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Port of New Orleans
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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]
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Port of New Orleans | |
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![]() Container ship is unloaded at the Napoleon Avenue terminal | |
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Country | United States |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 29°56′13″N 90°03′43″W |
UN/LOCODE | USMSY[1] |
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Draft depth | project depth 45 ft., depth at berths 50 ft.[2] |
Air draft | 170 feet, restricted by Crescent City Connection bridge |
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Website https://www.portnola.com/ |
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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.