Reviving maritime highway from La.

Plans have begun for a 4,200-acre intermodal container terminal in the Port of Plaquemines (La.) Harbor and Terminal District. The partner-project agreement is between the port and American Patriot Holdings. It calls for development of a logistics system for vessel operations, deep-water docking at the Pointe Celeste Container Terminal, and multiple upriver terminals (on Mississippi River). Those upriver terminals could be at Memphis and St. Louis. The facility would be the southern-most full service port complex on the Mississippi River. The project presents a fundamental change for inland waterways shipping, according to Sandy Sanders, executive director of the port. (Source: Marine Link 06/21/17)