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6 CONTENTS PORT DIRECTORY Executive Editor Renee Aragon Dolese Editor Lauren LaBorde Art Director Sarah George Sales Manager Aimee Arceneaux Rudd (504) traffic manager Erin Azar 26 UPTOWN RIVER CARGO TERMINALS Production Manager Production Designer Staci McCarty Antoine Passelac Chief Executive Officer Todd Matherne Executive Vice President/ Editor in Chief Errol Laborde President Alan Campell 36 DOWNTOWN TERMINALS, CRUISE PASSENGER TERMINALS & AMENITIES Port of New Orleans Deputy Director of commercial and Promotions Peggy Grandpre The Port Directory is distributed free to subscribers with maritime and associated interests by the Port of New Orleans. Information is gathered from sources considered to be reliable, but the completeness and accuracy of the information cannot be guaranteed. Requests for changes of address should be accompanied by a mailing label. Correspondence concerning this magazine should be directed to: 46 INNER HARBOR CARGO FACILITIES Port Directory P.O. Box 60046, New Orleans, LA (504) (504) (fax) portrecord@portno.com Published by Renaissance Publishing LLC 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA (504) Administration 8 Staff Directory 12 Port of New Orleans Facts 14 Foreign-Trade Zone 16 Industrial Real Estate 18 Port of New Orleans Carriers 22 Passenger Vessels 24 Inland Connections Highway & Harbor Map 26 Facilities 49 Listings 111 Index Copyright 2014 Port of New Orleans and Renaissance Publishing LLC. Postage Paid at New Orleans and additional entry offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Port of New Orleans, Post Office Box 60046, New Orleans, LA No part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of the publisher. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the magazine s managers, owners or publisher. The Port of New Orleans is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos and artwork even if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. 4 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

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8 ADMINISTRATION Daniel F. Packer Jr. CHAIRMAN Gregory Rusovich VICE-CHAIRMAN Scott Cooper SECRETARY-TREASURER Joseph F. Toomy commissioner William T. Bergeron commissioner Michael W. Kearney commissioner Robert Rusty Barkerding Jr. commissioner The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans sets policies and regulates all river traffic and commerce of the Port in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes. The Board is made up of seven commissioners. They are unsalaried and serve five-year staggered terms. The governor of Louisiana appoints Board members from a list of three nominees submitted by 19 local business, civic, labor, education and maritime groups. The seven-person Board reflects the three-parish (county) jurisdiction of the Board. Four members are selected from Orleans Parish, two from Jefferson Parish and one from St. Bernard Parish. The nominating organizations for Orleans Parish are: the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO, Greater New Orleans Inc., Dillard University, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, International Freight Forwarders and Customs House Brokers Association of New Orleans, Louisiana Farm Bureau, Maritime Trades Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, Metropolitan Area Committee, New Orleans Board of Trade, New Orleans Steamship Association, Propeller Club of the U.S. (Port of New Orleans chapter), Urban League of Greater New Orleans, World Trade Center and Xavier University. Nominating organizations for the Jefferson Parish members include the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and the Harvey Canal Industrial Association. The St. Bernard nominating organizations include the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce and the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District. In addition, the Louisiana Farm Bureau and the Maritime Trades Council both participate in submitting nominations for the Jefferson Parish and St. Bernard Parish positions. Gary P. LaGrange president & ceo PORT OF NEW ORLEANS P.O. Box New Orleans LA PortNO.com P: (504) F: (504) Customer Service: (800) PORT DIRECTORY 2014

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10 STAFF DIRECTORY Main Switchboard (504) Customer Service PRO-NOLA ( ) Main Fax (504) Website Facebook Twitter portno.com facebook.com/neworleansport twitter.com/portofnola staff directory Ana Menes Commercial Manager P: (504) F: (504) Janine Moreau Mansour Commercial Manager P: (504) F: (504) EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Gary LaGrange, PPM President & CEO P: (504) F: (504) Pat Gallwey Chief Operating Officer P: (504) F: (504) M. Eileen Pansano Director of Internal Audits P: (504) F: (504) Chris Richard Executive Assistant - Capital Projects P: (504) F: (504) richardc@portno.com Stacie Ordoyne Special Assistant to the CEO P: (504) F: (504) ordoynes@portno.com Matt Gresham Director of External Affairs P: (504) F: (504) greshamm@portno.com Paul Matthews Community Affairs Manager P: (504) F: (504) matthewsp@portno.com commercial Robert M. Landry Chief Commercial Officer P: (504) F: (504) landryb@portno.com Lori Soileau Commercial Manager P: (504) F: (504) soileaul@portno.com India Office Captain Pankaj Mehrotra P: Direct /102 Technopolis Knowledge Park Mahakali Caves Road Chakala, Andheri (East) Mumbai-40093, India New Jersey Office Bill Connor Manager, Ocean Carrier Sales Mack-Cali Center 3, Suite 415/ 4ST 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Paramus, NJ P: (917) F: (201) connorb@portno.com 8 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

11 São Paulo Office Celso Camargo South America Managing Director Rua Irmã Pia 422-5th floor - Suite São Paulo-SP Brasil P: (5511) F: (5511) camargoc@portno.com ribeiroa@portno.com Tokyo Office Captain Nobuyuki Tanaka Managing Director Daido Building Uchi-Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, Japan P: F: tanaka@portno.jp Market Research Harold Wilbert Market Research Manager P: (504) F: (504) harold@portno.com Corporate Communications-Promotions Peggy Grandpre Deputy Director - Commercial & Promotions P: (504) F: (504) grandprep@portno.com Renee Aragon Dolese Communications Manager P: (504) F: (504) doleser@portno.com Jasmine Jones Public Information Officer P: (504) F: (504) jonesj@portno.com Nakeila Polk Public Information Officer P: (504) F: (504) polkn@portno.com PORT OPERATIONS Paul Zimmermann Director P: (504) F: (504) zimmermannp@portno.com Andree Fant Deputy Director of Operations Division - General Operations & Cranes P: (504) F: (504) fanta@portno.com Jimmy Hankins Deputy Director of Operations - Marine Operations, Berthing, Dredging & Pile Driver P: (504) F: (504) hankinsj@portno.com Cranes Bryan Burger Manager P: (504) F: (504) burgerb@portno.com Dredge Chris Wyckoff Manager P: (504) F: (504) wyckoff@portno.com Fendering Joey Winn Manager P: (504) F: (504) winnj@portno.com Harbor Police Robert Hecker Deputy Director of Operations - Security P: (504) F: (504) heckerr@portno.com Permits Paul Sirisophon Manager P: (504) F: (504) sirisaphonp@portno.com STAFF DIRECTORY PORT DIRECTORY

12 STAFF DIRECTORY Safety & Security Vessel Gen. Roy S. Kelley Capt. Claude Klein Senior Captain P: (504) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Chris Bonura Director P: (504) FINANCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Jim Ruckert Director P: (504) F: (504) PORT DEVELOPMENT Joseph G. Cocchiara, Jr. PPM Deborah D. Keller, P.E. Director P: (504) F: (504) fax Project Manager P: (504) F: (201) Accounting Services Saed Abu Naser Manager: Investments, Accounts Catherine Dunn, P.E. Deputy Director of Port Development P: (504) F: (504) Real Estate Lisa Richardson Industrial Property Manager P: (504) Payable & Receivable & Collections P: (504) F: (201) Financial Services Larry Sawatsky Capital Improvements David Guarino, P.E. Manager P: (504) F: (504) Jacob Crist Real Estate Development P: (504) Manager: Financial Reporting, Analysis, Budgets & Asset Management P: (504) F: (201) CRUISE & TOURISM Information Services Engineering William Cromartie, P.E. Manager P: (504) F: (504) C: (504) Robert Jumonville Director P: (504) F: (504) Sidney J. Fauria Manager: Information Technology P: (504) F: (201) Johnny Cefalu ADMINISTRATION Contract Administration Barbara Humphrey Manager P: (504) F: (504) Deputy Director P: (504) Sharon Reames Manager of Administration Cynthia Swain Director P: (504) F: (504) Construction Administration Jay Meliet, P.E. P: (504) F: (504) Human Resources Gwendolyn Hager Manager P: (504) F: (504) C: (504) Facility Services and Port Bridges Ryan Bylsma, P.E. Manager P: (504) F: (504) C: (504) Steven J. Gauthier, Jr. Operations Manager P: (504) Ann Hanks P: (504) LEGAL SERVICES Manager P: (504) F: (201) Administrative & Building Services Terry Martin Manager P: (504) F: (201) Records ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT Amelia Pellegrin, AICP, LEED AP Manager P: (504) F: (504) Gerald O. Gussoni, Jr. Director: Legal Services, Insurance Claims & Risk-Safety P: (504) F: (504) Pamela Cousté Manager P: (504) F: (201) chaffe.com 10 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

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14 port facts port facts The Port of New Orleans is a deep-draft multipurpose port at the center of the world s busiest port system Louisiana s Lower Mississippi River. Connected to major inland markets and Canada via 14,500 miles of waterways, six Class I railroads and the interstate highway system, the Port is the ideal gateway for steel, project cargo, containers, coffee, natural rubber, chemicals, forest products, manufactured goods, passenger cruises and more. An extensive network of ocean carrier services as well as added-value services like transloading of bulk into containers make the Port of New Orleans the superior logistics solution for many types of cargo. OUR MISSION To be a proactive, customer-oriented, financially healthy service organization whose primary purpose is to maximize the flow of foreign and domestic waterborne trade and commerce with relevant markets by providing, directly or through third parties, highly productive facilities, equipment and support services to meet the specialized needs of shippers and ship operators. ECONOMIC ENGINE The Port of New Orleans is an economic engine that creates jobs for Louisiana citizens through cargo, cruise and development activities. The Port s cargo activities generate 160,000 direct and indirect jobs and $17 billion in spending statewide. In 2012, the Port s cruise operations supported 7,548 jobs and $399 million in cruise line spending in Louisiana. There is no doubt the Port of New Orleans serves as the heartbeat of the Crescent City and the region by helping to build a prosperous city through trade and tourism. FACILITIES The Port s facilities include 20 million square feet of cargo handling area, more than 3.1 million square feet of covered storage area, and 1.7 million square feet of cruise and parking facilities. See page 26 for more details on each of our facilities. INTERMODAL ACCESS The Port of New Orleans is America s most intermodal port. It is connected to major markets across the continent by the interstate highway system and is the only seaport in the U.S. served by all six Class I rail lines, 50 ocean carriers, 16 barge lines and 75 truck lines. The Clarence Henry Truckway, a two-lane roadway for Port traffic only, makes fast transit times even faster. The Port also offers on-dock rail and ship-to-barge services. 12 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

15 The Port of New Orleans is the only seaport in the United States served by all six Class I railroads: Burlington Northern/Santa Fe, Canadian National, Kansas City Southern, CSX, Norfolk Southern and the Union Pacific all serve the Port of New Orleans, along with logistics support from New Orleans Public Belt s 26 miles of track. This connectivity allows customers direct access to a 133,000-mile rail network. TOP COMMODITIES No. 1 LME Port in the U.S. No. 1 U.S. Port for export of frozen poultry No. 1 U.S. Port for import of natural rubber No. 2 U.S. Port for import of coffee No. 3 U.S. importer of steel No. 6 U.S. importer of plywood Chemicals are No. 1 export of the Port of New Orleans Cargo Handling Capabilities BREAKBULK: 13,511 feet of berthing space available at six terminals dedicated to breakbulk cargo 1.6 million square feet of transit shed area for the temporary storage of breakbulk cargo Discharge directly to or from barge or rail Certified by the London Metals Exchange to handle and store nonferrous metals traded on the exchange Cold storage: Two modern refrigerated warehouses Able to handle perishable cargo packaged as breakbulk or in container Dockside blast freezers can freeze meat products to 0 F within 24 hours Daily freezing capacity of 1.2 million pounds of product Warehouses capable of storing 90 million pounds of product Containers: Modern container terminal with 640,000 annual TEU capacity. Six post-panamax gantry cranes The Port has an expansion footprint with a capacity of up to 1.6 million TEUs per year and 12 gantry cranes. 3,000 feet of linear berth space and 45-foot draft Transload bulk from container to barge Heavy lift / project cargo: Superior rail and waterway connections. Railroad spurs at docks allow cargo to be loaded and discharged directly to rail. Direct load or discharge to barge provides convenient access to inland locations for the largest and heaviest loads. Industrial Real Estate The Port of New Orleans owns an industrial park with over 1,000 acres of properties that lease under long- and short-term agreements. The properties feature convenient access to the interstate highway system, waterways and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. The properties are zoned for heavy and light industrial uses. Cruise New Orleans The Port of New Orleans handled 987,860 passengers in 2013 and was named the sixth-largest cruise port in the U.S. With growing demand for cruises from the Big Easy, the cruise lines continue to respond by deploying newer and larger ships to New Orleans. Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line sail to western and eastern Caribbean destinations. The Port also offers inlandriver and coastwise cruises. STAYING AHEAD OF THE MARKET To stay ahead of market demand, the Port has invested over $100 million in capital improvement projects since 2012 and has a Master Plan to expand the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal to 1.6 million TEU capacity. Upcoming expansions of the Poland Avenue Wharf will include a third state-ofthe-art cruise terminal just downriver from our two existing cruise terminals located near the Historic French Quarter. All of these investments, both public and private, will maximize the flow of foreign and domestic waterborne trade, and continue to rate the Port of New Orleans as an economic engine for the region and the country. HELPFUL LINKS: Press Releases: portno.com/press-releases Port Record Magazine: portno.com/port-record Port of New Orleans on Facebook: facebook.com/neworleansport Port of New Orleans on Twitter: twitter.com/portofnola PORT FACTS PORT DIRECTORY

16 foreign-trade zone foreigntrade zone Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 2 is administered by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans pursuant to a grant of authority issued by the Foreign- Trade Zones Board, Washington, D.C., on July 16, It is the nation s second oldest FTZ. The zone consists of four manufacturing Subzones operated by Exxon Mobil Corporation, Valero Refining - Mereaux, Huntington Ingalls and Phillips 66. Additionally, there are over 50 designated usage-driven sites throughout Greater New Orleans. Site 2 (76 acres) a magnet site in the Almonaster-Michoud Industrial District on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. Site 4 (4 acres) at 200 Crofton Road adjacent to the Louis Armstrong Airport, Kenner, Louisiana. Site 7 (216 acres) Chalmette Terminal operated by the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District. Sites 8-79 (445 acres) consisting of over 50 FTZ usage-driven sites throughout the metro-new Orleans area and operated by six FTZ-approved operators (Dupuy Storage & Forwarding Corp., Metro International Trade Services, LLC, Millett Duty Free, Inc., Pacorini Metals USA, LLC, and Port Cargo Services Inc.). BENEFITS The Foreign-Trade Zone program was created by Congress in 1934 to stimulate growth for U.S. companies competing on the international stage by allowing delayed or reduced duty payments. A Foreign-Trade Zone is a secure area located at or near an international port of entry that is legally outside of U.S. Customs Territory. Without incurring duties, merchandise located in the zone may be stored, sampled, tested, assembled, manufactured, manipulated, mixed, processed, tested, repackaged, relabeled, repaired, cleaned, salvaged, exhibited, displayed and destroyed. Retail trade is prohibited in a Foreign-Trade Zone. 14 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

17 benefits of foreign-trade zone Duty Elimination Duties are eliminated when you assemble or manufacture a product in a zone and then export it. Duties are eliminated on waste, scrap and rejected or defective parts. Duty Inversion Duties can be lowered when you assemble or manufacture a finished product for consumption in the United States that has a lower duty rate than the individual imported components. Duty Deferrals Until merchandise moves out of a Foreign-Trade Zone and into U.S. commerce, duties are deferred resulting in a cash flow advantage for the owner of the merchandise. Reduced Merchandise Processing Fees Instead of making customs entries and paying Merchandise Processing Fees on each shipment, zone users may be able to consolidate those shipments into a weekly entry and pay a single Merchandise Processing Fee. Brokerage costs may also be reduced with fewer entries. Quotas Merchandise that is subject to quotas can be held in a Foreign-Trade Zone in anticipation of a change of the quota that would allow the product to enter U.S. commerce. Flexibility Shippers can increase flexibility with just-in-time delivery and reduced customs delays. For more information, please contact Chris Bonura, Director of Business Development, at (504) , or bonurac@portno.com. FTZ BY THE NUMBERS: Louisiana ranks 2nd among the states for the value of merchandise entering a U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone. Louisiana ranks 11th among the states for the value of merchandise exported from a U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone. About $16.3 billion worth of merchandise was received in the New Orleans Foreign-Trade Zone in Some $691 million in merchandise was exported from New Orleans Foreign- Trade Zone sites. 2,855 people were employed in New Orleans Foreign-Trade Zones, and 17,650 were employed in Louisiana s six Foreign-Trade Zones. Source: 2012 NAFTZ state by state study FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE PORT DIRECTORY

18 industrial real estate industrial real estate In addition to its cargo handling capabilities, the Port of New Orleans has an industrial park with more than 1,000 acres of properties that it leases under long- and shortterm agreements. All of the properties feature convenient access to the Interstate system and most feature access to waterways and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, which connects the Port to all six Class I railroads operating in the United States. They are located within 2.5 miles of Lakefront Airport and 7 miles from the New Orleans Central Business District. Most of the properties are on or near the Inner Harbor- Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) as shown on the map to the right. A few sites are located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and several are located on or near the Mississippi River. The properties are zoned for heavy and light industrial uses. Existing uses of the properties include: Shipbuilding and repair Warehouse, distribution and logistics Truck and container depots Basic materials handling Bulk liquids transloading Cement handling Steel distribution Refrigerated warehousing Manufacturing and packaging Lease terms and rates are competitive with the market. For information on vacant properties, please contact Chris Bonura, Director of Business Development, at (504) , or bonurac@portno.com. 16 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

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20 BREAKBULK CARRIERS CARRIER PORT OF CALL/COUNTRY/REGION FREQUENCY CONTACTS terminal OPERATOR Atlantic Ro-Ro St. Petersburg, Russia Bi-Monthly Melanie Holt Pacorini Global cisnav.com (281) BossClip Ltd.* ECSA, other ports on inducement Monthly Ronnie Coote Pacorini Global (713) Peter Svensson (713) BBC Chartering Global Services Monthly Ed Bastian Various bbc-chartering.com (713) Big Lift Global Services Inducement Spliethoff Houston, TX Various (713) Canada States Africa Line West/South Africa Monthly Eugene Nutovych Pacorini Global csaline.com (514) Chipolbrok* Far East, South East Asia, Bi-Monthly Ann Wilson Ports America chipolbrok.us Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam (281) Clipper Group* Antwerp, other ports on inducement Monthly Peter Svensson clipper-group.com (713) PORT DIRECTORY 2014

21 CARRIER PORT OF CALL/COUNTRY/REGION FREQUENCY CONTACTS terminal OPERATOR Daiichi-Chuo* Japan Bi-Monthly General Steamship Ports America, firstship.co.jp Beryl Plaisance Nasville B (504) beryl.plaisance@gensteam.com Galborg USA LLC West/South Africa Monthly David Groves Coastal Cargo galborg.com (713) david@galborg.com BREAKBULK CARRIERS Gearbulk China Monthly (504) Various gearbulk.com tamops@gearbulk.com Hyundai Shipping* Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, China Monthly Dianne Gunn Ports America hmm21.com (972) dianne.gunn@hmm21.com NS United* Japan Bi-Monthly General Steamship Various nsuship.com.jp Beryl Plaisance (504) beryl.plaisance@gensteam.com Oldendorff Global Inducement Jennifer Bechtel & Jeff Chrisman Various oldendorff.com (203) pcc-sta@oldendorff.com Onego Shipping Inc. Caribbean, Haiti, Brazil, Argentina, Inducement Kevin Turner Various onegoshipping.com Russia, Scandinavia, North Europe, Spain (713) ops.usa@onegoshipping.com PACC Container Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam Bi-Monthly Craig Smith Ports America pacl.com.sg (504) ops.nola@newshipusa.com Pan Ocean* Global Weekly Debbie Tyler Ports America panocean.com (504) deborah.tyler@beihico.com Rickmers-Line Global Bi-Monthly Melissa Dovie Coastal Cargo rickmers-lineie.com (504) m.dovie@rickmers.net Shinwa* Japan Fortnightly General Steamship Ports America Beryl Plaisance (504) beryl.plaisance@gensteam.com SK Shipping* China, Japan, Korea, Southern Europe John Cascio Various skshipping.com.kr Alexandria, Egypt (504) wss.new-orleans.shipagency@wilhelmsen.com Spliethoff Global Inducement Spliethoff Houston Texas Various spliethoff.com (713) spliethoff@us-gulf.com Suntime America Global Inducement Magic Sun Various (732) suntime_magic@163.com Toko Line* Japan Fortnightly General Steamship Ports America tokoline.co.jp Beryl Plaisance (504) beryl.plaisance@gensteam.com Westfal-Larsen* Asia Inducement Allen Murphy Coastal Cargo wlshipping.com (504) iss.neworleans@iss-shipping.com *Inbound Only. For sailing schedules and transit times please contact carrier directly. PORT DIRECTORY

22 CONTAINER CARRIERS CARRIer port OF CALL/COUNTRY/REGION FREQuency contacts terminal OPERATOR CMA CGM America LLC Inc. Caribbean, ECSA, WCSA, Mexico, Oceania Weekly Pat Hughes Ports America cma-cgm.com (713) ext Marius Scintee (281) CSAV ECSA, Caribbean, WCSA, Mexico, Weekly Pedro Silva Ports America csav.com Mediterranean, Asia (713) Hamburg Sud ECSA Weekly Tatiana Eyer Ports America hamburgsud.com (713) Hapag-Lloyd Mediterranean, North Europe, ISC, Weekly Karen Holland Ports America Hapag-lloyd.com Central America, Oceania, Middle East (504) Libra USA LLC Latin America Fortnightly Pat Osborne Ports America libran.com.br (713) Mediterranean Shipping Co. North Europe, Meditteranean, Asia Weekly Amanda Coates New Orleans Terminal mscgva.ch Middle East, ISC, Oceania, WCSA (504) ECSA, Mexico NYK Line Latin America Weekly (888) Ports America nykline.com Seaboard Marine Central America Weekly Joe Noto New Orleans Terminal seaboardmarine.com (504) Zim Lines Caribbean, ECSA, Mediterranean, Asia Weekly Matt Montalvo New Orleans Terminal zim.com (713) *Inbound Only. For sailing schedules and transit times please contact carrier directly. 20 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

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24 CRUISE cruise new orleans The Port of New Orleans two state-of-the-art cruise terminals are located in the heart of the city near the historic French Quarter, family attractions, shopping, dining and hotels. Erato Street Cruise Terminal offers more than 1,000 parking spots within the terminal, while the Julia Street Cruise Terminal, just next door, also offers secured parking adjacent to the terminal. Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International sail weekly to destinations in the Western Caribbean and Bahamas. The Great American Steamboat Company, American Cruiselines, Travel Dynamics International and Blount Small Ship Adventures offer cruises along the coast and the nation s inland river system. More than 80 percent of New Orleans cruise passengers are from out of state and 60 percent of them spend an average of two nights in the Big Easy either before or after their cruise which is why cruising from New Orleans is touted as taking two vacations in one. Port of New Orleans cruise terminals handled a record 987,860 passengers in 2013, up more than 1 percent compared to 2012, which saw a 32 percent gain over Cruise industry spending in Louisiana in 2012 grew 42.5 percent to $399 million, generating 7,548 jobs, compared to 5,512 jobs in New Orleans is also ranked the sixth-largest cruise port in the United States, up from the ninth position in The cruise industry has responded to the increased demand for cruising from New Orleans by launching its newest and largest vessels from the Big Easy. Plans are also in the works for a third cruise terminal able to handle the industry s largest vessels, at Poland Avenue just a few miles downriver from the French Quarter and the existing two cruise facilities. For more information, please contact Ann Hanks at (504) , or hanksa@portno.com. 22 PORT DIRECTORY 2014

25 PASSENGER VESSELS CARNIVAL SUNSHINE* CAPACITY: 3,600 passangers program: 7-night cruises schedule: November April itineraries: 1. Montego Bay, Grand Cayman and Cozumel 2. Key West, Freeport and Nassau 3. Belize, Roatan and Cozumel CRUISE CARNIVAL ELATION CAPACITY: 2,052 passangers program: 4- & 5-night cruises schedule: Year Round itineraries: 4-Night: Cozumel 5-night: Cozumel & Progreso NORWEGIAN JEWEL CAPACITY: 2,376 passangers program: 7-night cruises schedule: November April itineraries: Costa Maya, Cozumel, Roatan, Belize City ROYAL CARIBBEAN SERENADE OF THE SEAS CAPACITY: 2,360 passangers program: 7-night cruises schedule: November April itineraries: Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel COAST AND RIVER CRUISES vessel CAPACITY program schedule itineraries Queen of the Mississippi American Queen Grand Caribe Yorktown 150 passangers 436 passengers 90 passengers 138 passengers 7-night cruises 7-night cruises 11-night cruises 7-night cruises August & November April June; Nov Dec March December New Orleans-Memphis New Orleans-Memphis New Orleans-Nashville New Orleans and (round trip and one way) the Gulf Coast * Carnival Sunshine will be replaced with the larger Carnival Dream April 2014 PORT DIRECTORY

26 INLAND CONNECTIONS montreal minneapolis/ st. paul sioux city chicago pittsburgh st. louis tulsa nashville knoxville memphis little rock shreveport st. marks new orleans brownsville inland connections BARGE LINES New Orleans is connected to 14,500 miles of inland waterways through the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Additionally, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway provides direct access along the Gulf Coast. 24 PORT DIRECTORY 2014