New direct-Asia service to launch at Port of New Orleans
THE Alliance is adding a new direct-Asia container service that will call the Port of New Orleans, the East Coast Loop 6 (EC6) service via the Panama Canal.
Members of THE Alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Yang Ming Line said they are launching the EC6, calling it “the first service within THE Alliance network to directly and seamlessly connect the U.S. Gulf with important ports in Asia.” This new service will launch in April 2021, a news release said.
The MOL Emissary vessel part of the Ocean Network Express (ONE) line serving Port NOLA as part of THE Alliance scheduled to bring a new direct-Asia service to the Port of New Orleans. Photo courtesy Port NOLA
December 22, 2020 By Frank McCormack
The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) voted December 17 on several measures authorizing Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the port, to begin entering into purchase and lease agreements aimed at potentially developing a $1.5 billion multimodal container terminal in Violet, La., in lower St. Bernard Parish.
First envisioned in the port’s 2018 Port NOLA Forward strategic master plan, the proposed facility would be located downriver from the Crescent City Connection bridge, thus allowing the largest container vessels traversing the Gulf of Mexico to call on the new terminal.
With approval from the board of commissioners, the port will embark on a two-year due diligence and permitting period, which will include extensive community outreach.
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The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports that it is set to begin the due diligence process for a potential $1.5 billion multimodal container terminal to serve the largest container vessels calling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Following unanimous approval at yesterday’s Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Port NOLA intends to acquire property in St. Bernard Parish and begin a two-year due diligence and permitting period that will include robust community engagement.
Port NOLA says the major economic development project would serve industry investments throughout the State of Louisiana and attract business to St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans East, Jefferson Parish, the North Shore and parishes along the Lower Mississippi River.
The Port of New Orleans oversight board voted Thursday to move ahead with the purchase of land for a long-planned, $1.5 billion second container ship terminal to be located in St. Bernard Parish.
The board approved the purchase of nearly 1,100 acres in Violet at Mississippi River Mile Marker 83, adjacent to the existing St. Bernard Port, which is currently operated by the private sector firm Associated Terminals.
The land purchase, to be completed by the end of the year, kicks off a two-year period of due diligence to assess the feasibility of the project, the impact on the environment and consultation with the community.