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A new container terminal for the Gulf Coast region took a major step closer to reality December 12 when New Jersey-based terminal operator Ports America and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the investment arm of container shipping behemoth Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), announced an $800 million commitment to building the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), the Port of New Orleans' long-desired project in St. Bernard Parish.Ports America President and CEO Matthew Leech; Tom Van Eyed, TiL's terminal investment director for North America; Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards; and a host of state leaders joined Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy Christian at the ports existing Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal to formally announce the public-private partnership. |