New Orleans, Louisiana · 2026

The
Operating
System
for the
Mississippi.

Autonomous agentic coordination for ports, rail, and terminals across the GNO Industrial Corridor.

TWIC-Cleared Founders MTSA Aligned GNO Industrial Corridor DeltaAgent.ai
$226B
Annual cargo value through the Mississippi corridor
6
Class I railroads coordinated manually today
$1.8B
Louisiana International Terminal — under development now
4.40 ft
Carrollton Gauge · Station 8761927 · Live

01 / The Problem

The $500M
Coordination Gap.

New Orleans is a Top 10 U.S. port — but the digital coordination between ships, barges, and six Class I railroads remains manual, fragmented, and catastrophically slow.

$226B
Annual cargo value through the Mississippi corridor — coordinated by spreadsheets and phone calls
2,800+
Barges backed up in January 2026 alone — barge spot rates spiked 37% above 2025 levels
4hrs
The average warning window operators need — but don't have — to avoid costly re-routing
Carrollton Gauge
4.4 ft
Status
NOMINAL
Agent Watch
ACTIVE
Station
8761927

02 / The Solution

Agentic AI that
acts, not just alerts.

DeltaAgent doesn't send notifications. It runs the OODA loop autonomously — from raw sensor data to rescheduled logistics — in under 400 milliseconds.

O
Observe
Real-time ingestion of NOAA gauge data, AIS vessel positions, and NOPB rail car locations across the full corridor.
O
Orient
River-Logic analysis — proprietary models that understand draft restrictions, Algiers Point vessel limits, and tidal influence.
D
Decide
Runs 1,000+ scheduling simulations to surface the optimal berth sequence, rail interchange timing, and truck gate plan.
A
Act
Dispatches automated SMS/API alerts to Port Directors, pilots, and trucking fleets. Human confirms — AI executes.

03 / Technology & IP

Built for the
River, not the cloud.

Three specialized AI agents work in parallel — each a domain expert, coordinated by a shared orchestration layer.

RW
River Warden
Monitors NOAA gauges, current velocity, tidal windows, and fog conditions at Southwest Pass.
BM
Berth Master
Manages the dock-scheduling "Tetris" — crane availability, vessel draft, and turnaround targets.
IS
Intermodal Sync
Coordinates last-mile handoffs between arriving vessels, CN/KCS rail lines, and drayage fleets.

Proprietary Moat

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River-Logic Models trained on decades of Lower Mississippi hydrodynamics and Crescent Pilot communications — no global player can replicate this data.
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Edge Resilience Architecture runs locally on port infrastructure — 99.9% uptime during Gulf storm seasons and internet outages.
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MTSA Cybersecurity Compliance built-in from day one — meeting 2026 federal maritime security mandates that competitors are scrambling to retrofit.
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Stack: LangGraph · FastAPI · Supabase · AIS feeds · NOAA live data · Twilio action layer.

04 / The NOLA Moat

This problem can only be
solved from the river.

Hyper-Local Intelligence
No global player understands the Carrollton Gauge, Algiers Point vessel restrictions, or Southwest Pass fog patterns. This knowledge isn't in any dataset — it's earned on the water.
Six Class I Railroads
New Orleans is the only U.S. city where six Class I railroads converge at a single port. Coordinating that intermodal handoff is a problem no Silicon Valley firm has ever had to solve.
The LIT Catalyst
The $1.8B Louisiana International Terminal is being built now. We are positioning as its native operating system before it opens — an opportunity that expires once a competitor gets there first.
Louisiana Founder Advantage
TWIC-cleared. Louisiana LLC. 35% Angel Tax Credit for investors. 25% Digital Media payroll rebate. No other state makes it this economical to build and fund a maritime AI company.
"Big Tech builds for deep water. We're building for the River — and that's a permanent moat no amount of compute can substitute for."

— Jordan Liuzza, Founder, DeltaAgent AI

05 / Traction & Roadmap

From prototype
to the dock.

MAR '26
Company Founded · NOW
DeltaAgent AI, LLC incorporated in Louisiana. Live River Pulse prototype pulling real NOAA data. Domains secured: deltaagent.ai + deltaagent.io.
APR '26
TWIC Cleared · Dock Access
Founder TWIC credential clears federal processing. First physical site visits at Napoleon Ave Wharf and Globalplex terminals.
Q2 '26
Newlab Residency + Shadow Pilot
Target Newlab New Orleans membership. Begin "read-only" shadow pilot — agents monitor live operations at Associated Terminals / Globalplex Dock.
Q3 '26
Alpha Deployment · High-Water Beta
First actionable recommendations to a terminal operator. Target: demonstrate 4-hour advance warning on weather-driven berth congestion events.
Q4 '26
Seed Round · LIT Positioning
Raise $1–3M seed. Position as native operating system for the Louisiana International Terminal ($1.8B project) as it scales operations.

06 / Market Opportunity

A river that connects
31 states.

TAM
$14.5B
Gulf South Maritime Logistics
SAM
$2.1B
GNO Port & Terminal AI Ops
SOM
$180M
Realistic Year 3 capture

NOLA is the beachhead. If we solve coordination for the Lower Mississippi, we own the playbook for the Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois — and every port that feeds them.

Big Tech Can't Win Here
No global player understands the Carrollton Gauge or Algiers Point vessel size restrictions. That local knowledge is a permanent moat no amount of compute can substitute for.
LIT Catalyst — $1.8B
The Louisiana International Terminal secured $10M in additional federal funding in March 2026. We're building the native OS for the newest terminal in the U.S. before it opens.
Louisiana Angel Tax Credit
35% state credit on investor contributions. Every $100K invested is effectively $135K of impact — the strongest early-stage de-risking mechanism in the country.

07 / The Team

On the river.
Not from the valley.

JL
Jordan Liuzza
Founder & CEO · DeltaAgent AI
Born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Jordan brings hands-on AI and automation implementation experience across industries — translating complex agent architectures into operational tools that actually get used. Deep roots in the GNO community and a conviction that the river deserves infrastructure-grade intelligence.
AI & Automation Implementation
Louisiana Native · Metairie-born
TWIC Credential Pending
MTSA Aligned Ops
Seeking Advisory Partners
Port NOLA Operations Veteran
Terminal ops & berth logistics expertise — target Q2 2026
FUEL (NSF Engine) Lead
Blue Tech grant cycles and maritime R&D network access
Class I Railroad Liaison
CN / KCS intermodal coordination relationships
Louisiana Angel Investor
35% state tax credit eligible · maritime industrial focus

The founding team is intentionally lean. Every dollar goes into river intelligence, not overhead. The Newlab ecosystem is our extended team.

08 / The Ask

Join us in building
the digital river.

01
Pre-Seed Round — $150K
Seeking Louisiana angel investors (35% state tax credit eligible). Covers 12 months of core infrastructure, first technical hire, and maritime data API access through first pilot.
02
Pilot Partner
One terminal operator for a zero-risk "read-only" shadow pilot. We plug into existing feeds and deliver actionable recommendations — no infrastructure changes required.
03
Strategic Advisors
Seeking 1–2 advisors with deep maritime operations or Gulf South logistics experience to help navigate the corridor and shape the product roadmap.
04
Industry Introductions
Warm introductions to terminal operators, Port NOLA leadership, Class I railroad contacts, or Blue Tech grant programs (FUEL/NSF Engine) accelerate our Q2 2026 pilot timeline.
Founder Jordan Liuzza
Email info@deltaagent.ai
Web deltaagent.ai
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
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