|
|
Article: Port of New Orleans braces as U.S. cargo figures fall but finds bright spot with cruise business
- Article from:
- New Orleans CityBusiness
- Article date:
- April 5, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 New Orleans CityBusiness. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Gary LaGrange's recent customer call at the Port of Miami left
him with a little bit of relief. The shipping industry isn't doing
so hot in Miami either.
When the Port of New Orleans president and CEO visited the Port
of Miami Terminal Operating Co. container terminal, he noticed there
were no ships at the terminal and "no one working."
"Granted it's one snapshot on one day, but everything we're going
through at the port ... is prevalent all over," LaGrange said.
Foreign trade figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau
show American exports decreased 5.7 percent to $124.9 billion in
January from $132.5 billion in December. Imports, which are much of
what Port of New Orleans ...