La. ports get $3M grants

The Maritime Administration awarded the ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans a $3.2M Marine Highway Program grant to support a program to put shipping containers on barges rather than congested highways. The ports’ container on barge (COB) service between the Louisiana ports was awarded the largest of the grants announced last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Sponsored by the Port of New Orleans, the grant funds will support the both ports’ container on barge service, allowing them to purchase vessels that will increase the viability of the service. (Source: Work Boat 04/22/19)