Port NOLA offers a diverse cargo profile to serve our global supply
Premium Breakbulk Capabilities: Breakbulk accounts
chain partners, including container, breakbulk, heavy lift, temperature-
for 50 percent of our cargo profile. In Fiscal Year 2017 breakbulk
sensitive cargo, roll-on/roll-off and bulk transload.
was up 17 percent vs. 2016.
Containerized Cargo Momentum: Port NOLA is the only
• 13,511 feet of berthing space available at six dedicated
deepwater container port in Louisiana. Volumes surpassed the 500,000
breakbulk terminals ideally suited for a broad spectrum of
TEU threshold four years in a row. We continue to attract new services and
breakbulk cargo including heavy lift/project and cold storage
ocean carriers including: all three major mega-container carrier alliances,
• 1.6 million square feet of transit shed area for the
direct all-water container service to Asia and direct South America service
temporary storage of breakbulk cargo; and ability to discharge
to Brazil.
directly to/from barge
• 840,000 annual TEU capacity with six gantry cranes to handle 10,000
• 140,000-square-foot dockside cold storage facility, the
TEU vessels.
Henry Clay Avenue Refrigerated Terminal.
• Regular container-on-barge services and on-dock rail
Value-added Logistics Hub: Port NOLA’s diverse
access with the Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal.
industrial real estate portfolio includes land and assets with
• New Orleans Public Belt Railroad provides the Port, Class I partners
access to rail, barge and truck. Our industrial tenants and
and shippers secured intermodal advantage.
partners provide value-added activities that support cargo growth such as warehousing, distribution, transloading, manufacturing, packaging and other activities.
OUR WORK SPEAKS VOLUMES Household items made possible by some of the commodities moved annually at the Port of New Orleans:
CRUISING AHEAD Cruising from New Orleans continues to grow in popularity with year-round ocean-
Did You Know …
going and inland river cruise itineraries. Cruise line commitment, proximity to New
Port NOLA handled more than 1 million
Orleans amenities and attractions, a thriving international airport, and a large drive-
cruise passenger movements
in market position Port NOLA for more cruise industry growth.
four years in a row – that’s equal to the population of six parishes in metro New
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Orleans area, including Jefferson, Orleans,
Port NOLA is committed to smart growth and serves as a gatekeeper to over 30 miles of urban waterfront. Our award-winning environmental programs are Green
Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. James and St. John.
Marine Certified and third-party audited.
CRUISE CATALYST ECONOMICS BY THE NUMBERS
6th Largest US Cruise Port
Direct Industry Expenditures = $432 Million
Out of State Tourists = 90%
Supports 8,321 Jobs
73% of Tourists Spend Two Nights in NOLA
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PORT N O L A F A CTS
DIVERSE CARGO CAPABILITIES