Container vessel operations resume at the Port of New Orleans

Nine days after the category four storm Hurricane Ida made landfall in southest Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has resumed vessel operations.

The first two ships worked at the Napolean Avenue Container Terminal were the MSC Charleston at New Orleans Terminal and the Hapag Lloyd CSL Manhattan at Ports America.

Brandy Christian, president and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), said: “The Port of New Orleans and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad are resilient and strong.