Port Bienville

Hancock County man killed in industrial accident identified

A Hancock County killed Friday in an industrial accident at Jindal Tubular has been identified. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston said 25-year-old Tyde Woody died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Woody…

Port Bienville Receives $450,000 Site Development Grant

KILN, MISS: Today Governor Tate Reeves’s office announced the state of Mississippi is investing $450,000 in a site development grant to Port Bienville and Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC). This site development grant will advance the development requirements…

Railroad upgrades, maintenance underway at Port Bienville

KILN, MISS. – The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission recently awarded a nearly $1 million contract for upgrades and life cycle maintenance of railroad track at Port Bienville Industrial Park. Trac-Work, Inc., of Haltom City, Texas, was the lowest and…

Calgon Carbon announces $185M project in Hancock County

Calgon Carbon, manufacturer of activated carbon products, is increasing production capacity at Port Bienville in Hancock County. The project represents a corporate investment of $185 million and is creating 38 jobs. Calgon Carbon and its parent company, Kuraray, manufacture coal,…