LOCATION
Adjacent to the Red River between river mile markers 211 and 212, off
Louisiana Highway 1, 4 1/2 miles south of the Shreveport City limits. The
Port is located in Caddo and Bossier Parishes.
PORT TYPE
Shallow draft navigation channel - 9 feet deep by 200 feet wide.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TONNAGE [Short tons]*
First year water operations 1997.
MAJOR COMMODITIES
| Import |
Export |
| Steel |
Finished Steel Products |
| Petroleum Products |
Lignite |
| Woodchips |
Agriculture |
| Soybean Meal |
Petroleum |
| Fertilizer |
Plastics |
| Coal |
Forest Products |
| Aggregates |
Activated Carbon |
| - |
Milk |
| - |
Line Equipment |
| - |
Fertilizer |
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE
Name: #154
Sub-Zone: Lucent
PORT SERVICES
PILOT ASSOCIATIONS:
N/A
CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKERS:
N/A
FREIGHT FORWARDERS:
M.G. Maher & Co., Inc.
Alliance Shippers, Inc.
GST, Inc.
ABL Transportation
Red River Intermodal
American President Lines
Hub City
Mark VII
AIT
STEVEDORES:
Logistics Services Incorporated
TRANSPORTATION
AIRPORT
Nearest General Passenger or Commercial Service: Shreveport Regional
Airport
AIRLINES:
American
Continental
Delta
U.S. Air
Northwest
TWA
RAILROADS:
Southern Pacific Railways
Union Pacific Railways
Kansas City Southern Railways
TRUCK LINES:
(Representative Sample)
Roadway Express
ABF Freight System
Saia Motor Freight
AAA Cooper Transport
Consolidated Freightways
Overnight Transportation
Davison Transport
Commodity Transport Service and Distribution
STEAMSHIP LINES:
N/A
TANK FARM:
Near Completion -- Red River Terminals, L.L.C.
SHIP AND BARGE REPAIR:
N/A
STEAMSHIP AGENTS:
N/A
BARGE LINES:
N/A
BARGE FLEETING OPERATION:
N/A
SHIPPING LINES:
N/A
TOWING AND TUG SERVICES:
N/A
CADDO-BOSSIER PARISHES PORT COMMISSION
Post Office Box 52071
Shreveport, LA 71135-2071
Office: (318) 861-4981
Fax: (318) 869-2329
| Mr. John W. Holt, Jr. |
Executive Port Director |
| Mr. Rick Nance |
Director of Facilities and Operations |
| Mr. Eric England |
Director of Marketing & Sales |
| Mr. Vol Dooley |
Director of Safety & Security |
| Mrs. Gloria Washington |
Director of Administrative Services |
| Mr. Charles G. Tutt |
Local Legal Counsel |
| Mr. Brad Whitesides |
Public Information Officer (Consultant) |
| Mr. Jack Long |
Port Manager for Logistics Services Incorporated |
| Mr. Dale Karr |
Railroad Consultant |
Comments:
The Caddo-Bossier Port will be operational in 1997 with all aspects
relative to water transportation. Currently the intermodal container
freight facility is operational for COFC and/or TOFC traffic.
Source: Louisiana Department of Economic Development, Ports
Association of Louisiana, Entergy Corporation |
