Facts at a Glance

Facilities

Over 40 liquid and dry bulk terminals

Seven [ 7 ] grain elevators

Public terminal Globalplex Intermodal Terminal

Multiple midstream operations

Foreign Trade Zone #124

#1 in Merchandise Received [ warehouse/distribution ]

#2 in Exports [ warehouse/distribution ]

$65.1 billion of product received

5,068 employed

Barges and Vessels

3,534 deep-draft vessels

53,499 barge movements

Rail

Canadian National [ east bank ]

Canadian Pacific Kansas City [ east bank ]

Union Pacific [ west bank ]

Highways

Interstates 10, 55, 310

U.S. Highways 61 and 90

Louisiana Highways 51, 44, 18, 3127, 3125

Airports

New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International [ MSY ]
passengers and air cargo

Executive Regional Airport [ APS ]
owned/operated by Port of South Louisiana
private and corporate aircraft

2025 Statistics [ in short tons ]

Exports: 65,684,575

Imports: 45,258,872

Domestic Transshipments: 137,309,880

Total Trade: 248,253,326

Trade Rankings

#1 in total domestic trade

#2 in imports and foreign trade

#3 in exports

Grain EXPORTS

60% of all U.S. grain exports

Maize = 25.5M short tons [ 51.3M total throughput ]

Soybean = 17.3M short tons [ 34.5M total throughput ]

Wheat = 1.9M short tons [ 3.8M total throughput ]

Animal Feed = 1.6M short tons [ 8.1M total throughput ]

Other Grain [ Sorghum and Rice ] = 211K short tons
[ 1.0M total throughput ]

Petroleum IMPORTS

One of the top energy transfer ports in the U.S.

Crude Oil, Petroleum Products, and mineral fuels = 40% of imports

Crude Oil = 31.1M short tons [ 52.8M total throughput ]

Trading Partners

Exports – China, Mexico, Colombia, Netherlands, Egypt

Imports – Brazil, Jamaica, Costa Rica, China, Mexico

International Partners

Ports in Mexico, Central, and South America

The Port of South Louisiana is committed to fostering reciprocal trade and investment between its foreign partners