LOUISIANA's Plaquemines Port, 10 miles from New Orleans, has announced that its development partner, LA23 Development Co. (LA23 Devco), has secured the site for a future container terminal, reported New York's FreightWaves.
Plaquemines Port is currently conducting due diligence with Maersk port operator APM Terminals to assess the competitive and financial impacts. APMT will be the operator of the terminal.
The site is located on the west side of the Mississippi River, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, with rail access to both Union Pacific's and the BNSF railways.
The port has been working with LA23 Devco and Sustainability Partners to find the land and to design the logistics network for rail access.
'This is an exciting first step towards the project,?? said Chris Fetters, CEO at LA23 Devco. 'Rail is a vital component to the success of the terminal, and we are looking forward to the partnership with Sustainability Partners.??
The gateway container terminal to and from the Gulf will sit on 1,000 acres (8,200 feet of river frontage) in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, accommodating ships with capacity of up to 22,000-TEU. The deepwater, multimodal (rail, truck and barge) facility will be environmentally friendly, powered by natural gas, with its equipment utilising electric drive power.
American Patriot Holdings (APH) will provide inland container shipping service from the port to inland Midwest ports. APH's liners can provide payload capacity up to 2,375 TEU in the lower portion of the river and 1,800 TEU in the upper river and tributaries.
Plaquemines Port is currently conducting due diligence with APM Terminals to assess the competitive and financial impacts. APMT will be the operator of the terminal.
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Plaquemines Port is currently conducting due diligence with Maersk port operator APM Terminals to assess the competitive and financial impacts. APMT will be the operator of the terminal.
The site is located on the west side of the Mississippi River, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, with rail access to both Union Pacific's and the BNSF railways.
The port has been working with LA23 Devco and Sustainability Partners to find the land and to design the logistics network for rail access.
'This is an exciting first step towards the project,?? said Chris Fetters, CEO at LA23 Devco. 'Rail is a vital component to the success of the terminal, and we are looking forward to the partnership with Sustainability Partners.??
The gateway container terminal to and from the Gulf will sit on 1,000 acres (8,200 feet of river frontage) in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, accommodating ships with capacity of up to 22,000-TEU. The deepwater, multimodal (rail, truck and barge) facility will be environmentally friendly, powered by natural gas, with its equipment utilising electric drive power.
American Patriot Holdings (APH) will provide inland container shipping service from the port to inland Midwest ports. APH's liners can provide payload capacity up to 2,375 TEU in the lower portion of the river and 1,800 TEU in the upper river and tributaries.
Plaquemines Port is currently conducting due diligence with APM Terminals to assess the competitive and financial impacts. APMT will be the operator of the terminal.
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