Liquid Bulk Symposium, New Orleans, in cooperation with ITCO

Port Of New Orleans | 08 April 2026

For the ITCO members interested in joining this top-rated event, please find details of the event, and registration below.

The registration page is live and the link can be found below. Cost is $75/per person and the event is on Wednesday April 8. Venue is at the Port of New Orleans admin building located at 1350 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Regarding other events surrounding the symposium for anyone interested, there is an open house at Freedom Intermodal’s office on Tuesday April 7 and a golf outing on April 9. The golf outing is separate from the symposium, but most attendees stay for it.

There are no hotels blocks available. Most attendees book in downtown New Orleans (warehouse district). Everything is within walking distance or short uber ride. Less than 10 minutes.

Tentative topics on the agenda are as follows…but there is clearly a high quality speaker line-up!

Beth Branch (Port of NOLA CEO)
Keynote - David Cresson who is head of the Louisiana Chemical Association – represents the chemical plants in Louisiana
Shipping/ocean/rail panel (this panel is for shippers/ocean carriers/Class 1 rail. Discussion is around logistics in the chemical/bulk liquid space)
Port panel (discussion regarding Port systems and infrastructure improvements)
Legal/FTZ bonded (discussion about benefits of FTZ and bonded facilities as this is a hot topic amongst ISO tank importers)
ITCO panel (TBD)
Hazmat panel (Ouray discussing the anatomy of a hazmat response and how to respond)

There will be an Isotank training tank that is located in the parking lot of the event.