Port of Lake Charles

Port Executive Director Richert Self, third from left, led a series of meetings with Senate and Congressional members along with Navigation Director Regan Brown and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington regarding the Port of Lake Charles and the Calcasieu Ship Channel.

The rice—11,000 metric tons of it—was shipped to Honduras through our Port's Turning Basin. farmprogress.com/rice/timely-ri…

We salute Director of Navigation Channing Hayden, left, on his retirement. He has been with the Port for 19 years, and his career has featured extensive experience in New Orleans and Lake Charles. Leading the gathering to thank him is Executive Director @RichertSelf, right.

Port employees, officials and commissioners picked up litter along adjacent Sallier Street today as part of the City of Lake Charles' Adopt-A-Spot program. The Port has adopted Sallier Street from Lake Street to Marine Street to pick up roadside trash.

Port Executive Director @RichertSelf was among the speakers at a luncheon co-hosted by the Port at the Americas LNG Summit & Exhibition in Lake Charles. The The top-10 Port of Lake Charles is the world's No. 1 export hub for LNG.

We were pleased this week to host Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois as well as LED, Energy Transfer and Chamber SWLA/Economic Development Alliance officials. Port Executive Director @RichertSelf gave an update on the Port and announced projects.

For passersby on Shell Beach Drive, it's easy to spot the Saga Voyager because of its large gantry cranes used for loading and unloading. The vessel is discharging 21,500 tons of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp that was loaded at the Port of Itaqui in Brazil.

We're exhibiting at the Breakbulk Americas Conference in Houston, looking to forge new business friendships and expand shipping and trade opportunities. Seen working our booth are Cargo and Trade Development Director @therrance Chretien and Operations Director Todd Henderson.

"The Port of Lake Charles has proven itself to be a strategic energy port of national importance," Executive Editor Crystal Stevenson writes in this extended @AmericanPress profile. americanpress.com/2025/09/14/pow…

Port officials hosted U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff from the Mississippi Valley Division and the New Orleans District to brief the Corps on the Calcasieu Ship Channel's importance to the U.S. economy. The Corps delegation was led by Lt. Col. Garrett Dean. #ports #shipping

Executive Director @RichertSelf is greeted by Better Business Bureau/Southwest Louisiana President Angela Guth, center right, at the BBB's "B2B Breakfast" today. They are flanked by Port commissioners Julie Miller and Cheyenne Boudreaux. Self was the featured speaker.

Three vessels are busy at work here today: • M/V Alerce from Turkey's Port of Aliaga — bagged cement. • M/V Athena San from Turkey's Port of Ceyhan — aggregate and concrete pilings. • M/V UBC Stavanger from Brazil's Porto de Vila do Conde — aluminum hydrate. #top10port

We’re pleased to retain our top-10 ranking as one of the nation’s busiest ports — and to support $83 billion in total U.S. economic value in the past year. ajot.com/news/port-of-l…

We hosted staff representatives for U.S. House Speaker @MikeJohnson as well as LAIA's Jim Rock today. Leading a boat tour was Port Director @RichertSelf, assisted by Director of Engineering Nicholas @Pestello and Cargo & Trade Development Director @therrance Chretien.

With two custom-built shiploaders at its dry bulk terminal and, through a $35 million investment, seven small warehouses being replaced by a 176,000-square-foot, clear-span building, we're looking ahead to additional projects of $290 million. theuncontained.com/articles/full/…

The Port of Lake Charles and Calcasieu Ship Channel are the central force of the regional economy — driving 83 percent of the area's GDP. The average annual salary for jobs on the Calcasieu Ship Channel is $115,206 — more than twice the average Louisiana salary of $55,130.

Derek Schierloh, sales manager, center, and Therrance Chretien, director of cargo and trade development, welcome a visitor to the Port's booth at the CleanPower Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., presented by the American Clean Power Association. #top10port

Port Executive Director @RichertSelf, center left, is part of a local delegation meeting today in Washington with @SpeakerJohnson, center, and other officials. He's advocating for the Port of Lake Charles — a top-10 U.S. port for cargo tonnage — and the Calcasieu Ship Channel.

Louisiana LNG, located on property owned by the Port of Lake Charles — a top-10 U.S. port, and world's No. 1 site for LNG exports — is a $17.5 billion project, as the @AmericanPress reports. americanpress.com/2025/04/29/por…

Port of Lake Charles property will be the site of the largest single foreign direct investment in Louisiana’s history. Australia’s @WoodsideEnergy has made a final investment decision to approve the $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project to export liquefied natural gas.