The Port of Iberia consists of a two thousand acre manufacturing and industrial site that surrounds a man-made port with access to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. Connected to the Gulf by its Commercial Canal, the Port of Iberia also has access to the Mississippi River through the ports at Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

The waterfront property at Port of Iberia includes dredging and bulk-heading projects where industrial facilities can use the public dock facility to maintain a constant flow of goods and raw materials. More than one hundred industries are operating at the Port of Iberia.

More than five thousand people work for the Port of Iberia where the annual payroll exceeds $166 million. The Port of Iberia employees include pipefitters, mechanics, welders, programmers, accountants, and many others. The Port of Iberia generates about $1.4 billion in economic impact for Iberia Parish.

Cargoes moving through the Port of Iberia include gas and oil pipe and supplies, fabrication materials, agricultural products, limestone, aggregates, bulk concrete, and steel. The Port of Iberia handles containerized cargoes and supports the construction of vessels and barges.

The Port of Iberia has more than 30 thousand meters (100 thousand feet) of developed water frontage, and there are more than four thousand acres of undeveloped land available for industrial tenants. The Port of Iberia contains 7.6 thousand meters (25 thousand feet) of bulkheads.

The Port of Iberia Channel is almost 13 kilometers (eight miles) from its entrance to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The channel is at least 38 meters (125 feet) wide at bottom and 61 meters (200 feet) wide at the surface. The Port of Iberia Channel is 4 meters (13 feet) deep.

The Port of Iberia's Acadiana Navigational Channel stretches for almost 26 kilometers (16 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico across Vermillion Bay to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. With a depth of 2.7 meters (9 feet), the Channel is 45.7 meters (150 feet) wide at the bottom and 61 meters (200 feet) wide at its surface. The proposed Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel in the Port of Iberia will be 6.1 meters (20 feet) deep, 45.7 meters (150 feet) wide at the bottom, and 76.2 meters (250 feet) wide at its surface.

The Port of Iberia contains more than 16 kilometers (ten miles) of roadway access, and there are plans for additional access roads that will include four-lane thoroughfares that link the port to the coming Interstate 49 corridor. Further, the Port of Iberia contains more than 3.9 thousand meters (13 thousand feet) of rail frontage.

The Public Dock facility in the Port of Iberia offers both short- and long-term docking services. The facilities have more than 914 meters (three thousand feet) of bulkhead load-out area and stabilized yard with electric power and security fencing and lighting. The Port of Iberia public dock has parking and restrooms.

The Port of Iberia has a 22-slip marina for both commercial and recreational vessels. Two cruise ships call on the Port of Iberia today, and the port is considering adding a Cruise Ship Terminal.

The Port of Iberia owns several docks that are operated by private interests. The Port of Iberia Wharf operated by the Carlin Fleet Inc. is used to moor and clean Carlin Fleet vessels. The Port of Iberia Wharf has berthing space of 304.8 meters (1000 feet) with alongside depth of 2.7 meters (9 feet) MLG.

The Port of Iberia Wharves area operated by Diamond "B" Industries LLC is used to moor vessels for repair and to moor company-owned vessels. A machine shop at the rear of the wharf provides welding, painting, and sandblasting services, and there is a vertical boat lift that can handle vessels as large as a 30-meter (100-foot) shrimp boat or a 41-meter (135-foot) oil field service vessel. A marine railway at the rear of this Port of Iberia wharf is a 42.7-by-11 meter (140-by-34 foot) barge. The Diamond "B" Industries Port of Iberia Wharves has berthing space of 45.7 meters (150 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG.

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. also operates a portion of the Port of Iberia Wharf to ship and receive steel pipe and offshore oil industry machinery. This portion of the Port of Iberia Wharf has berthing space of 140 meters (460 feet) with alongside depth of 2.4 meters (8 feet) MLG.

Also operating a portion of the Port of Iberia Wharf is Excalibur Minerals of Louisiana LLC where they ship bulk-processed barite and receive crushed limestone and barite ore by barge. They also use the Port of Iberia Wharf to occasionally ship machinery and equipment. The Excalibur Minerals operation has berthing space of 152.4 meters (500 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLG.

Sea-Shells Inc. operates a section of the Port of Iberia Wharf that has berthing space of 94.5 meters (310 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLG. Sea-Shells receives aggregates by barge at the Port of Iberia Wharf.

Williamson Production Services Inc. operates a portion of the Port of Iberia Wharf to moor vessels for outfitting and repair and to occasionally ship fabricated equipment. A facility tenant sometimes uses the wharf for outfitting, maintenance, and storage and for mooring company-owned barges for above-waterline repairs. This section of the Port of Iberia Wharf has berthing space of 290 meters (952 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLG.

The Bayou Companies LLC operates the Port of Iberia's Slip C-10 Wharf to ship and receive steel pipe for the offshore oil industry. Slip C-10 in the Port of Iberia has berthing space of 91.4 meters (300 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG.

The Bayou Companies also owns and operates several facilities in the Port of Iberia to ship and receive steel pipe for the offshore oil industry. Their "B-1" Wharf is a concrete-surfaced wharf was built for heavy-lift operations, and it has one Louisiana and Delta Railroad surface track at the rear that connects with the Union Pacific Railroad. The "B-1" Wharf in the Port of Iberia has berthing space of 91.4 meters (300 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG.

The Bayou Companies' "B-17" wharves in the Port of Iberia are located on the Commercial Canal. The wharf is designed for heavy-lift operations, and a natural-bank portion of the wharf can be used for mooring. A Delta Railroad surface track at the rear that connects with the Union Pacific Railroad. The Port of Iberia "B-17" has berthing space of 30.5 meters (100 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG.

The Bayou Companies' Allen Tank Wharves in the Port of Iberia also have a Delta Railroad surface track at the rear that connects with the Union Pacific Railroad. The Allen Tank Wharves have berthing space of 38.1 meters (125 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG. The Port of Iberia "R-10" Slip Wharf has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG.

The Rodere Canal Wharf, owned and operated by The Bayou Companies in the Port of Iberia, has berthing space of 243.8 meters (800 feet) with alongside depth of 1.8 meters (6 feet) MLG. Hoisting equipment must operate at a minimum 7.6 meters (25 feet) behind the bulkhead.

The Bayou Companies' Slip R-12 North Wharf, also called the "Permapipe" dock, has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG. Their Slip R-12 South Wharf also has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLG.

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