Container volume up 31% at New Orleans

Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary LaGrange announced container volumes at the Port rose 31 percent in 2010, compared to 2009. LaGrange made the announcement during the Port’s monthly Board of Commissioners meeting. In 2010, the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal handled 426,091 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), compared to 325,857 one year ago. “These gains are attributed to a strong export market and the result of non-traditional cargoes, such as steel products and grain, now moving by container,” LaGrange said. “Our terminal operators – Ports America and New Orleans Terminal – are to be commended on the service they provide, as well as our container carriers that serve the Port.”