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SHORTSEA SHIPPING

Over 3500 acres are available at Myrtle Grove for a variety of port related projects.

it comes to fruition – a marriage of tired, old infrastruc- because NOLA is essentially “at capacity,” he and his team ture and new vessel technology. Instead, success will come “excluded cargoes currently in and out of NOLA.” Further- from infrastructure teamwork, so to speak. The project more, NOLA primarily serves greater New Orleans and provides an opportunity to combine the latest technology only 6-8% of the containers leave NOLA via rail or water, crane equipment, high speed lifts, and automation to re- over 90% of the freight to NOLA is serviced by truck.

duce dwell time and expedite loading and unloading. “Our Plaquemines and APH of