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New Orleans box volume up 6.1pc to 99,568 TEU - best 2 months ever

Time：2016-06-07 Browse：81 Author：RISINGSUN

THE Port of New Orleans posted a 6.1 per cent year-on-year increase for March and April to 99,568 TEU, which holds the record as the greatest container volume ever to cross the docks in any two months in the port`s history.

Port authority figures showed 50,974 TEU moved through the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in April, besting the previous monthly record of 48,594 TEU in March of 2016.

Surging container volumes come on the heels of higher overall cargo volumes in 2015. Strong chemical exports together with higher metals imports helped push calendar Year 2015 general cargo figures to new highs.

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans said total general cargo at the port`s public docks totalled 8.6 million tons, up nearly three per cent against 2014`s total of 8.3 million tons.

"Continued growth in cargo figures is attributable to our efficient terminal operators, valued customers and the hard work of the entire Port community," said port CEO Gary LaGrange.

"Nearly US$40 million in new investments to increase efficiencies and expand container handling capabilities have been made in the last year at our Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal," Mr LaGrange said.