b'18American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(PROCEEDcontinuedwindpowermostrecently from page 16) joining traditional oil and gas $10billion,theArgentLNGamong sectors benefiting from facility is expected to have anPort Fourchons strategic loca-annual throughput capacity oftion and infrastructure. as many as 20 million tons, pendingawaterwaysuit- P ort ofm orGanC ityability assessment and over- Twentymilesfromthe all federal approvals. ArgentGulfofAmericaviaafed-officials are hoping to beginerallyauthorized,20-foot-global exports by 2030. deepchannel,thePortof TheArgentfacilityalsoMorgan City marine terminal istoincludeamid-scaleanticipatescompletionby plant tailored to supply LNGmid-2027ofitsWestDock fornext-generationLNG- expansion,toincreasethat powered offshore supply ves- dockswaterfrontspaceto selsoperatingintheGulfof1,900 linear feet. That project America.PortFourchonhasfollows finishing a year ago longbeenaprimaryhubforof East Dock expansion.offshore energy activities, withSituatedattheconflu-A new bulk shiploader arrives last fall at the Port of Lake Charlesone of two such units recently added.ence of the Atchafalaya Riveropment of additional on-sitelioninvestment,sevensmall and Gulf Intracoastal Water- railspurs,aswellasmorewarehouses being replaced by way, the Port of Morgan Citylaydownspaceforavari- a 176,000-square-foot, clear-span offersuserswhatofficialsetyofcargos.Activitiesatbuilding,theLakeCharles callmultidirectional,multi- the port include transfers ofHarbor & Terminal Districts modal, multipurpose options.steel plate from rail to truckPort of Lake Charles is look-Locatedjustofffour-lanetogotonearbyfabricationing ahead to additional proj-U.S. 90 (future Interstate 49),yards; truck-to-rail moves ofects with investments totaling theportnotonlyprovideschemicals used in oil and gas$290 million.readyhighwayaccess,butexplorationandproduction;Ongoing and planned under-also furnishes rail spurs con- andcrossdocktransfersoftakingsattheportinclude nectingtoClassIoperatorsnumerous commodities. build-out of a trio of transit BNSFRailwayandUnionsheds (numbers 6, 7 and 8), Pacific Railroad. P ort ofL akeC harLes includingconstructionofa AsraildemandattheWith a pair of custom-builtnewroll-on,roll-offberth; PortofMorganCitycon- shiploaders having recently beenIndustrial Canal turning basin Steel plate is transferred from rail to truck at the Port of Morgan City, wheretinuestogrow,plansareput in place at its dry bulk ter- (PROCEEDcontinued on further rail spurs are planned. movingforwardfordevel- minal and, through a $35 mil- page 19)With more than 250 locations across five continents, we are a premier terminal SSAMarineoperator offering a full spectrum of services and cargo handling.www.ssamarine.com A Carrix Enterprise'