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Chiquita returns to New Orleans port

Chris Gillis
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   Chiquita plans to ship 60,000 TEUs to 70,000 TEUs
of cargo per year via New Orleans, generating a 15-percent increase in
container volumes at the Louisiana port. Chiquita’s ships called the port about 40 years ago.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.