The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Port of South Louisiana a $13.4 million grant that will be used to make improvements to its Globalplex industrial park, according to an announcement from U.S. Rep. Garret Graves.
Globalplex is a 335-acre maritime industrial park in St. John the Baptist Parish, located within the Port of South Louisiana’s jurisdiction and operated by Associated Terminals. Specifically, the money will be used to construct a heavy load capacity floor in an existing bulk cargo warehouse, conveyor improvements, improvements on one of the park’s access roads, a rail spur connection, and a new dock access road and bridge to support the movement of heavy cargo at the Globalplex facility.
As the largest tonnage port district in the U.S., the Port of South Louisiana is an important gateway for U.S. export and import traffic, and covers 54 miles of the Mississippi River.
