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    Port of Baton Rouge

    Louisiana
    Gulf

    Overview

    The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is a major deepwater port positioned strategically at the head of deepwater navigation on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. As one of the top U.S. ports by tonnage, it serves as a vital logistics hub for agricultural, chemical, and industrial exports, handling both inbound and outbound shipments that include grain, petroleum, steel, chemicals, building materials, and sugar. Its facilities accommodate large Panamax-class vessels and feature a 45-foot shipping channel connecting directly to the mouth of the Mississippi and, subsequently, to the global trade network. The port's unique ability to handle year-round cargo-to-barge transfers (regardless of water levels) and its links to the 15,000-mile Mississippi River waterway system underscore its significance in U.S. and international commerce. Companies such as Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, and regional operators rely on the port's comprehensive maritime infrastructure, which includes deepwater docks, bulk terminals, warehousing, and specialized agro-industry complexes. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is critical to supplying global markets and supporting economic growth throughout the Gulf Coast and inland United States.

    Facilities

    • Deepwater Docks
    • Export Grain Elevator (Louis Dreyfus Commodities, LLC)
    • Liquid Bulk Terminals (John W. Stone Oil Distributor, Center Point Terminal Company, BWC Terminals)
    • Dry Bulk Terminals (Drax Biomass International, Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co., Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc., Watco Companies)
    • Midstream Buoys & Anchorage
    • Warehousing (Agway Systems, Inc., Jacobson Companies, Katoen Natie USA, Wilson Warehouse)
    • Inland Rivers Terminal (Continental Cement Company, Seacor AMH, LLC, Stupp Coatings, LLC, Katoen Natie USA)
    • Ardent Mills
    • Community Coffee Roasting Plant
    • Molasses Terminal

    Operating Hours

    24 hours a day, 7 days a week

    Shipping Lines

    Major carriers serving this port

    1
    Maersk
    2
    CMA CGM
    3
    Hapag-Lloyd
    4
    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
    5
    Louis Dreyfus Company
    6
    Seacor AMH