World Trade Center New Orleans

In coordination with Investissement Québec, the World Trade Center New Orleans hosted an inbound trade mission of maritime and logistics professionals from Quebec. Over the course of two days, participants had the opportunity to meet with key stakeholders in the Louisiana maritime ecosystem to learn more about how our maritime ecosystem plays a critical role in the global supply chain.

Join us for our 2024 Annual Luncheon and Bertel Award Ceremony on December 4th! Established in 1967, the C. Alvin Bertel Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Louisiana port community, and this year we’re proud to honor Kristi App, President of Business Development and Customer Service at J.W. Allen. Celebrate with us and hear updates on World Trade Center New Orleans projects and visions for the future! Get Tickets: https://hubs.ly/Q02WlLfx0

Over 3,600 Louisiana companies export their products or services. Learn more about how you can be in that number!

Spots are still open for the 2024 Louisiana International Trade Summit on November 14th at the Port Administration Building! It’s a great half-day program where you will have the opportunity to hear from key industry leaders on Louisiana’s economic outlook, current import and export market opportunities, the ocean carrier environment, and the inland transportation side. Tickets: https://hubs.ly/Q02Wbpl70

The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) and Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC (Heniff) announced that they have signed an agreement for Heniff to manage rail transloading services at the newly opened New Orleans Transloading Industrial Park. This facility, located on Terminal Road in New Orleans East, will help shippers move goods more easily between trucks and trains, making it faster to transport freight to America’s heartland.

We had the honor of welcoming newly appointed British Consul General, Sujeevan Satheesan. The United Kingdom represents Louisiana largest source of foreign direct investment. We look forward to working with Consul General Satheesan and his entire team to support U.K. companies in Louisiana and strengthen bilateral trade opportunities.

This week, the World Trade Center led a trade mission to Rotterdam to learn from professionals at one of the world’s largest maritime gateways. Over the course of three days, we visited the Port of Rotterdam, met with leading startups and discussed shared challenges and growth opportunities with government officials and researchers. Thank you to our partners at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Miami for working with us to ensure another successful WTCNO trade mission!

Last week the WTCNO joined our partners at Greater New Orleans, Inc. – GNO, Inc. and Louisiana Economic Development to lead a “Central European Road Show,” showcasing investment opportunities across Louisiana. Highlights of the trip included: ???? An MOU signing ceremony with the Slovakian Council of Exporters, solidifying Louisiana as a hub for Slovakian investments and exports ???? A meeting with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and discussion of investment opportunities with Czech companies at the MSV trade fair ???? A visit with the U.S. Ambassador to Austria Victoria Reggie Kennedy and a round table with Austrian energy companies A special thank you to Exporteri.sk, U.S. Commercial Service New Orleans, U.S. Embassy Vienna, BVV - Trade Fairs Brno and Honorary Consul to Czech Republic Martin Pospisil, Eur Ing for working with us to position Louisiana as a global hub for investment

Representatives from Greater New Orleans, Inc. – GNO, Inc. and the World Trade Center New Orleans were in Vienna recently, where they presented their region to a selected group of #Austrian business leaders. Most people know New Orleans for #Mardigras, #jazz, and #gumbo, but did you know that every #rocket launched by #NASA was assembled in New Orleans at the NASA Michoud assembly facility? Or that the #deepwater container #port in New Orleans has a capacity of 840,000 TEU? The region also boasts the largest #LNG production facility on earth and more oak #trees than any other city in America. And looking to the #future, the region has invested millions into the commercialization of #hydrogen and #CCUS technologies. These are just a few of the unique characteristics of Greater New Orleans that make it an interesting place to live and do business. Want to find out more about #NewOrleans and other great places to #invest in the #UnitedStates? Reach out to us! Ken Walsh Marta Haustein Andrea Wimpissinger Robee Sallegue Aurelia Risko

Today, while in Bratislava, the World Trade Center New Orleans executed an MOU of economic corporation with the Council of Slovak Exporters (Exporteri.sk) in the presence of the Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Kamil ?a?ko. This MOU will establish avenues of cooperation between Louisiana and Slovakia to create pipelines of business growth for Slovakian companies to Louisiana.