Officials at the Plaquemines Port in Louisiana plan to develop an intermodal container shipping terminal along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, a move that would increase competition with the Port of New Orleans, which is about 20 miles away.
American Patriot Holdings, a Miami-based marine industry firm with a satellite office in New Orleans, announced the initiative March 29 with the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District, which runs the port facility. At this early planning stage, the project’s cost — or timeline — is unclear.
