New Orleans port positioning to capture more cargo | The Advocate

Facility upgrades at The Port of New Orleans — particularly the arrival of two giant blue cranes earlier this year — have positioned the port to capture its share of the expected swell in container cargo after the 2015 opening of an expanded Panama Canal.

But port officials said there is still more that can be done — including pursuing private investment in the port’s container terminal...

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New Orleans Port Unaffected So Far By Lower Mississippi River Levels | WWNO

Low water levels in the upper Mississippi River have not affected operations so far at the port of New Orleans. Port officials say no traffic restrictions are expected.

Port of New Orleans President Gary LaGrange says deep-draft shipping and cruise operations haven’t had any interruptions.

Credit Erin Krall / WWNO

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New Orleans Cold Storage opens new warehouse‎ | Cattle Network

The oldest cold storage company in North America is opening a massive, new 142,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse at the Port of New Orleans on Thursday, July 19. This expansion for the 126-year-old New Orleans Cold Storage (NOCS), one of the largest suppliers to the poultry, beef, pork and other exporters in the country, will add 125 direct new jobs and generate $126 million in annual spending...


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Agreement should allow Port of New Orleans to retain its largest shipping carrier | NOLA.com

The Port of New Orleans should be able to retain its largest shipping carrier for an additional decade under a new lease arrangement approved Friday by the port's Dock Board. The agreement aims to consolidate New Orleans Terminal's current leases with the port and add an additional five acres at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal for 10 years at an annual rate of $6 million, which would rise by less than one percent each year, according to the proposal...

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