b'18American Journal of Transportation ajot.comDixieCullenSafety first withQuality ServicesWind energy units are offloaded at the Port of Lake Charles, which is handling an increasingSUCCESSnumber of such components.(BOLSTERINGcontinued fromber, port board members approved aTHIS IS OUR PROPOSAL FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECTpage 17) contract with John C. Martin Associ- Because we know how important your freight is to your project, we treat itunloaders,and80percentofcoveredates and Meyer & Associates Inc. forlike it is our own. All of our 4+ Locations are within 5 miles of Port Houston.CityDocksstoragewasdamagedordevelopment of a new strategic plan. destroyed,butportactivitiessuffered relativelylittledisruption,accordingP ort ofC addo -b ossierto officials of the Southwest LouisianaAt the Port of Caddo-Bossier, onStorage Transloading Foreign Trade Zoneport,whichencompasses203squaretheRedRiverWaterwayjustsouth3/4 Million SF 250+Ton Lift Capacity Active ZonemilesalongtheCalcasieuRiverShipofthenorthwestLouisianacitiesofOverhead Cranes Flat Racks. Open-Tops, Zone 84Channel. It is situated amidst a prolif- Shreveport and Bossier City, officials100+Ton Lift Capacity Breakbulk Services Tariff/Duty Defermenterationofmultibillion-dollarliquefied in an interesting twistsee COVID- Humidity Control Pallet In/Out Fullfillmentnatural gas facilities in varying stages of19 as driving record volumes of steelMultiple Sites andcompletion, development and planning. imports,aschangesinconsumerGrowingThe Port of Lake Charles recentlybuyinghabitshavesparkeddemandClients choose us!opened a new terminal for export offor construction of e-commerce ware- We are chosen by our clients not only for the physical services we provide, but also theliquid bulk cargos and is advancing anhouse and distribution facilities. customer service we provide. Customer service starts with answering the phone with a smile,ongoing program of infrastructure andAmongpresentprioritiesatthegetting to know our clients, and making sure we have everything we need to take care ofequipmentimprovements.InOcto- Port of Caddo-Bossier is the $32.25them.million project to build a direct link8501 East Freeway, Houston, Tx 77029 ~ 713-747-1101 ~ [email protected] our NEW website TODAY! :www.dixiecullen.comTheundertaking,dubbedtheI-69 service road, has garnered full fund-ingthroughseveralfederal,stateUS BL Import Houses US Region: Gulfand regional sources and has moved intotheenvironmentalstudyphase,Rank US Port of Arrival 2020 2019 Variation Variation %with sights set on bringing the two- 1 Houston,TX 1,290,192 1,241,759 48,433 3.90laneroadwaytofruitionwithinthe2 Mobile, AL 212,352 203,817 8,535 4.19coming five years. Those in the region having committed funds for the proj- 3 New Orleans, LA 135,847 136,411 -564 -0.41ect include the Northwest Louisiana4 Gulfport, MS 77,064 85,120 -8,056 -9.46CouncilofGovernments,theport5 Tampa, FL 76,226 59,980 16,246 27.08commission, DeSoto and Caddo par- 6 Freeport, TX 26,370 28,727 -2,357 -8.20ishes, and Bossier City.Theportiscurrentlyengaged7 Panama City, FL 25,287 17,014 8,273 48.62inabroaderexpansioninitiativeto8 Galveston, TX 19,504 18,891 613 3.25attract additional commerce to Caddo9 Memphis, TN 492 205 287 140.00andBossierparishes,with18sites10 Morgan City, LA 351 291 60 20.74A steel coil is loaded onto a truck at the Portcomprising a total of approximately of Caddo-Bossier, which sees e-commerce10,000 acres having been identifiedTotal TEUs 1,864,171 1,792,865 71,305 3.98driving record steel volumes. as viable locations. (Descartes/Datamyne)Florida Gulf Coast Business Moves With Us ports featured in Feb. 22 AJOTAs detailed in the Feb. 22 Flor-idaportseditionofAJOT,seaports oftheSunshineStatesGulfCoast are expanding service offerings and facilities.OnTampaBay,PortManateeis handlingrecordcontainervolumes while expanding its dockside container yard and Port Tampa Bay is augment-ingitstrans-Pacificboxshipservices with new cross-Gulf offerings.Along the Florida Panhandle, Port Panama City has completed channel deepeningandanewforestprod-ucts facility; the Port of Pensacola is enjoying highly diverse growth; and The Port of Pensacola is the most capable business logistics support hub in NW Florida, bigthe Port of Port St. Joe is looking to enough for any logistics requirement but small enough to know you. With facilities to supportwoodybiomassexportstostokea a wide variety of activities, the Port of Pensacola should be your first choice for business.rebirth. Refer to the Feb. 22 issue of PortofPensacola.com | 850.436.5070 AJOT for full reports on each Florida Gulf Coast port.'