The port authority for the Port of Burnside is the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. Integral to Louisiana's marine industry and to the State's economy, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge handles a wide range and impressive volume of cargoes.

The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission was established in 1952 by the State's Legislature. A political unit of the State of Louisiana, the commission's 15 members are appointed by the Governor. The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission is charged with establishing policy and overseeing port development.

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company Inc. owns and operates the Port of Burnside Plant Wharf where it receives spent sulfuric acid and ships sulfuric acid by barge. Two surface rail tracks serve the plant at the rear of the wharf and connects with the Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad. A sulfuric acid pipeline connects the Port of Burnside wharf to five storage tanks with total capacity for 22.6 thousand tons. A spent sulfuric acid pipeline connects to two storage tanks with capacity for 12 thousand tons. The Port of Burnside Plant Wharf has berthing space of 59 meters (195 feet) with alongside depth of 11.9 meters (39 feet) LWRP.

Ormet Primary Alumina Corporation owns and operates the Port of Burnside Bulk Marine Terminal and the Burnside Terminal Barge Docks and Fleets. The Port of Burnside Terminal Barge Docks and Fleets receives liquid caustic soda and ships alumina by barge. This Port of Burnside wharf is also used for mooring barges for fleeting and for mooring midstream transfer equipment.

A pipeline extends from this Port of Burnside wharf to two liquid caustic soda storage tanks at the rear of the wharf with total capacity for 2.3 million gallons. The Port of Burnside Terminal Left Bank Fleet can accommodate 52 barges, and the Terminal Right Bank Fleet has capacity for 100 barges. The Port of Burnside Bulk Marine Terminal Barge Docks and Fleets has berthing space of 823 meters (2700 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) LWRP.

Ormet Primary Alumina Corporation also owns and operates the Port of Burnside Terminal Dry Bulk Transfer Mooring to transfer dry bulk cargoes (feed pellets and ores) between vessels and barges and to moor barges. The Port of Burnside's floating crane, Sara B, is based here. The Port of Burnside Terminal Dry Bulk Transfer Mooring has berthing space of 238 meters (780 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) LWRP.

Ormet Primary Alumina also owns, and its Bulk Marine Terminal Division operates the Port of Burnside Terminal Ship Wharf. Three surface rail tracks at the plant connect with the Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad. Rail car loading capacity is 600 tons per hour (250 cars a day). The Port of Burnside Terminal Ship Wharf ships and receives bauxite and a variety of dry bulk materials by both vessel and barge.

Other materials are handled at this Port of Burnside wharf, including raw sugar, alumina, coal, urea, phosphate, iron ore, chrome and manganese ores, zinc, cement, fluorspar, salt, coke, and barites. An elevated belt conveyor system moves bauxite from this Port of Burnside wharf to a storage shed with capacity for 200 thousand tons or to an open storage area with capacity for 225 thousand tons. The Port of Burnside Terminal Ship Wharf has berthing space of 305 meters (1000 feet) with alongside depth of 12.2 meters (40 feet) LWRP.

The River Cement Sales Company owns and operates the Port of Burnside Terminal Wharf to receive bulk cement by barge. At the rear of the wharf are three storage silos with total capacity for 10 thousand tons. A shed on this Port of Burnside wharf barge also provides storage space. The Port of Burnside Terminal Wharf has berthing space of 200 meters (656 feet) with alongside depth of 7.6 meters (5 feet) LWRP.

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