Water

Vessel and Barge

Within the 108 miles (174 kilometers) of deepwater frontage on both banks of the Mississippi River are more than 50 piers and docks. Vessels drafting 45 feet (14 meters) call the port district throughout the year. Rarely is river commerce halted because of river depth or weather conditions.

The Port of South Louisiana transfers cargo to and from vessels and barges arriving in the lower Mississippi River. The inland barge system, comprised of 19,262 miles (30,992 kilometers) of waterway, moves more than 246 million short tons (source: Port of South Louisiana 2010 data) of cargo upriver to major U.S. markets in the Midwest and Northeast.

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Roads

Highways

Three major interstate highways connect the Port of South Louisiana to major U.S. markets. Interstate 10 extends across the nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Interstate 55 reaches points as far north as Chicago, Detroit, and St. Paul. Interstate 59, which originates near the Port's northern boundary, allows direct entry to cities in the eastern United States. Just within 600 miles are 20 metropolitan area markets in the southeast U.S. accessible via these interstates.

Throughout the Port's jurisdiction, an excellent state highway system feeds traffic to these major interstate arteries. Shipments can flow easily, without congestion, into the mainstream of the interstate highway system.

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• New Orleans, LA. - 20 miles
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• Hammond, LA. - 30 miles
   (intersection of I-55 and I-12)

• Jackson, MS. - 160 miles
  (intersection of I-55 and I-20)

• Mobile, AL. - 165 miles
  (intersection of I-10 and I-65)

• Houston, TX. - 320 miles
  (intersection of I-10 and I-45)

• Little Rock, AR. - 415 miles
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• Dallas, TX. - 465 miles

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Rail

Rail

The Port of South Louisiana is served by three trunk line railroads, two on the east bank of the Mississippi River and one on the west bank. The Union Pacific railroad on the west bank provides service to western U.S. markets, whereas the Canadian National and Kansas City Southern railroads, both on the east bank, serve the mid-continental United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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pipeline

Pipeline

Six major oil and gas pipelines serve the Port of South Louisiana. The Port is the terminus for the nation's only offshore oil superport, located 15 miles (24 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast. The superport provides over 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily through a 48-inch (122 centimeter) pipeline.

The Port is the originating point for Capline, a 40-inch (101 centimeter), 640-mile (1,030 kilometer) pipeline that carries an average of 800,000 barrels of oil daily from Louisiana to the middle of the United States.

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air

Air

The New Orleans (Louis Armstrong) International airport is just minutes away from the Port of South Louisiana with daily passenger and commercial air services are available to major airports throughout the United States, Mexico, Europe, Central and South America, and Canada.

Other area airports, including the St. John the Baptist Parish airport (with two paves runways -4,000' and 1,219'), offer private, business, and air freight services and storage (cold included).

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