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Louisiana Ports to Collaborate on Strategy

The five deepwater Louisiana ports of Lower Mississippi River, or LMR, have entered into an agreement to develop a collaborative marketing strategy. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Port of South Louisiana, Port of New Orleans, St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and Louisiana Gateway Port created the collaboration  to increase international trade, drive economic growth, attract new business along with foreign direct investment and support long-term economic development goals. ... [+]

Ports Seek to Optimize Lower Mississippi River

The World Trade Center New Orleans, or WTCNO hopes to utilize comprehensive analysis to optimize global commodity flows and maximize the economic benefits of the Lower Mississippi River region. The Lower Mississippi River Commodity Analysis represents a collaborative effort between Louisiana’s five-deep draft ports along the Lower Mississippi River – the ... [+]