New Orleans. Gateway to the world
Description
Surveys the port of New Orleans, the second United States port in dollar volume of cargo. Discusses the honest and efficient management of the port and its modern facilities, which are attracting new industries to the area and stimulating foreign trade. Includes scenes of International House, International Trade Mart, the French Quarter, and an aerial view of the tidelands oil area. Emphasizes how New Orleans maintains its own unique character while acting as a center for national and international trade.
Runtime
27 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
1953
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
How big is the backlog of unshipped goods?
China's ultimate port
Recortes do Brasil. Porto de Itaqui. Maranhão
Antares CEO. Shipping is crucial for Greece
The Silk Road. An unlikely relationship. The Viking trade. Episode 7
The Silk Road. Oman. Episode 4
Cotton shipping
Global gateway. Vision in the desert. [1]
Gladstone dredging
Eco solutions. Sustainable shipping fuel. Episode 7
Panorama water front and Brooklyn Bridge from East River
Mighty Movers. By Sea - Rotterdam in the Raw
Panorama from the tower of Brooklyn Bridge
Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island