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3/5/2024
The Port of New Orleans (NOLA) marked 20,500 container moves by barge in 2023, the highest mark since starting the barge service in 2016 with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group.
The partnership represents the largest container-on-barge network in the U.S. with connectivity to the nation’s heartland, Port of New Orleans officials said in a press release.
The container-on-barge moves average 30,000 20-foot equivalent units per year between New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis.
"We are poised to expand this service even further in the coming years," said Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian.
The Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), the port's planned downriver container terminal, will also be equipped to provide container-on-barge services. The terminal will enable container-on-barge capabilities to expand with a dedicated berth space designed for this service, port officials said.
Currently in the design and permitting phase, the LIT is slated to enter the construction phase in 2025, with the first berth to open in 2028.