Port of Iberia Welcomes Turner Industries
Stephen Toups – Turner Industries
Governor John Bel Edwards along with the Port of Iberia Executive Director and Board of Commissioners today welcomed Turner Industries as the latest company to locate at the Port of Iberia. Turner Industries provides turnkey services and solutions to the nation’s heavy industrial sector, supporting companies that produce fuel, energy, and products essential to modern life.
According to Port Executive Director Craig Romero, Turner Industries is expanding their capacity to service their growing customer base in the manufacturing and petrochemical facilities along the Gulf coast. Turner will be occupying the former Dynamic Industries location. (more…)
Gulf of Mexico Access Channel Project
AGMAC Ribbon Cutting
Article by: KATC News
Posted at 11:49 AM, Mar 04, 2021
and last updated 7:39 PM, Mar 04, 2021
The Port of Iberia held a ribbon cutting ceremony recently to officially kick off the Acadiana to Gulf of Mexico Access Channel Project.
The ribbon cutting was held at the drill site where the first of three large pipelines are being relocated under the main Port channel. According to the Port of Iberia, the total cost for the project is estimated to be around $34 million. (more…)
MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Craig Romero,
Executive Director
“Good things are happening at the Port of Iberia, despite the challenges of the past year. Several companies are providing products and services to the Liquid Natural Gas industry. Longtime port business, The Bayou Companies, continues to maintain a high activity level with pipe coating for various LNG plant connections. Chart Industries is busy with production of cold boxes and brazed aluminum heat exchangers for multiple LNG export terminal projects in the Louisiana Texas coast. RedGuard, an expert in design and building of blast-resistant buildings, is also busy with industrial plant work. The port’s newest tenant, Seadrill, is in the final stages of establishing a shorebase for their Western Hemisphere operations. This shorebase will maintain an inventory of parts and components for drill ships across the world. The Port of Iberia played a vital role in assisting Seadrill in their pursuit of establishing a 60 acre Foreign Trade Zone at their new shore base. (more…)
AGMAC UPDATE
The Port of Iberia is another step closer in deepening the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access channel (AGMAC) to a 16 feet from the port to the Gulf of Mexico via the Intracoastal Canal. Work on lowering the first of three pipelines as required by the Corps of Engineers has begun. To prepare for dredging the pipelines will be lowered at the Commercial Canal between the port and the Intracoastal Waterway. The second and third pipeline lowering is scheduled for early summer. Funds have been appropriated by the state of Louisiana for the estimated cost of $5.4 million per pipeline. The Port Commissioners anticipate advertising for dredging bids by late summer
DANNY DAVID SELECTED AS BOARD PRESIDENT
Incoming Port of Iberia Board
of Commission President,
Danny David, presents a plaque
to outgoing President Mark Doré.
Danny J. David was recently selected to serve at President of the Port of Iberia Board of Commissioners. He replaces outgoing President Mark Dore’. David was appointed to the Board by the Iberia Parish Council in 2008. David is a lifelong resident of New Iberia and owns David Mortuary, LLC, David Marble & Granite, Inc., and Beau Pre Memorial Park, Inc.
WELCOME SEADRILL
Port of Iberia Commissioners and staff along with Iberia Parish President and Assessor at lease signing with Lynn Ussie of Seadrill.
The Port of Iberia welcomes Seadrill, a world-class deepwater drilling contractor, to the Port of Iberia. Seadrill recently signed a 10-year lease to establish a shorebase for their Western Hemisphere operations. This shorebase will maintain an inventory of parts and components for drill ships across the world. Seadrill operates over 50 drill ships, primarily overseas, and spends $1 Billion a year in operations.
Port of Iberia Executive Director, Craig Romero, stated the 60-acre lease received Foreign Trade Zone designation from the U.S. Department of Commerce which was vital for Seadrill to locate at the Port of Iberia. “This will allow Seadrill to bring in equipment by their ships from foreign locations for repair or maintenance and ship back without any tax liabilities,” said Romero. “Without this Foreign Trade Zone designation, this work would be done outside of the United States. Now the Port of Iberia, Louisiana and the United States will benefit economically.”
AGMAC UPDATE
Phase I of the dredging the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC) is ready to begin. The AGMAC would allow dredging of a 16-foot deep channel from the Port of Iberia to the Gulf of Mexico via the Intracoastal Canal.
Contracts have been negotiated for the lowering of three pipelines to depth required by the Corps of Engineers at the Commercial Canal between the port and the Intracoastal Waterway. This portion of the project will take approximately six to eight months to complete at a cost of $6-7 Million dollar per pipeline. These funds have been appropriated by the state of Louisiana. After completion, work will begin on the actual dredging of the Port canal set to begin in 2021.
The Port is also working with landowners along the route for property restoration using dredge materials. “AGMAC is vital to the Port businesses to remain competitive,” stated Romero.
MILLENNIUM EXPANSION PHASE III
Port Executive Director Craig Romero and Port Attorney Ray Allain discuss property purchase with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bernard.
The Port of Iberia is finalizing the purchase of 40 acres from Bernard Port Properties, LLC. The property is located behind the Port administration office between Lewis Street and Pesson Road. The Port received $2.4 million in capital outlay funds from the State of Louisiana for land acquisition and canal dredging. This will create more waterfront property with road and rail access.
Signing of a Long-Term Lease with Seadrill
NEW IBERIA, LA
MAY 29, 2020
The Port of Iberia announced the signing of a long-term lease with Seadrill, a world-class deepwater drilling contractor, to establish a shorebase for their Western Hemisphere operations. The 10-year lease will include three additional 10-year lease options. This shorebase will maintain an inventory of parts and components for drill ships across the world. Seadrill operates over 50 drill ships, primarily overseas, and spends $1 Billion a year in operations. (more…)
Shorebase Lease
The Port of Iberia is in the final steps of signing a 10 year lease agreement with multiple 10 year options with a world-class drilling contractor to establish a shorebase for the western hemisphere part of their worldwide operations. The Port has secured $4.4 Million dollars to enhance the existing buildings and land in order to set up the shorebase. This shorebase will maintain an inventory of parts and components for drill ships across the world. According to Port Executive Director Craig Romero, the first step to getting this world-class drilling company to consider the Port was to establish a “Foreign Trade Zone” which the Iberia Parish School Board and Iberia Parish Council approved unanimously. This company operates over 50 drill ships, primarily overseas, and spends $1 Billion a year operating the company which includes a tremendous amount of repairs done in the immediate vicinity of the shorebase. Construction plans have been finalized and will go out for public bids soon.