{"id":11307,"date":"2023-02-23T01:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T01:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=11307"},"modified":"2023-02-09T14:29:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:29:22","slug":"port-of-south-louisiana-tonnage-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/port-of-south-louisiana-tonnage-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Port of South Louisiana Tonnage Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent release of Q4 2022 data, Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) saw an annual increase in tonnage of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022, PortSL moved a total of 239,257,758 short tons compared to a total of 229,797,480 short tons in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>This is the first year that Port of South Louisiana has seen a net increase in tonnage since 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe numbers do not lie; Port of South Louisiana has reversed a six-year trend and is finally growing,\u201d said PortSL CEO Paul Matthews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Commission, staff, and I are constantly thinking outside the box and taking tremendous steps to maximize our growth and operate at optimal levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith plans to construct the state\u2019s first grain elevator in 40 years and the prospects of owning Louisiana\u2019s greatest industrial icon, Avondale Global Gateway, Port of South Louisiana is on track to reach new heights, attract good-paying jobs and make Louisiana and America more competitive in the ever-changing shipping markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11308\" style=\"width: 1574px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11308\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1564\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08.png 1564w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08-1536x654.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08-400x170.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08-440x187.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08-650x277.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-14.26.08-892x380.png 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1564px) 100vw, 1564px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the first year that Port of South Louisiana has seen a net increase in tonnage since 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the nation\u2019s leading grain exporter and the second largest port in the Western Hemisphere, Port of South Louisiana is a driver of Louisiana\u2019s and America\u2019s economy and is responsible for feeding and fueling the world. With conflict in Europe between two of the world\u2019s largest grain producers, Russia and Ukraine, the eyes of the world have turned to America\u2019s farmers and the Port of South Louisiana, where sixty percent of the nation\u2019s grain is exported through seven grain elevators in the port\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>PortSL is also currently ranked second in the nation as an energy transfer port. By focusing on diversifying the energy industry in the River Region, the port continues to attract investment in both the traditional and renewable energy space.<\/p>\n<p>In September, PortSL was awarded federal funding to construct the nation\u2019s first hydrogen fueling barge, which is an integral piece to a larger $74 million project to develop a new energy cluster in South Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, PortSL faced many challenges, including barges being unable to move safely on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Upriver, record-low water levels were recorded at Memphis, Tennessee of -10.81 feet below zero gauge in October 2022. Despite the adversity brought on by Mother Nature, the Port took major steps to overcome obstacles and remain resilient.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In August, PortSL dedicated two new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/konecranes-inc\/\">Konecranes<\/a> at its Globalplex Intermodal Terminal dock, doubling the port\u2019s discharge rate, and making the Port more efficient with less downtime in the offloading process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWhen our Commission hired Mr. Matthews a little over a year ago, we challenged him to establish a culture that nurtures growth and embraces concepts and ideas that equip the port to thrive in an evolving marketplace,\u201d said PortSL commission chairman Ryan Burks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis course correction from annual losses to an increase of 10 million tons in just one year\u2019s time is a testament to Paul\u2019s leadership and our staff\u2019s dedication to attracting foreign and domestic cargo and investment to the Port of South Louisiana.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent release of Q4 2022 data, Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) saw an annual increase in tonnage of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo. 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This is the first year that Port of&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/port-of-south-louisiana-tonnage-up\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,10],"tags":[8557,275,977,157,106,2798,4821,99,8555,8556,62],"class_list":["post-11307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-featured","category-news","tag-avondale-global-gateway","tag-container-handling","tag-konecranes","tag-logistics","tag-material-handling","tag-port","tag-port-of-south-louisiana","tag-ports","tag-portsl","tag-south-louisiana","tag-supply-chain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Port of South Louisiana Tonnage Up - Find A Distributor Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/port-of-south-louisiana-tonnage-up\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Port of South Louisiana Tonnage Up - Find A Distributor Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the recent release of Q4 2022 data, Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) saw an annual increase in tonnage of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo. 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