Chiquita Returns Shipping Operations to Port of New Orleans after 40-Year Hiatus
Chiquita Brands International Inc., Charlotte, N.C., announced plans to relocate its shipping operations from the Port of Gulfport in Mississippi to the Port of New Orleans after nearly a 40-year hiatus.
The company plans to ship 30,000-39,000 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) of bananas and other fresh fruit, as well as 30,000-39,000 TEUs of various outbound cargos. Company shipments in New Orleans are expected to begin by the first quarter of 2015.