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5/3/2024
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reported this week it handled 133,845 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the third-quarter fiscal-year 2024, up 19% year over year and its highest container volume since the supply-chain issues in 2021.
"This record growth is a direct result of our innovative logistic solutions during supply-chain disruptions as shippers focus on diversifying their trade lanes," said Port NOLA President and CEO and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) CEO Brandy Christian in a news release. "Our strategic alignment with the NOPB makes New Orleans the only U.S. city where deep-draft shipping coincides directly with a rail gateway that serves six major Class I railroads."
During the quarter, loaded imports climbed 19% and loaded exports rose 16%. The top import commodities included coffee — mainly from South America and Southeast Asia — various chemicals from Mexico and northern Europe, and wood products such as plywood from Asia and South America.
Top export commodities included plastics such as PVC, mainly to Asia, various chemical products to northern Europe and paper to Central America.
Last month, Port NOLA announced it set a new record for container-on-barge service, moving 20,500 containers by barge during calendar-year 2023 — the highest level since the service started in 2016 with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group, port officials said.