NEW ORLEANS [AP] — The Port of New Orleans is busy these days — even though the world economy has been weak.
Port officials say 43 container vessels arrived in September, which was a record. And they say that record should be short lived because 47 container vessels are expected to arrive this month.
Gary LaGrange, the port president and CEO, said an uptick in the national and global economies is behind the increase in traffic. He says the port is working to increase the number of port calls by container vessels.
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Three of the world’s five-largest container carriers stop in New Orleans.
