The port authority for the Port of Shreveport-Bossier is the Caddo/Bossier Port Commission. The Commission is charged with maximizing the use of Port of Shreveport-Bossier resources to create economic development in Caddo and Bossier Parishes. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier Port Commission is also responsible for expanding the use and development of multi-modal transportation and distribution and increasing commerce in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier.

Located on the Red River Waterway in Northwest Louisiana, the Port of Shreveport-Bossier is a two thousand acre facility about 6.4 kilometers (four miles) south of Shreveport's city limits. In addition to being a port, the Port of Shreveport-Bossier is an industrial park and inland distribution and multi-modal transportation center with customers throughout Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas.

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier has immediate access to transportation by barge, rail, truck, and air, offering a vigorous network for distribution of products throughout the central United States.

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier offers development-ready land parcels with utility services. It has the least expensive electrical service in the Region. It is a Foreign Trade Zone and an Enterprise Zone, and the Port of Shreveport-Bossier is also a US Customs Port of Entry.

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier has a roll-on/roll-off ramp and a 183-meter (600-foot) general cargo dock equipped with cranes. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier offers over 8.3 thousand square meters (90 thousand square feet) of warehouse space, and an additional 9.3 thousand square meters (100 thousand square feet) is under construction.

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier has immediate access to four-lane highways, Shreveport's Inner Loop, and major Interstate Highways that include Interstate 20, Interstate 49, and the coming Interstate 69. A broad network of Port of Shreveport-Bossier rail service connects with the Union Pacific Railroad. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier also contains over 35 kilometers (22 miles) of industrial grade track and on-dock rail. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier owns and operates three locomotives for timely rail car switching, and it has over six thousand meters (20 thousand feet) of rail storage available for tenants.

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier is connected to not only the Red River Waterway, but can access the Mississippi River Waterway, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and the Gulf of Mexico. Ten barge lines operate along the Red River, and the Port of Shreveport-Bossier contains six completed terminals and one being constructed now. The 61-meter (200-foot) wide channel has a depth of 2.7 meters (9 feet).

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier owns and operates three locomotives that are available for immediate rail car switching. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier provides all switching services within the complex. In addition, the Port offers more than 20,000 feet of rail storage for its tenants.

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier is just 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the Shreveport Regional Airport. The Airport can handle some of the biggest cargo and commercial aircraft, and it is served by major cargo-moving companies like United Parcel Service, DHL, Federal Express, and Emery Worldwide. Airport Group International operates at the Shreveport Regional Airport to help companies with both cargo-handling and charter services.

With a US Foreign Trade Zone designation, the Port of Shreveport-Bossier offers many advantages to business. These include the ability to bring foreign goods without duty or quotas, lower duty rates for imported goods that are manufacturing or assembled in zone, duty-free storage without time restrictions, and duty-free exporting.

The Caddo/Bossier Port Commission owns several facilities in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier. The Commission also operates the Port of Shreveport-Bossier Mooring Dock. Used for mooring vessels, there are plans for using the wharf for liquid bulk commodities in the future. The Caddo/Bossier Port Commission Mooring Dock in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier has berthing space of 99 meters (325 feet) with alongside depth of 6.1 meters (20 feet) NPL.

The Caddo/Bossier Port Commission also owns, and jointly operates with Shreveport Fabricators, the General Cargo Dock in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier. The General Cargo Dock is used to ship and receive general cargo and a variety of bulk materials that include crushed stone and fertilizer. This Port of Shreveport-Bossier dock is also used to receive steel and other fabrication materials. This Port of Shreveport-Bossier dock is served by one-surface track on the apron and one platform-level track in the rear that connect with the Union Pacific Railroad.

The Port Commission owns, and Shreveport Fabricators operates, the Port of Shreveport-Bossier Slack Water Harbor to receive steel and other fabrication materials. The Slack Water Harbor in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier has alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet).

The Port of Shreveport-Bossier's General Cargo Dock has a paved open storage area of about 3.5 acres at the rear of the dock and an almost 2.7 thousand square meter (29 thousand square foot) metal-covered building. The building has been used as a warehouse in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier in the past, but at the time of the US Army Corps of Engineer survey in 2000, it was used by Shreveport Fabricators to build fabrications for the ship-building industry. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier General Cargo Dock has berthing space of 183 meters (600 feet) with alongside depth of 6.7 meters (22 feet) NPL.

The Port Commission owns, and Omni Terminal System operates, the Liquid Commodities Dock in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier to receive petroleum products, ethylene glycol, and caustic soda. The dock is served by one surface track in the rear that connects with the Union Pacific Railroad. It is equipped with three pipelines that connect the wharf to seven storage tanks in the rear with total capacity for 127 thousand barrels. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier's Liquid Commodities Dock has berthing space of 152 meters (500 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) NPL.

Red River Terminals operates the Port of Shreveport-Bossier's Petroleum Dock. Receiving petroleum products, the Petroleum Dock in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier is equipped with four pipelines that connect the wharf to ten storage tanks in the rear with total capacity for 340 thousand barrels. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier Petroleum Dock has berthing space of 131 meters (430 feet) with alongside depth of 6.4 meters (21 feet) NPL.

Oakley Louisiana Inc. owns and operates the Oakley Louisiana Fertilizer Dock in the Port of Shreveport-Bossier. Used to receive bulk fertilizer, this Port of Shreveport-Bossier dock has one surface track that serves the rear storage building and connects with the Union Pacific Railroad. The Port of Shreveport-Bossier Fertilizer Dock has berthing space of 122 meters (400 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) NPL.

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