The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is moving forward with plans to develop the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). The new $1.8B state-of-the art container terminal will eliminate air-draft restrictions that limit the size of vessels that can currently call Port NOLA, allowing it to serve vessels of all sizes.
The new terminal will also strengthen the flow of inland river container traffic and the St. Louis regional ports and the St. Louis Regional Freightway are jointly supporting Port NOLA’s efforts to develop LIT.
The St. Louis region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Port NOLA in 2017 aimed at growing trade with a commitment to building existing and new business relationships between the two region’s critical ports of call.
The MOU has ed to increased traffic flow of cargo between middle America and Port NOLA, which is strongly rooted in container-on-barge service. The container-on-barge service moves an average of 30,000 TEUs per year between New Orleans, Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Memphis and now St. Louis.
The St. Louis region is the nexus of six Class I railroads, four interstate highways located within 500 miles of one third of the U.S. population, and the most strategic location on the inland waterway system – ice-free and lock-free to and from the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Log 09/19/23) Why “Ag Coast” ports are backing Port NOLA’s new $1.8 billion container terminal - Marine Log
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