PAL Conference
Ports Association of Louisiana Annual Conference2009
New NOAA Tide Station
February 15, 2011 NOAA Berwick station
Port Facility Parking Lot Improvements
Parking lot and driveway improvements, including a covered parking area, were completed in late June, 2012. Another improvement project that is underway at the POMC which will benefit local, state and federal agencies includes a major upgrade to the parking area and driveway that immediately surrounds the facility.
A REFLECTION ON RECENT DISASTERS
Photo of dredge pumping steady stream of sediment from docks on Berwick Bay after Flood waters of 2011 receded The years of 2010 and 2011 were challenging years for the Port of Morgan City area. In 2010, the BP oil spill wreaked havoc through-out the Oil Industry, an industry which the economy of the Port…
Melancon Appointed to Commission
The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District welcomed Scott Melancon of Morgan City as its newest commissioner during their April meeting. Melancon, appointed by the Morgan City Council, will replace former commissioner Raymond Wade.
St. Mary Parish Chamber hears from Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
The St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce heard from representatives from the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District during a recent monthly luncheon. Port Commission President Raymond “Mac” Wade discussed the ports progress with tonnage collections, while Jonathan Hird of Moffatt and Nichol, an engineering firm the port hired to help determine how to manage its sediment problem, spoke about the pudding-like “spoil”…