Port of New Orleans
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Port of New Orleans railroad upgrades locomotives
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad brings on eight new engines, which will reduce the operation’s fuel consumption by 25% and emissions by 40%.
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Cargo handling continues at US ports despite coronavirus spread
While operations across the country have not been interrupted, visitors should stay away.
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Gulf Coast shipping wins big in federal project funding
$360 million allotted to deepen the Port of Mobile and the Lower Mississippi River.
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Maritime
For US ports, ‘gloves are back off and we are able to ship to China again’
Everything from driverless trucks, the U.S. tariff war with China and the growth of ocean ports was discussed during the opening day of the National…
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Plastic resin exports drive growth for container-on-barge service
SCF Marine Inc.'s SEACOR America’s Marine Highway (AMH) unit has seen its business grow rapidly with the boom in U.S. plastic exports.
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Weather and Critical Events
Barge traffic on Mississippi slowly recovering
Tonnage of grains, number of grain barges increasing up and down the Mississippi.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Are the cycles of destruction to Louisiana’s freight infrastructure inevitable?
In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state…
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Port of New Orleans reopens following Barry
The Port of New Orleans has reopened after Tropical Storm Barry swept through the region, although officials still stress dangerous flooding conditions for area residents.
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Weather and Critical Events
Mississippi flooding’s impact on freight, economy spreads downstream
Hundreds of barges carrying grains still waiting to be exported
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Volkswagen announces aggressive EV expansion plans
Volkswagen invests $25B in EVs; Tesla exposed to neodymium supply shocks; FedEx to announce earnings today; Union Pacific plans $127M capex in Arkansas; Maersk says…
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