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10/18/2024
The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) and Illinois-based Heniff Transportation Systems LLC yesterday announced they've signed an agreement that calls for Heniff to manage all rail transloading services at the newly opened Transloading Industrial Park in New Orleans.
Heniff will provide multimodal shipping options for liquid and dry bulk products to existing customers while also opening it to future markets. Heniff’s transload network includes 44 locations across North America where the company handles approximately 20,000 rail cars per year.
Owned by the Port of New Orleans, the Transloading Industrial Park complements Heniff’s existing liquid bulk service operations that are adjacent to the property, port and Heniff officials said in a press release.
"We are proud to work with an industry leader like Heniff as we grow our network,” said NOPB General Manager Tomeka Watson Bryant. “Multimodal infrastructure improvements like the NOPB Transloading Industrial Park not only allow us to move freight more efficiently through our global gateway, it also helps us grow the economy and bring more jobs to the region.”
The $3 million project to create the transloading facility was funded by the Louisiana Department of Transportation Shortline Railroad Priority Program, as well as a $1.5 million funding match from the NOPB.