Port of New Orleans

The Port of New Orleans is located in Louisiana’s Lower Mississippi River. It is the first 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. The area is served by a 14,500-mile inland waterway system and six Class One railroads.

In August 2012, New Jersey company FJS Energy signed a $7 million deal with India's Abhijeet Group to purchase coal from Kentucky and West Virginia. Under the deal, Kentucky coal companies will export about 9 million tons of coal annually for 25 years to India's Abhijeet Group. The first shipment is scheduled to depart from New Orleans Port in Louisiana for India in September 2012.

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