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Port of New Orleans Awarded Clean TRIP Grant

Local short-haul truck owners operating within the Port of New Orleans will soon be eligible to apply for financial incentives to replace older model year trucks with 2011 or newer models. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans a $727,000 Clean Diesel grant for the port’s voluntary Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program, or Clean TRIP. The grant will assist short-haul ... [+]

Port of New Orleans Surpasses Previous TEU Records

Speaking out to a sold-out crowd at the 29th Annual State of the Port Address hosted by International Freight Forwarders & Custom Brokers Association of New Orleans (IFFCBANO), Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary LaGrange revealed that the port surpassed the half-million mark for twenty-foot-equivalent units handled in ... [+]

Port of New Orleans Launches TV ‘We Choose Louisiana’ Promotion

We’ve all seen that ads on television encouraging companies to locate to certain locations in the United States or the world. Now the Port of New Orleans is taking a similar strategy by launching on August 25 a promotional ad on WWL-TV Channel 4. The 30-second “We Choose Louisiana” ad ... [+]