The
Port of New Orleans is a
port located in
New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the sixth-largest port in the
United States based on volume of cargo handled, second-largest in the
state after the
Port of South Louisiana, and 13th-largest in the U.S. based on value of cargo. It also has the longest
wharf in the world, which is 2.01 miles (3.4 km) long and can accommodate 15 vessels at one time.