A shipyard in Belle Chasse will build four new tugboats for Woodside Energy, which is building a $17 billion LNG terminal in Calcasieu Parish. Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says this is what they want to see: a business operating in one part of the state, providing jobs and opportunity in another area of the state.
“When we announce (LNG project) everyone thinks it’s Lake Charles, but now we have a company in Belle Chasse with a 300-million-dollar contract to build a ship, so it’s working like it’s exactly supposed to work,” Bourgeois said.
Woodside Energy has awarded a services contract worth more than 300 million dollars to Green Tug Towing. The tugboats will be built at C-and-C Marine and Repair in Plaquemines Parish. Bourgeois says Governor Landry encourages Louisiana businesses to do business with other Louisiana companies…
“Very important to him that they use Louisiana vendors, suppliers, and contractors because he knows the value of our businesses and workforce,” Bourgeois said.
Bourgeois says the investment will include significant upgrades to the warehouse, including four new shipping docks. The Green Tug Towing contract will result in 70 direct local jobs and 30 indirect roles. Bourgeois says the state has an online business database called Source Louisiana, which connects Louisiana companies to contract and vendor opportunities…
“Woodside go use the the companies in that database and that’s how they found C-and-C,” Bourgeois said.
The tugs will provide towing services for LNG tankers at the Louisiana LNG terminal.
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