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www.marinelink.com MN 29 sultant John Vickerman,” Crowe said. “Vickerman and others said 'build it and they will come.'” Crowe represents

Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and

St. Tammany Parishes.

In late 2008, “the Louisiana Legislature — with a unanimous vote and the back- ing of Governor Bobby Jindal — passed

Act 699, establishing the LIGTT,”

Crowe said. LIGTT would set the stage for a cost-effective, supply chain con- necting South America to Canada through the interior of the United States, he said. He is chairman of the terminal authority's twelve-member board, drawn from state government and business.

Container usage is expected to contin- ue its strong growth of the past decade. “Once the Canal is expanded, capacity will increase from 4,000 containers per ship to 12,000 containers per ship from

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