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Marine Log Employees
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) marked 20,500 container strikes by barge throughout calendar yr 2023, the very best since beginning the container-on-barge (COB) service in 2016 in partnership with the Port of Larger Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group.
Shifting a mean of 30,000 TEU of containers per yr between New Orleans, the Port of Larger Baton Rouge, Memphis and St. Louis, the service is the most important container-on-barge community within the U.S. with connectivity to the nation’s heartland.
“We’re poised to broaden this service even additional within the coming years,” mentioned Port NOLA president & CEO, Brandy D. Christian. “That is yet one more instance of Port NOLA working alongside our companions to supply modern options for international provide chain disruptions whereas concurrently honoring a dedication to sustainability.”
The service eradicated greater than 1,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and saved greater than 130,000 gallons of diesel gasoline in calendar yr 2023. Since 2016, the amassed (CO2) emissions discount is greater than 10,400 tonnes.
Port NOLA says that it values its ongoing partnership with the Port of Larger Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group to supply the weekly service that repositions empty containers the place they can be utilized and gives shippers alternative routes to maneuver their items.
“We’re proud to accomplice with the Port of New Orleans and Ingram Marine Group to proceed to supply modern and sustainable maritime options,” mentioned Port of Larger Baton Rouge govt director Jay Hardman, P.E. “These record- breaking numbers for our container-on-barge service are a direct results of our collective effort to create a stronger and extra resilient provide chain.”
“We’re proud to be part of the thriving maritime financial system of the Port of New Orleans, which features a rising container-on-barge system,” mentioned Ingram Marine Group President and CEO John Roberts. “Our latest creation of Ingram Infrastructure Group, fueled partially by our acquisition of SCF, has vastly elevated our presence within the container-on-barge market, in addition to our materials dealing with capabilities and talent to supply end-to-end provide chain options for our prospects. As such, we’re positioned to construct on the unbelievable success of 2023 in partnership with the Port of New Orleans and Ports America, in addition to carriers and shippers, and stay up for persevering with our container-on-barge companies with them.”
Just like the Uptown Napoleon Container Terminal, Port NOLA’s downriver container terminal, the port’s new Louisiana Worldwide Terminal (LIT), will even be geared up to supply container-on-barge companies. LIT will permit the container-on-barge operation to broaden with a devoted berth area designed for this service.
