The Importance of the Mississippi River
The New Orleans Board of Trade, Ltd.
NOBOT Marine Exchange
• Provide Vessel Arrival Time at Southwest Pass and Pilottown
• Provide Vessel Agents with Representation with Government Agencies, Port
Authorities, and other Maritime Related Organizations
• Provide Immediate Notification of River Closures, Changes in Loading Draft, or
any other Restrictions to Navigation
• Provide Vessel Agents with Access to the AIS Service
Membership Composition
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Ship Chandlers
Vessel Agents
Maritime Consultants
Launch Services
Trade Associations
Marine Repair
Logistics
Vessel Owners/Operators
Attorneys
Port Authorities
Bunker Distributors
Surveyors
Manufacturers
Stevedores
Terminal Operators
Railroad
Utilities
Bankers
Coffee Brokers/Importers
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Freight Forwarders
Custom House Broker
Laboratories
Warehousing
Towing Companies
Marine Pilots
Security Firms
Vessel Managers
Insurance
Packaging
Restaurant
Technology
Trucking
Shipyards
Accountants
Marine Contracting
Investment Managers
Management Services
Mississippi River – Overview
•More than 5,000 oceangoing vessels
annually move through New Orleans
on the Lower Mississippi River
•Origin/Destination of vessel calls:
- American Midwest
- Latin America
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
Mississippi River Deep Draft Vessel Types
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Break Bulk
Bulk Carrier
Chemical Tankers
Combined Chemical/Crude Tankers
Containers
LPG
Naval
Passenger
Product Tankers
Refrigerated Cargo
Ro/Ro
Ocean Going Tugs
Crude Oil Tankers
Mississippi River – Deep Draft Vessel Arrivals
2009 – 2012
5500
5405
5400
5339
5300
5200
5100
5071
5000
4900
4860
4800
4700
4600
4500
2009
2010
2011
Deep Draft Vessel Arrivals
2012
Mississippi River – Deep Draft Vessel Arrivals
(Average Vessel Size)
2010 – Y-T-D 2013
49500
49000
49074
48963
48500
48531
48474
48000
2010
2011
2012
Average DWT
Y-T-D 2013
Mississippi River – Deep Draft Ports
Total Cargo Movement (United States)
Imports and Exports
2,800,000,000.00
2,700,000,000.00
2,677,339,621.00
2,600,000,000.00
2,577,774,186.00
2,494,863,479.00
2,500,000,000.00
2,446,385,498.00
2,400,000,000.00
2,300,000,000.00
2,304,983,304.00
2,200,000,000.00
2,100,000,000.00
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Total Cargo Movements
Mississippi River Deep Draft Ports
300,000,000.00
250,000,000.00
200,000,000.00
150,000,000.00
100,000,000.00
50,000,000.00
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2007
2008
Baton Rouge
2009
South La.
New Orleans
2010
Plaquemine
2011
Mississippi River – Grain Exports
The Lower Mississippi
River is home to 10 Grain
Elevators.
60% of the
grain exported from the
United States is loaded at
these facilities.
Mississippi River – Coal and Petroleum
The Lower Mississippi River
is home to numerous Coal
Facilities and Oil Refineries.
20% of the nation’s coal
and petroleum products is
moved
through
the
Mississippi River Deep Draft
Ports
2011 Port Rankings
(By Tonnage)
Port of South Louisiana – First
Port of New Orleans – Fifth
Port of Baton Rouge – Tenth
Plaquemines Port - Fourteenth
Port of New Orleans Federal Economic Impact
• 380,000 Total Jobs
• $16 Billion in Earnings
• $37 Billion in Economic Output
• $2.8 Billion in Federal Tax Revenue
Inland
Waterway
System
A 14,500-mile inland waterway
system awaits cargo arriving at
the Mississippi River. This
system of rivers and navigation
channels can reach Pittsburgh,
Chicago, Kansas City and all
points in between.
The Port of New Orleans is the only U.S.
Seaport served by six Class One rail
roads:
-Burlington Northern/Santa Fe
-Canadian National
-CSX
-Kansas City Southern
-Norfolk Southern
-Union Pacific
-NOPB
Hurricane Isaac – August 2012
Southwest Pass Anchorage – 3/11/2013
Southwest Pass Anchorage – 9/3/12 (After Hurricane Isaac)
Dredging
Questions ?
Brett M. Bourgeois
Executive Director
New Orleans Board of Trade