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Rebuilding the. Port of New Orleans. Creating a Brighter Future after Hurricane Katrina. National Impact of Port of New Orleans. 380,000 jobs in U.S. related to Port’s Cargo Cargo creates $16.9 billion in annual earnings $37 billion in national economic output is supported by Port’s cargo
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Rebuilding the Port of New Orleans Creating a Brighter Future after Hurricane Katrina
National Impact of Port of New Orleans • 380,000 jobs in U.S. related to Port’s Cargo • Cargo creates $16.9 billion in annual earnings • $37 billion in national economic output is supported by Port’s cargo • Cargo creates $2.8 billion in federal tax revenue
Katrina’s Financial Impact FY ‘07 FY ‘06 Revenue Projected (Pre-Katrina) $48 million $43 million Revenue Revised (Post-Katrina) $40 million $35 million Projected Revenue Reduction $8 million $8 million
Facility Damage Total Estimated Damages: $230 million Potential Insurance Recovery $150 million Potential FEMA Recovery $55 million Unrecoverable: $25 million
MRGO Businesses - Direct Jobs • Maersk: 150 Jobs • New Orleans Cold Storage: 200 Jobs • Buzzi Unicem: 53 Jobs • Bollinger: 400 Jobs • Vulcan : 2 Jobs • CG Rail: 80 Jobs • Southern Scrap: 100 Jobs Total: 1,000 Jobs Total Direct and Indirect: 9,000 Jobs Annual Economic Output: $2.29 billion
Mitigation Funding Needed • Katrina reduced draft of the MR-GO from 36 feet to 21 feet rendering it unusable for deep draft navigation • MRGO will be closed to deep-draft navigation • Marine Terminals & Industries, which invested hundreds of millions of dollars based upon the reliance in good faith that the MRGO could be maintained as authorized, should be compensated or relocated
Economic Impact of Cruise Industry • 2,798 jobs paying $74 million in wages in the greater New Orleans area. • Generates $219 million in direct and indirect sales annually • Passengers spend $91.5 million annually, including $17.5 million on hotels,$13.9 million on dining and $18.1 million on clothing and retail sales.
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Erato Street Cruise Terminal • The $37 million cruise terminal completed Oct. 2006. • The Erato project features a 90,000 square-foot terminal and 1,000-vehicle parking garage.
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