourChonCanadianNationalRailwaymain- The biggest news these days at the line;expansionofanexistinghard- Greater Lafourche Port Commissions surfaced laydown storage pad; furtherPortFourchonLouisianassouth-floodwallprotectionagainststormernmost portis the plan of Metai-surges; and upgrades to barge and boatrie, Louisiana-based Argent LNG to storage operations, including those ofdevelopastate-of-industryexport the Louisiana Department of Wildlifefacilityforliquefiednaturalgason and Fisheries and state and local first144 acres under long-term lease from responders. Also, a new fire suppres- theport.Inarelateddevelopment, sion system is being put in place. PortFourchonhassecuredapproval Among those to benefit from theseto proceed with the U.S. Army Corps upcominginfrastructureendeavors,of Engineers on dredging its channel as well as recently completed harborto 50-foot depth while widening it to The bulk carrier MV Xin Rong is worked at the Globalplex general cargo dockdredgingandotherimprovements,more than 475 feet.of the Port of South Louisiana. isPortManchacslargesttenantAtafirst-phasecostestimatedat (PROCEEDcontinued fromannual tonnage.LehighValley,Pennsylvania-based(PROCEEDcontinued on page 18)page 14)HOST also has established a rail linkP ort ofG reaterB atonr ouGewith Union Pacific service. Encouragedbyareportfrom The275-acreAvondaleGlobalWorld Trade Center New Orleans and Gatewayfacilityoffers1.2millionMartinAssociatesofferingaroad-squarefeetofindoorwarehousemap for collaborative success of key space,plusexpansiveuncoveredLouisiana ports, officials of the Port laydown areas, and affords Foreign- of Greater Baton Rouge are looking Trade Zone benefits, further facilitat- tofurtherenhancefacilitiesinPort ing its advancement as a focal pointAllen,acrosstheMississippiRiver foroffshorewindenergydevelop- from the states capital city.ment in the Gulf. The Port of Greater Baton Rouges container-on-bargeservicepartner-P ort ofs outhL ouisiana shipwithPortNOLA,launchedin The March announcement of Hyun- 2016 with Seacor AMH to bring plas-daiMotorGrouptoinvest$5.8bil- ticpelletsdownriverforexport,is lion in a new manufacturing facilityexpected to get a boost from return ofPort Manchacs primary tenant, Air Products, engages in transloading operations on the West Bank of the MississippiMediterraneanShippingCo.serviceat the intermodal facility, 35 miles northwest of New Orleans.River in Ascension Parish has broughtto the ports inland rivers barge termi-excitement to the Port of South Loui- nal, where the storage yard has been siana and the surrounding region, withexpandedtoaccommodatenearly expectation of creation of 5,400 direct1,800 containers. and indirect jobs. 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