From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plaquemines Port
Plaquemines Port
In 2008, Plaquemines handled a total of 63.7 million
tons of shipping, of which 35.8 million tons was domestic
trade.[1]
References
[1] "Top 25 Water Ports by Tonnage: 2008". Freight
Facts and Figures 2010. United States Department of
Transportation - Federal Highway Administration.
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/
nat_freight_stats/docs/10factsfigures/
figure3_16.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-16. "U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 2008 Waterborne Commerce of
Plaquemines Port ranked tenth in total tonnage in the United the United States, Part 5, National Summaries (New
States in 2008. Orleans, LA: 2009), table 5-2."
The Port of Plaquemines is one of the largest seaports in
the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Mis-
External links
sissippi River on the Gulf of Mexico, near Belle Chasse in • Official website
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, about twenty miles south • Data page at World Port Source
of New Orleans.
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