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| Port of New Orleans | |
|---|---|
 Container ship is unloaded at the Napoleon Avenue terminal | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29°56′13″N 90°03′43″W / 29.93694°N 90.06194°W |
| UN/LOCODE | USMSY[1] |
| Details | |
| Draft depth | project depth 45 ft., depth at berths 50 ft.[2] |
| Air draft | 170 feet, restricted by Crescent City Connection bridge |
| Statistics | |
| Website https://www.portnola.com/ | |
The Port of New Orleans is a significant transport hub located in Louisiana, United States. It serves as an embarkation point for cruise passengers and Louisiana’s sole international container port.[3]
The port generates $100 million in revenue annually through its four lines of business – cargo (46%), rail (31%), cruise (16%), and industrial real estate (7%). As a self-sustaining political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, it receives zero tax dollars.
In 1946, a foreign-trade zone was established in the port.[4][5] The New Orleans FTZ has more individual warehouses and sites under its umbrella than any other U.S. port-administered FTZ.
- ^ "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) (US) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE)". UNECE. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Port of New Orleans, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. OneOcean Group. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Gresham, M., 2016. The Port of New Orleans. Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council, 73(2).
- ^ Susan Tiefenbrun (2012), Tax Free Trade Zones of the World and in the United States, Edward Elgar, p. 57, ISBN 9781849802437
- ^ "Merchandise Received and Exports: Top 25, 2015", Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to the Congress of the United States, 2016