New Orleans port’s targeting of retail DCs to aid exporters

With new incentives, the Port of New Orleans and Louisiana state economic officials are targeting retail distribution centers to ease export-import balance that’s cost the port service and volumes.

Carriers have skipped New Orleans to improve schedule reliability and draft limitation due to high river levels have also cost the port calls, leaving less windows for Louisiana exporters to ship out of. Photo Credit: Port of New Orleans

With new incentives, the Port of New Orleans and Louisiana state economic officials are targeting retail distribution centers to ease export-import balance that’s cost the port service and volumes.