Vessel traffic on the Mississippi River is back to normal following Hurricane Isaac and activity at the Port of New Orleans has intensified in an effort to clear a backlog of cargo after a three-day shutdown.
Power was restored Saturday evening to the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal, enabling Ports America to begin cargo-lifting operations on two vessels operated by Hapag-Lloyd and Mediterranean Shipping Co., the port authority said.
Some breakbulk terminal operators began work again on Friday and Saturday, while others will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday following the Labor Day holiday.
Twenty-three ships – 12 container vessels, nine break-bulk vessels and two cruise ships – are scheduled to arrive at port docks by Tuesday, the port authority said. – Eric Kulisch
Full port operations resume at New Orleans
