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wind energy has created opportunity,


with cargo being imported from Brazil and the Far East in


of wind-energy


projects across the Midwest and even into the Gulf of Mexico.” She mentions the extension


of the renewable electricity production tax credit through the end of this year. “NOLA has seen significant


volumes of both import blades and towers,” she says. “Wind projects continue to boom in the U.S.” The


New Orleans port


moved 1.6 million breakbulk and bulk tons through 2020, a 35% drop, with breakbulk cargo down 27% during the 2020 fiscal year from July 2019 through June 2020, she says. Cargoes include rubber, steel, metals, forest products, project cargo, oversized and


overweight cargo, such as equipment for LNG facilities and fertilizer plants, among others. She attributes volume


decreases to the coronavirus epidemic, tariffs and overall trade uncertainties: “This was the trend prior to the pandemic and a reality we have been facing for some time.” Nevertheless, the port last October welcomed Gulf


Service Marine as its newest breakbulk tenant at NOLA’s Alabo Street Wharf, a mere 12-minute drive to the heart of the French Quarter, where Ragusa also saw a pandemic- subdued Mardi Gras in mid- February.


Commodity Varieties


Omli echoes comments about the


variety of commodities


sailing these days. Höegh’s primary breakbulk volumes, he says, continue to come from manufacturers of mining and construction. In addition to


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Large blades for a land- based wind-energy project move through Portsmouth Marine Terminal. (Port of VA photo.)


windmill parts, other goods include machine tools, airport/ cruise bridges, transformers and steel, he says. Steel is among those products


that have seen insane price jumps. Hot-rolled coil steel rose a furnace-hot 60% since last summer, according to February reports


from Bloomberg and


The Fabricator, a metals-trade publication. Despite crazy prices, steel


is among the heavy liſters in breakbulk growth at Port Tampa Bay, says Raul Alfonso, executive vice president/CEO. In the port’s final quarter


of 2020, steel grew 42% and scrap metal 29%, with cement coming in at 31%. This is in large part thanks to the continued expansion of the Florida market,


Höegh transports a futuristic train, manufactured by Alstom, formerly Bombadier Transportation. (Höegh photo)


including its construction and real estate sectors,” he says. “Port Tampa Bay has been very pleased to see continued growth in our breakbulk and bulk businesses over the past year.” Other core commodities


include locally mined and manufactured phosphate fertilizer, in addition to gypsum, granite and limestone. Another growing player, he notes, is lumber, thanks to pandemic- driven home-improvement projects. He calls a new breakbulk


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