NEW ORLEANS  information for this port
LOCATION: Latitude: 29° 38' N - Longitude: 90° 2' W - Located on the 14,500 mile Mid-America inland waterway system with 22 miles of wharves and terminals spread along the Mississippi River, the Industrial Canal and Mississippi River Gulf-Outlet. ADMINISTRATION: Port of New Orleans PO Box 60046, New Orleans, LA 70160, USA. Tel: (504) 522 2551 - Fax: (504) 524 4156 - website: http://www.portno.com President and chief executive: J. Ron Brinson. Senior managers: Joseph G. Cocchiara Jr - Tel: (504) 528 3208 - e-mail: joe@portno.com Russell W. Honsinger - Tel: (504) 528 3342 - e-mail: russ@portno.com J.Michael Orlesh Jr - Tel: (504) 528 3449 - e-mail: orleshm@portno.com Senior managers of operations: Steven Jaeger - Tel: (504) 528 3260 - e-mail: jaegers@portno.com Deborah Keller - Tel: (504) 528 3297 - e-mail: kellerd@portno.com Robert M. Landry - Tel: (504) 528 3235 - e-mail: landryb@portno.com Port control: US Coast Guard. Tel: (504) 589 6271 - Fax: (504) 589 4999 - Radio frequency: VHF Channel 16 WORKING HOURS: Mon-Sun: 24 hours - Closed: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Mardi Gras Day, Labor Day (First Monday in September). HAZARDS: The crest located at 198 feet (Mile 94). TRANSPORTATION: All the main berths of the port are rail linked. Hinterland transportation is by road, rail, river and cabotage. Moisant International Airport is 30 km from the sea port. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: Imports: Iron and steel, forest products, rubber, copper and coffee - Exports: Iron and steel, forest products. WEATHER: Winds affect port operations only in severest of weather - No tides. ANCHORAGE: Mile Point 91 AAP with more than 45 feet of depth. PILOTAGE: Pilots board at Pilot Town - Bay pilot navigates vessels through Mississippi River passes. Crescent River pilot navigates vessels up river to destinations within port limits - For details of tariff charges, contact: Crescent River Port Pilots' Association, 8712 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Tel: (504) 392 8001 - Fax: (504) 392 7598 TOWAGE & SALVAGE: E.N. Bisso & Son Inc - Tel: (504)) 828 3296 - Fax: (504) 831 6701 Bisso Marine Co Inc - Tel: (504) 866 6341 - Fax: (504) 865 8132 Bisso Towboat Co Inc - Tel: (504) 861 1411 - Fax: (504) 861 3545 Boh Bros Construction Co Lic - Tel: (504) 821 2400 - Fax: (504) 821 0714 TRAFFIC: Vessel calls per year: Breakbulk: 1,903 - Container: 660 - Cruise: 275 - Ro-ro: 60 - Bulk: 52 Cargo handled per year: Over 1 million tonnes - Cargo handled per day: n/a. BUNKERS: Ships are refuelled by barge. WATER: Fresh water is available at ship service connections. Delivered at a rate of 20 tonnes per hour. Available at all Board facilities - Labour connect/disconnect and cost of water at 50 tonnes or US$1.83 per 1,000 gallons. FACILITIES: Berthing: 34 berths - Maximum draft alongside: 10.6 meters - Longest vessel: 275 meters LOA. Facility: Nashville Avenue Complex. Covered storage: 1,172,620 square feet - Water frontage: 7,044 linear feet. Operator: Transocean Terminal Operators - Tel: (504) 894 6300 | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | Henry Clay Avenue Wharf | 842 | 38 | | Nashville Avenue A | 2,759 | 35 | | Nashville Avenue B | 1,785 | 35 | | Nashville Avenue C | 1,658 | 35 | Facility: Napoleon Avenue Complex. Covered storage: 245,257 square feet - Open space: 624,131 square feet. Water frontage: 1,521 linear feet. Operator: New Orleans Stevedoring Co/James J. Flanagan Shipping Corp Tel: (504) 899 9100 | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | Napoleon Avenue A | 759 | 35 | | Napoleon Avenue B | 762 | 35 | Facility: Napoleon Avenue/Milan St Complex. Covered storage: 307,015 square feet - Open space: 602,935 square feet. Water frontage: 2,147 linear feet. Operators: Gateway Terminal Services Inc - Tel: (504) 558 6300 International Terminal Operators Corp - Tel: (504) 899 9544 | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | Napoleon Avenue Wharf C | 1,000 | 35 | | Napoleon Avenue C Lower Open | 375 | 35 | | Milan Street Wharf | 772-1,263 | 35 | Facility: Louisiana Avenue Complex. Covered storage: 431,021 square feet - Open space: 1,069,653 square feet Water frontage: 4,017 linear feet. Operator: Coastal Cargo Co - Tel: 504 587 1100 | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | Louisiana Avenue Wharf | 1,590 | 35 | | Harmony Street Wharf | 1,231 | 35 | | Seventh Street Wharf | 1,196 | 35 | Facility: First Street Wharf. Covered storage: 140,655 square feet - Open space: 99,440 square feet Water frontage: 1,275 linear feet. Operator: Empire Stevedoring (LA) Inc - Tel: 504 896 9162 | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | First Street Wharf | 1,275 | 35 | | Perry Street Wharf | 1,009 | 40 | | Julia Street Cruise Ship Terminal Berths 1-2 | 2,600 | 28 | | Alabo Street Wharf | 1,313 | 36 | | Gov. Nicholls Street Wharf | 1,210 | 40 | | Poland Avenue Wharf Berths 4 and 5 | 932 | 35 | Facility: France Road Container Terminals 1/4/5/6. Covered storage: 300,619 square feet - Open space: 6 million square feet Water frontage: 4,630 linear feet. Operators: Ceres Gulf Inc (Berth 4) - Tel: (504) 941 5400 New Orleans Marine Contractors Inc (Berths 5/6) - Tel: (504) 949 9803 Sea-Land Service Inc (Berth 1) - Tel: (504) 948 7992 | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | France Road Container Terminal Berth 4 | 700 | 30-33 | | France Road Container Terminal Berths 5/6 | 1,700 | 30-33 | | France Road Container Terminal Berth 1 | 830 | 30-33 | Facility: Jourdan Road Terminal. Covered storage: 142,400 square feet - Open space: 435,600 square feet Water frontage: 1,400 linear feet. Operator: Port Authority | Name | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | Jourdan Road Terminal | 1,400 | 33 | Cruise: Julia St Passenger Terminals - Berths No 1 and 2. Breakbulk: Henry Clay through Alabo St Wharves and Jourdan Rd Berths 1, 4, 5 and 6 Container: France Road Berths Nos 1, 4, 5 and 6 - Ro-ro: France Road Berth No 6. Nashville Ave 'A', 'B' and 'C'. Cruise berthing: 1,200 feet. | Berth No | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | Julia No 1 | 600 | 30 and River Gauge | | Julia No 2 | 600 | 30 and River Gauge | Bulk: Three berths. | Berth No | Length (feet) | Depth (feet) | | 1 | 630 | 34 | | 2 | 630 | 34 | | 3 | 630 | 34 | LLOYD'S AGENTS: Matthews, Matson & Kelley Inc, New Orleans.
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