New Orleans secures federal grant

The U.S. awards US$148 million in grants for port air quality improvements, focusing on electrification and reduction of truck emissions.

Two Port of Long Beach companies will receive US$43.9 million, while the Port of New Orleans secured US$7.1 million for reducing truck emissions.

The Port of New Orleans marks the highest volume of container moves by barge since the service’s inception in 2016.

The British International Freight Association, which represents the interests of most freight forwarders and logistics companies in the UK, is pleased that the UK Government will not press for new legislation once the EU’s Consortia Block Exemption Regulation ends on 25 April.

The planned development of Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) downstream of the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River has received another financial boost, with it securing over US$226M in new federal funding.

The ambitious project of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to build a new 6-7 M TEU capacity container terminal in the port of Rotterdam could be delayed by at least one year.