Port of New Orleans

The Port of New Orleansist a seaport in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA). Together with the port of south Louisiana, he is by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans businesses.

Location

The port is located approximately in the center of New Orleans, about 160 km upstream of the mouth of the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean).

Presence

Today, the Port of New Orleans one of the most modern and most important ports in the United States, as it controls the export of food products in the world. Due to Hurricane Katrina the port and its exports was hit very hard at times could only 40 % of the goods are shipped. The port was built, however, very quickly and export could be controlled again. Meanwhile, about 84 million tons of goods per year are sent. Judging by this number of the port of New Orléans is the fifth largest port in the United States.

History

Have since the first Europeans in 1718 in the port of New Orleans a foothold, this area was often contested and not least in the Civil War as New Orleans was the capital of the southern states. Very important, the port was also for the slave trade with Africa and the sending of the recovered goods such as gold, diamonds, silver, coal, etc. to Europe.

In the last decade, $ 400 million was invested to expand its sustainability into the harbor. The focus was on the expansion of container handling and transport infrastructure.

Goods and transport

The port is the only deep water port in the United States, which is served by six railway companies.

The port is very important for the export of steel and the largest for rubber in the USA. It is the second largest port for the import of coffee from the port of New York. Go every year about 700,000 passengers in the port of New Orleans on board. The Port of New Orleans exported more goods to Latin America than any other port in the United States.

It is also very important for the traffic on the Mississippi, as all cruise ships from New Orleans start, the traveling in the Caribbean, Mexico, or the Bahamas.