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Continente: América

País: Estados Unidos

Localización: Nueva Orleans

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Estado: Terminado

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Obama visitará el puerto de Nueva Orleans y abogará por el impulso a las exportaciones

EFE Economía Washington 8 NOV 2013 - 06:53 CET

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, visitará hoy el puerto de la ciudad de Nueva Orleans y dará un discurso centrado en la necesidad de incrementar las exportaciones del país para que la economía crezca y se creen empleos.

Obama "realizará un recorrido por el puerto y abordará la importancia de tomar medidas que hagan crecer a la economía y creen empleos mediante el incremento de las exportaciones", según adelantó la Casa Blanca.

Nueva Orleans está en el estado sureño de Luisiana, donde las exportaciones están creciendo a una de las tasas más elevadas de todo el país.

En 2010 el presidente se fijó el reto de multiplicar por dos las exportaciones del país en un periodo cinco años.

Su visita a Nueva Orleans llega un día después de conocerse que las exportaciones en el tercer trimestre (de julio a septiembre) aumentaron un 4,5 %, lo que contribuyó en gran medida a que la economía avanzara en ese periodo a un ritmo anual del 2,8 %, por encima del 2 % que habían pronosticado los analistas.

El Producto Interior Bruto (PIB) del tercer trimestre de la primera economía mundial superó también el ritmo del 2,5 % registrado entre abril y junio.

No obstante, se mantiene la preocupación por el efecto negativo que puede tener en el PIB del cuarto trimestre el cierre parcial de los servicios de la Administración durante la primera mitad de octubre a raíz de los desacuerdos en el Congreso para aprobar los fondos necesarios para su funcionamiento.

Ese cierre provocó una caída en la confianza de los consumidores, un componente clave del crecimiento estadounidense, lo que podría tener un impacto durante la época de compras que comienza a finales de este mes con el Día de Acción de Gracias.

Con esta visita a Nueva Orleans el presidente pretende colocar de nuevo la atención mediática en la economía, tras las polémicas por los problemas en la aplicación de la reforma sanitaria y por las nuevas revelaciones sobre el espionaje a líderes y gobiernos extranjeros.

De Luisiana Obama se desplazará por la tarde a Florida para participar en actos del Comité Nacional Demócrata en Miami y Coral Gables.

http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2013/11/08/agencias/1383890033_974431.html

USA: Port of New Orleans Unaffected by Low Mississippi River

Posted on Jan 10th, 2013

Low water levels in the upper reaches of the Mississippi River are not affecting operations within the Port of New Orleans, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has maintained the Congressionally-authorized 45-foot deep channel on the Lower Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, La., to the mouth of the River.

“We do not anticipate any interruptions to deep-draft shipping or cruise operations within the Port of New Orleans as a result of the low River stages,” said Gary LaGrange, Port President and CEO. “All of the Port’s berths are at 100 percent of their authorized depths and no restrictions on the Lower Mississippi River are anticipated.”

Liquid and dry bulk commodities, which rely on barge transportation, are the primary cargoes concerned with low River levels in the Midwest. These commodities include agricultural products, such as grain and corn, and other bulk commodities, such as chemicals, petroleum and coal. These products are generally shipped in bulk by barge, as River barge transportation is the most economical. These commodities are shipped to the Lower Mississippi River and loaded onto oceangoing bulk vessels at deep-draft terminals. These ocean going vessels can be loaded to full capacity. However, if draft restrictions are placed on inland barge traffic in the Midwest, barge transit would become more costly for growers, producers and manufacturers.

The majority of the private grain elevators, petroleum refineries and coal terminals are located upriver and downriver from the Port of New Orleans’ jurisdiction. The Port is a general cargo port handling cargoes, such as containers, steel, palletized natural rubber, forest products, rolled paper and bundled copper and aluminum. These cargoes arrive and depart the Port’s terminals primarily by rail and truck, thus there is minimal impact within the Port of New Orleans.

The primary area of concern is stretches of the River between St. Louis, Mo., and Cairo, Ill., where the Corps of Engineers continues to apply all available resources to maintain a navigable nine-foot deep channel for barge traffic. Additionally, Corps contractors are removing rock obstructions from the channel – an estimated 890 cubic yards of limestone from River bottoms – to reduce any risk to vessels during periods of low water. Dredging has also been ongoing since early July to preserve the channel in the Midwest, along with continued channel surveys and patrols to ensure safe navigation throughout the River system.

“We are working closely with the Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that all deep-draft facilities along the Lower Mississippi River remain at authorized depths of at least 45 feet and remain open for business for our customers, stakeholders and the shipping community,” LaGrange said.

http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2013/01/10/usa-port-of-new-orleans-unaffected-by-low-mississippi-river/

Port of New Orleans Expects Normal Operations During High Water Levels

7:00 am

Tue April 23, 2013

By Eileen Fleming

Communities to the north are dealing with flooding from the swollen Mississippi River. But the Port of New Orleans is not expecting any interruption of shipping traffic.

Port of New Orleans President Gary LaGrange says water levels will be high — but not too high.

“The river, according to the Army Corp of Engineers, is supposed to crest here in New Orleans on or around May 11, and that crest should be at about 14 feet. If you recall two years ago we were at 17 feet, which is flood stage, for quite some time. Certainly more than two or three weeks.”

The spring floods of 2011 were so severe that the Morganza Spillway was opened for the first time since 1973.

The Bonnet Carré Spillway and the Old River Control Structure were also opened to protect New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

LaGrange says there have been no discussions yet from the Corps about river diversions.

http://wwno.org/post/port-new-orleans-expects-normal-operations-during-high-water-levels

Port of N.O. says river traffic resumes, terminals working

Updated: Sep 08, 2012 2:17 AM

FOX 8 News received this news release from the Port of New Orleans Friday evening:

New Orleans—Traffic returned to the Mississippi River today and both break-bulk and container operations resumed at Port of New Orleans terminals.

In addition, the 2,052-passenger Carnival Elation arrived at the Erato Street Cruise Terminal about 2 p.m. and disembarkations and embarkations for the Cruise ship's revised three-day "Fun Cruise @ Sea" went smoothly. Mediterranean Shipping Company's 778-foot MSC Nederland was the first cargo vessel to leave Port today after she sought safe harbor at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal during Hurricane Isaac.

Port terminals will be bustling for the next few days as terminal operators handle a backlog of vessels. A total of 23 ships are scheduled to call on Port docks by Tuesday. Included are 12 container vessels, nine break-bulk cargo vessels, and two cruise ships.

"We understand there are a lot of commercial activities that go into the decisions cargo carriers must make in these situations and we appreciate their patience during adverse times and their commitment to the Port of New Orleans," said Port President and CEO Gary LaGrange.

LaGrange thanked container carriers, such as Hapag-Lloyd, Mediterranean Shipping Company, CMACGM, Maersk, ZIM, Seaboard, CSAV and Libra for their patience while Port officials worked alongside the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and pilot associations to reopen the River Friday morning and return commerce to the Port of New Orleans.

"All of our partners and stakeholders again showed the dedication and resiliency that makes the Mississippi River the greatest River for commerce in the world," LaGrange said.

Ports America, which operates the Nashville Avenue Complex, worked break-bulk operations throughout today and New Orleans Terminal began receiving and discharging containers from the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. In addition, Pacorini Global and Silocaf resumed operations today, as well.

http://www.fox8live.com/story/19432450/port-of-no-says-river-traffic-resumes-terminals-working

The Port of New Orleans is a port located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the 1st in the United States based on volume of cargo handled, second-largest in the state after the Port of South Louisiana, and 13th largest in the U.S. based on value of cargo. It also has the longest wharf in the world, which is 2.01 miles (3.4 km) long and can accommodate 15 vessels at one time.[1]

The Port of New Orleans handles about 62 million short tons of cargo a year. The port also handles about 50,000 barges and 700,000 cruise passengers per year with several ships from Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian cruise lines making it one of the nation's premier cruise ports. The Port of South Louisiana, based in the New Orleans suburb of LaPlace, Louisiana handles 193 million short tons. The Port of New Orleans and the Port of South Louisiana combined forms one of the largest port systems in the world by bulk tonnage, and ranked top 10 in the world by annual volume handled.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_New_Orleans

http://www.professionalmariner.com/September-2011/Floods-budget-woes-cloud-outlook-for-Mississippi-River-channel-depth/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/unitedsoybean/tags/portofneworleans/

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