Transportation

Road Infrastructure:


Port Bienville Industrial Park:
Nearest Interstate: Interstate 10 10 Miles
Nearest 4 Lane Highway: US Hwy 90/MS 607 2 Miles

Stennis International Airport (KHSA):
Nearest Interstate: Interstate 10 2 Miles
Nearest 4 Lane Highway: MS 603 1 Mile

Driving Distances from Port Bienville Industrial Park

 

Driving Distance (Miles)

Driving Distance (Hours)

Birmingham, AL

338

5

Mobile, AL

100

1.5

Tampa, FL

611

9

Atlanta, GA

426

6.5

New Orleans, LA

62

1

Jackson, MS

208

3

Memphis, TN

416

6

Nashville, TN

527

8

Houston, TX

386

6

Source: Hancock County Development Commission, January 2009. Driving data provided by SSA Marine/SSA Gulf, Inc: Greg Schruff (228) 863-3922 greg.schruff@ssamarine.com.

 

Airports

Nearest General Aviation Airport:

Stennis International Airport (KHSA)

17 Miles from Port Bienville Industrial Park

Nearest Commercial Airport:

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (KGPT)

37 Miles from Port Bienville Industrial Park

Distances from Stennis International Airport

 

Airport

Flight Distance (Nautical Miles)

Flight Time Gate to Gate (Hours)

Birmingham, AL

KBHM

236

1.4

Mobile, AL

KMOB

66

0.5

Tampa, FL

KTPA

390

1.5

Atlanta, GA

KATL

322

1.4

New Orleans, LA

KMSY

48

0.4

Jackson, MS

KJAN

120

0.7

Memphis, TN

KMEM

282

1.4

Nashville, TN

KBMA

372

1.6

Houston, TX

KHOU

305

1.5

Data Note: Flight times determined with the following standard freight aircraft with a 350-knot cruise speed. Average gate speed < 300 nautical miles = 220 knots. 300 to 500 nautical miles = 250 knots and > 500 nautical miles = 300 knots.
Source: Direct User Access Terminal System. http://www.duats.com, March 2009.

 

Rail

The Port Bienville Shortline Railroad (PBVR) serves Port Bienville Industrial Park connecting to the CSX east/west mainline. Port Bienville offers several multimodal locations.
 

Days by Rail

Distance by Rail

Birmingham, AL

3 days

319 miles

Mobile, AL

4hrs

99 miles

Tampa, FL

6 days

678 miles

Atlanta, GA

4 days

459 miles

New Orleans, LA

1hr

36 miles

Jackson, MS

1.5 days

191 miles

Memphis, TN

4 days

386 miles

Nashville, TN

5 days

503 miles

Houston, TX

3 days

342 miles

 

Port

Port Bienville is a 12' draft port accessing the Intracoastal Waterway.

Barging Distances from Port Bienville Industrial Park

 

Barging Distance (Nautical Miles)

Transit Time (Days)*

Lake Charles, LA

375

3

New Orleans, LA

35

1

Memphis, TN

771 

St. Louis, MO

1169 

13 

Houston, TX

553 

Chicago, IL

1516 

16 

Louisville, KY

1337 

15 

Cincinnati, OH

1473 

17 

Pittsburgh, PA

1943 

22 

Data Note: Transit Time Only, does not account for weather or pick up delays.
Source: Hancock County Development Commission, January 2009. Barging data provided by SSA Marine/C-River Logistics: Pam Casio (504) 832-0500 pcascio@c-riverlogistics.com.

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