Plaquemines Port

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Plaquemines Parish Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness hosted the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - TEEX - Crisis Leadership Training Course last week. The course focused on the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision making from various leaders perspectives. Participants discussed methods to overcome leadership challenges in planning and responding to a large-scale incident. The outcome was to develop individual and jurisdictional action plans to guide improved preparedness and emergency response. We are thankful to be able to participate in such an important workshop!

We are hiring! Plaquemines Port is seeking a Director of Projects. This position provides strategic support to the Executive Director/CEO, overseeing a special combination of technical experience in the planning, design, and construction of port projects to support movement of goods and services related to waterborne commerce.

The future of container terminals is here! Kudos to APM Terminals on their acquisition of 100% all electric container handlers.

Thank you to Commissioner Edwards for organizing two beneficial town halls last week. We enjoyed participating in discussions about the ferry system, economic development, and community outreach with Senator Jacob Braud and members of Plaquemines Parish Government.

“This project has been underway since my time on the parish council, and I am thrilled to see it finally coming together. We thank the Port’s team for their collaboration and steadfastness. This initiative is crucial for powering Plaquemines and the state of Louisiana forward.” Plaquemines Parish President Keith Hinkley stated. Thank you, U.S. Department of Transportation! https://lnkd.in/gshKAfBJ

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All five Louisiana deep water ports will collaborate for a historic regional analysis to maximize the benefits of our port system. We are pleased to work with Port of New Orleans, Port of South Louisiana, Port Of Greater Baton Rouge and St. Bernard Port, Harbor, & Terminal District. This joint effort led by the World Trade Center New Orleans aims to enhance trade efficiency and capitalize on industry trends.

Plaquemines Port is pleased to again act as a conduit municipal bond issuer to permit NOLA Terminal LLC to access the municipal market. “We are excited to assist NOLA Terminal with this Bond transaction and look forward to jointly marketing the new facility that includes two large existing Suez Max docks,” Port Executive Director Charles Tillotson stated. “These improvements will poise NOLA Terminal to handle the largest vessels traversing the Mississippi River.”

Port staff participated in multiple trainings yesterday, including Leadership Training with Ronnie Slone, Cyber Security focus with Evalv IQ, and Hurricane Preparedness. It was an impactful day, learning about best practices for communication, protecting our port in the cyber realm, and reviewing our hurricane plan.