Port NOLA Issues RFP for New Container Terminal Port NOLA Issues RFP for New Container Terminal Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Port NOLA’s new $1.5 billion multimodal container terminal in St. Bernard Parish, La., is slated to serve the largest container vessels calling in the Gulf of Mexico, and will provide access to six Class I railroads (BNSF, CN, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific) and interstate highways. The Request for Proposal (RFP) process is now underway for design and permit-support services for the Port of New Orleans’ (Port NOLA) Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish, La.