PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA

Port Name : Port of South Louisiana
State : Louisiana
Total Trade : 224,187,322
Foreign Imports : 40,087,413
Foreign Exports : 64,683,390
Foreign Total : 104,770,803
Domestic Total : 119,416,519

The Port of South Louisiana is the largest volume shipping port in the Western Hemisphere and 9th largest in the world. It is the largest bulk cargo port in the world.

It extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between Louisiana" class="mw-redirect">New Orleans, Louisiana and , centering approximately at LaPlace, Louisiana, which serves as the Port's headquarters location.
This port is critical for grain shipments from the Midwest, handling some 60% of all raw grain exports.