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FROMS
The National Wildlife Federation
endorsed the environmental
provisions NAFTA. of the
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"We are catisfied that
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October 7, 1992
9:00 AM
NAWLINS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
OCTOBER 8, 1992, 2:00 PM
Advance
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Governor Treen.
(Acknowledgment)
It is a special pleasure for me to be here this morning,
alongside America's greatest waterway, at one of the great ports
of the world -- a place where the past and present and future
come together, a jambalaya of commerce and enterprise.
New Orleans is a city created and nurtured by trade; and its
virtues are those cultivated by openness to the world --
tolerance, variety, self-confidence, a fondness for the old and a
passion for the new.
It is the perfect place for my topic this morning, for I
would like to say a few words about the new economy Americans
that
will face in the future, and about the force which above all
others will shape that economy -- America's trade with the world.
My Agenda for American Renewal sets an ambitious goal for
our country -- to create, by the early years of the next century,
the world's first $10 trillion economy.
My agenda sets out the things we must do to achieve that
goal -- the things I am fighting for in this campaign.
I want a revolution in American education to prepare our
children to compete and win in the global economy. I want to
reform our wasteful legal system, and make health care more
affordable and accessible. I want to strengthen the American
2
family. I want us to save more and invest more, and I want a
government that spends less, regulates less, and yes, taxes less.
And I want to open new markets for American products -- to
break down trade barriers -- because the American worker can
outwork, outthink, outcompete anyone in the world.
New markets mean new customers, new sales -- and that means
new jobs for the working people of New Orleans.
NAFTA signing I was in San Antonio yesterday -- a day that marks a turning
NAFTA
point in the history of North America.
Along with President
Oct.7 signing
Carlos Salinas of Mexico and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of
Canada, I initialed the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Initial
David
By removing barriers to trade over the next 15 years, NAFTA
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annual output.
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already made in our trading relationship -- an increase of XX
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pass more than through this, port. Here in Louisiana, [trade state] 70,000 Louisiana
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export-related jobs pay 17 percent more than the average U.S.
wage.
That's the bottom line of open markets -- good jobs for you
and your neighbors and your families. I'm talking about jobs the people
tied directly to trade I right here at the Port of New Orleans --
who work
clerks, warehousemen, longshoremen, computer processors and crane
operators, tugboat hands and welders.
But the effects of trade ripple out -- to the teller who
works in the bank where you save your money, the cashiers at your
grocery store, the mechanic who fixes your car.
America's economic future lies in free trade. That is the
way the world works today -- a world forged by American power and
resolve in the Cold War.
America is uniquely suited to lead this new world -- just as
it led the old one. We have the largest market in the world --
the most productive workers in the world -- and we specialize
in the high-tech products that emerging economies want to buy.
In the Cold War, America forged military alliances across
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In the same way we can build a
strategic network of free trade alliances with countries across
both oceans. NAFTA is only a beginning. If we are to be a true
export superpower, we must tear down trade walls not only along
our border but in every corner of the world.
You see, the old distinction between foreign policy and
economic policy has fallen away.
4
A President must understand more than just the workings of
the domestic economy. To rerew America, a President must be able
to manage the international forces that shape our economic well-
being here at home.
And the president must have something else -- he must have
complete confidence in America's ability to compete in the world
marketplace.
Let me tell you why. It has to do with Congress.
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years ago.
I even have some happy memories of the institution.
1988
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But Congress has changed. Discipline has broken down; focus
1967-
has been lost; power has shattered into dozens of fiefdoms
controlled by individual congressmen. And those individual
congressmen have in turn grown dependent on well-funded special
interests.
Special interests plead for special favors; which means,
when you talk trade, protection from competition.
That's the trade policy of the United States Congress today:
a riot of conflicting interests with a common goal -- to close
markets rather than open them; to erect trade barriers instead of
tear them down.
The President is the last line of defense against the
reactionary impulses of protection and fear. Only the President
can speak for the undivided national interest; only the President
can maintain our country's historic commitment to open markets
and free trade, and the future prosperity they represent.
5
Those are the facts of life in Washington: the President's
commitment to open markets must be unwavering.
The American people have good reason to doubt Governor
Clinton's commitment. Take NAFTA as an example.
Once upon a time, Bill Clinton said he favored NAFTA. Then,
on the campaign trail, he started to waffle. He sought the
endorsement of powerful special interests, and they gave him a
going-over. Before long, he announced that he was undecided on
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the agreement. When he was asked about it, his exact quote was:
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"When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
Finally, last week, Governor Clinton gave a long and curious
speech -- so long it makes this thing sound like a Western Union
telegram.
Bill Clinton said he was endorsing our agreement to open
of
Mexican markets. But if you listened closely, you probably heard
something else.
His "endorsement" -- if that's what it was -- was cushioned
with every kind of qualifier and caveat. He says he won't back
the agreement until certain provisions are added.
For example, he wants the agreement to keep strike-breakers
from coming into the country.
So do I. That 's why the agreement, as written, already
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prevents strike-breakers from coming into the country.
He said he wants the agreement to prevent contaminated food
from coming into the country.
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The list goes on. You start to wonder -- Governor Clinton
says he thinks he kind of likes our free-trade agreement.
Don't you think he ought to read it first?
But there's a more serious issue here. All the "what if's"
and "yes, buts" and "even so's" show that Governor Clinton wants
to have it both ways -- reassure the protectionists while getting
credit for being a free-trader.
But a president doesn't have that luxury -- not if you're
going to stand up to the protectionists in Congress to do what's
right for the American worker.
Jim
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six,
Thirty five times I've had to say no to Congress -- thirty
five vetoes. All but one of them was sustained because I was
willing to fight on principle.
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Our country faces unprecedented opportunities in the world.
The last thing America needs is a rubber check Congress and a
rubber-stamp President.
Let me be candid. There was nothing inevitable about NAFTA.
It is the product of thousands of hours of grueling negotiation;
hundreds of detours avoided; thousands of diversions ignored.
Only the unwavering resolve of the three governments -- the
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steadfast commitment of visionary leaders like Brian Mulroneuy
and Carlos Salians brought it to life.
And there is nothing inevitable about America position as
the world's export superpower -- nothing inevitable about the
economic growth and the jobs that will be created. The leader of
the United States cannot be merely inclined to accept the new
global economy; he must be passionate about it. He can't just
have read about it in a textbook; he must feel it in his bones;
he must have learned it in his life.
Governor Clinton's passion is for government. I guess
practically
that's why he's spent his whole life either in government or
trying to get back in after the voters kicked him out.
I see the world a little differently.
Many of you know I'm a Texan -- it takes some guts to admit
that in Louisiana. I moved out there after the war; built a
business. When we finally got the business up and running,
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went around the world beating the bushes for customers -- in
Japan, in South America, the Middle East.
I knew the more we could sell outside our borders, the more
jobs we could create right there in Midland and Houston and
Odessa.
And over the years, I sensed the world was becoming more
America
like us and early on I saw the opportunities that was going to
present for America.
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Maybe that's why I feel so strongly about opening markets -
- because I know that open markets mean jobs and growth for you
and your families and your neighbors.
We have plenty still to do. That's why I'm asking for your
support -- for four more years.
Thanks and etc.
# # #
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Navigation Data Center
Source:
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
P. O. Box 61280
US Army Corps
New Orleans, LA 70161-1280
of Engineers
(504) 862-1424 FTS: 493-1424
August 14, 1992
Selected United States Ports in 1990
by Total Tonnage
Rank Port
Total
Domestic
Foreign
Imports
Exports
1 Port of South Louisiana, LA
193,042,300
102,161,672
90,880,628
27,900,180
62,980,448
2 New York, NY
140,027,575
90,763,865
49,263,710
41,423,003
7,840,707
3 Houston, TX
126,177.644
63,235,518
62,942,126
40,603,680
22,338,446
4 Valdez Harbor, AK
95,953,448
95,936,644
16,804
12,466
4,338
5 Baton Rouge, LA
78,112,575
43,401,250
34,711,325
20,278,392
14,432,933
6 Corpus Christi, TX
62,023,736
26,195,133
35,828,603
31,176,228
4,652,375
7 New Orleans, LA
61,249,051
31,874,543
29,374,508
12,135,024
17,239,484
8 Port of Plaquemine, LA
56,527,861
39,246,891
17,280,970
4,829,603
12,451,367
9 Norfolk Harbor, VA
53,722,133
8,986,539
44,735,594
5,158,918
39,576,676
10 Long Beach, CA
52,425,196
29,608,048
22,817,148
11,488,721
11,328,427
11 Tampa Harbor, FL
51,579,204
30,378,023
21,201,181
6,354,368
14,846,813
12 Texas City, TX
48,071,122
19,416,608
28,654,514
26,323,735
2,330,779
13 Los Angeles, CA
46,352,315
21,473,830
24,878,485
13,498,124
11,380,361
14
Philadelphia, PA
41,836,960
14,902,590
26,934,370
22,993,308
3,941,062
15 Mobile, AL
41,136,445
21,796,758
19,339,687
8,045,790
11,293,897
16 Lake Charles, LA
40,882,809
16,563,498
24,319,311
19,732,025
4,587,286
17
Duluth-Supr., MN
40,766,373
35,032,176
5,734,197
793,456
4,940,741
18 Baltimore Hrbr., MD
39,551,292
15,340,876
24,210,416
12,041,475
12,168,941
19 Pittsburgh, PA
35,492,000
35,492,000
0
0
0
20 Port Arthur, TX
30,679,583
10,533,150
20,146,433
17,099,415
3,047,018
21 Portland, OR
27,475,429
11,241,422
16,234,007
2,930,228
13,303,779
22 St. Louis, Metro.,MO
27,108,441
27,108,441
0
0
0
23 Beaumont, TX
26,728,664
18,805,499
7,923,165
5,883,446
2,039,719
24 Pascagoula, MS
26,479,086
10,225,616
16,253,470
13,550,457
2,703,013
25 Marcus Hook, PA
25,864,205
15,604,919
10,259,286
10,075,131
184,155
26 Newport News, VA
24,935,372
3,209,916
21,725,456
1,294,981
20,430,475
27 Pauisboro, NJ
23,331,201
11,492,262
11,838,939
11,688,960
149,979
28 Chicago, IL
22,533,880
19,850,531
2,683,349
2,012,831
670,518
29 Boston, MA, Port Of
21.888,634
8,453,899
13,434,735
12,734,048
700,687
30 Seattle. WA
21,569,739
8,472,645
13,097,094
6,004,396
7,092,698
31 Tacoma Hrbr., WA
21,433,431
4,994,298
16,439,133
4,997,423
11,441,710
32 Richmond, CA
21,155,885
14,225,043
6,930,842
2,701,369
4,229,473
33 Detroit, MI
17,734,779
13,900,211
3,834,568
2,951,858
882,710
34 Huntington, WV
17,310,165
17,310,165
0
0
0
35 Anacortes, WA
15,437,562
13,178,488
2,259,074
1,272,107
986,967
36 Indiana Harbor, IN
14,672,845
14,412,987
259,858
258,536
1,322
37 Toledo Harbor, OH
14,667,771
7,543.570
7,124,201
1,106,350
6,017,851
38 Jacksonville, FL
14,597,933
7,797,210
6,800,723
4,141,981
2,658,742
39 San Juan, PR
14,536,669
8,410,639
6,126,030
5,163,501
962,529
40
Freeport, TX
14,494,397
7,348,694
7,145,703
5,787.404
1,358,299
41 Cleveland, OH
14,367,784
11,224,233
3,143,551
2,894,058
249,493
42 Port Everglades, FL
14,144,647
9,804,690
4,339,957
3,449,422
890,535
43 Lorain Harbor, OH
13,966,900
13,891,519
75,381
75,381
0
44 Savannah, GA
13,568,908
2,541,849
11,027,059
5,432,585
5,594.474
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OCT 6 '92 13:32
FROM PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
PAGE. 003
HAH
Navigation Data Center
Source:
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
P. O. Box 61280
US Army Corps
New Orleans, LA 70161-1280
of Engineers
(504) 862-1424 FTS: 493-1424
August 14, 1992
Selected United States Ports in 1990
by Foreign Tonnage
Rank Port
Total
Domestic
Foreign
Imports
Exports
1
Port of South Louisiana, LA
193,042,300
102,161,672
90,880,628
27,900,180
62,980,448
2 Houston, TX
126,177,644
63,235,518
62,942,126
40,603,680
22,338,446
3 New York, NY
140,027,575
90,763,865
49,263,710
41,423,003
7,840,707
4 Norfolk Harbor, VA
53,722,133
8,986,539
44,735,594
5,158,918
39,576,676
5 Corpus Christi, TX
62,023,736
26,195,133
35,828,603
31,176,228
4,652,375
6 Baton Rouge, LA
78,112,575
43,401,250
34,711,325
20,278,392
14,432,933
7 New Orieans, LA
61,249,051
31,874,543
29,374,508
12,135,024
17,239,484
8 Texas City, TX
48,071,122
19,416,608
28,654,514
26,323,735
2,330,779
9 Philadelphia, PA
41,836,960
14,902,590
26,934,370
22,993,308
3,941,062
10 Los Angeles, CA
46,352,315
21,473,830
24,878,485
13,498,124
11,380,361
11 Lake Charles, LA
40,882,809
16,563,498
24,319,311
19,732,025
4,587,286
12 Baltimore Hrbr., MD
39,551,292
15,340,876
24,210,416
12,041,475
12,168,941
13 Long Beach, CA
52,425,196
29,608,048
22,817,148
11,488,721
11,328,427
14 Newport News, VA
24,935,372
3,209,916
21,725,456
1,294,981
20,430,475
15 Tampa Harbor, FL
51,579,204
30,378,023
21,201,181
6,354,368
14,846,813
16
Port Arthur, TX
30,679,583
10,533,150
20,146,433
17,099,415
3,047,018
17
Mobile, AL
41,136,445
21,796,758
19,339,687
8,045,790
11,293,897
18 Port of Plaquemine, LA
56,527,861
39,246,891
17,280,970
4,829,603
12,451,367
19 Tacoma Hrbr., WA
21,433,431
4,994,298
16,439,133
4,997,423
11,441,710
20 Pascagoula, MS
26,479,086
10,225,616
16,253,470
13,550,457
2,703,013
21 Portland. OR
27,475,429
11,241,422
16,234,007
2,930,228
13,303,779
22 Boston. MA. Port Of
21,888,634
8,453,899
13,434,735
12,734,048
700,687
23 Seattle. WA
21,569,739
8,472,645
13,097,094
6,004,396
7,092,698
24 Paulsboro, NJ
23,331,201
11,492,262
11,838,939
11,688,960
149,979
25
Savannah, GA
13,568,908
2,541,849
11,027,059
5,432,585
5,594,474
26 Marcus Hook, PA
25,864,205
15,604,919
10,259,286
10,075,131
184,155
27
Portland, ME
10,771,617
2,537,723
8,233,894
8,166,446
67,448
28 Beaumont, TX
26,728,664
18,805,499
7,923,165
5,883,446
2,039,719
29
Freeport, TX
14,494,397
7,348,694
7,145,703
5,787,404
1,358,299
30 Toledo Harbor, OH
14,667,771
7,543,570
7,124,201
1,106,350
6,017,851
31
Oakland, CA
10,290,437
3,216,386
7,074,051
2,593,298
4,480,753
32
Richmond, CA
21,155,885
14,225,043
6,930,842
2,701,369
4,229,473
33 Longview, WA
8,680,918
1,829,136
6,851,782
1,013,832
5,837,950
34 Jacksonville, FL
14,597,933
7,797,210
6,800,723
4,141,981
2,658,742
35 Charleston, SC
9,697,052
3,469,090
6,227,962
2,227,949
4,000,013
36 San Juan, PR
14,536,669
8,410,639
6,126,030
5,163,501
962,529
37 Conneaut Hrbr., OH
9,566,503
3,506,867
6,059,636
13,210
6,046,426
38 Duluth-Supr., MN
40,766,373
35,032,176
5,734,197
793,456
4,940,741
39 Kalama, WA
6,255,445
565,257
5,690,188
51,604
5,638,584
40 Guayanilla Hrbr, PR
7,728,013
2,215,592
5,512,421
4,862,821
649,600
41 Galveston, TX
9,629,434
4,143,675
5,485,759
2,721,763
2,763,996
42 Ashtabula, OH
11,852,091
6,746,749
5,105,342
1,070,366
4,034,976
43 Vancouver, WA
7,073,270
2,044,341
5,028,929
525,471
4,503,458
44 Coos Bay, OR
6,068,525
1,236,517
4,832,008
1,882
4,830,126
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OCT 6 '92 13:32
FROM PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
PAGE. 004
GENERAL CARGO TONNAGE
SELECTED GULF, S. ATLANTIC PORTS AND BATON ROUGE
CALENDAR YEARS 1990, 1991 AND JANUARY - JUNE, 1992
GULF AND S. ATLANTIC PORTS
JAN-JUNE 92 JAN-JUNE 92
USPORT
SO STONS
90 MKT SHARE
91 STONS
91 MKT SHARE
STONS MKT SHARE
WEW.ORLEANS
6,912,689
KENTON
7,193,206
15.8%
3,779,573
16.3%
HOUSTON
7,863,240
17.8%
8,270,385
18.2%
3,688,622
15.9%
CHARLESTON
7,067,710
16.0%
6,938,078
15.3%
3,498,777
15.1%
SAVANNAH
5,697,254
12.9%
5,884,179
12.9%
3,160,445
13.6%
MIAMI
3,590,937
8.1%
3,882,284
8.5%
2,350,207
10.1%
JACKSONVILLE
3,895,115
8.8%
3,903,392
8.6%
1,916,873
8.3%
MOBILE
3,120,619
7.1%
3,477,679
7.6%
1,582,226
6.8%
LAKE CHARLES
1,245,067
2.8%
1,459,261
3.2%
716,304
3.1%
GALVESTON
909,480
21%
1,078,939
2.4%
610,476
2.6%
BEAUMONT
731,191
1.7%
663,057
1.5%
540,025
2.3%
GULFPORT
928,134
21%
850,003
1.9%
482,574
2.1%
TAMPA
1,162,884
2.6%
952,445
2.1%
460,712
2.0%
PASCAGOULA
717,815
1.6%
619,514
1.4%
275,951
1.2%
CORPUS CHRISTI
292,516
0.7%
290,433
0.6%
119,337
0.5%
TOTAL
44,134,651
100.0%
45,462,855
100.0%
23,182,102
100.0%
GULF PORTS
JAN-JUNE 92 JAN-JUNE 92
USPORT
so STONS
90 MKT SHARE
91 STONS
91 MKT SHARE
STONS MKT SHARE
NEW OFFEANS
6,912,689
28.9%
7,193,206
28.9%
3,779,573
30.8%
HOUSTON
7,863,240
32.9%
8,270,385
33.3%
3,688,622
30.1%
MOBILE
3,120,619
13.1%
3,477,679
14.0%
1,582,226
12.9%
LAKE CHARLES
1,245,067
5.2%
1,459,261
5.9%
716,304
5.8%
GALVESTON
909,480
3.8%
1,078,939
4.3%
610,476
5.0%
BEAUMONT
731,191
3.1%
663,057
2.7%
540,025
4.4%
GULFPORT
928,134
3.9%
850,003
3.4%
482,574
3.9%
TAMPA
1,162,884
4.9%
952,445
3.8%
460,712
3.8%
275,951
2.3%
PASCAGOULA
717,815
3.0%
619,514
2.5%
CORPUS CHRISTI
292,516
1.2%
290,433
1.2%
119,337
1.0%
TOTAL
23,883,635
100.0%
24,854,922
100.0%
12,255,800
100.0%
EAST GULF PORTS
JAN-JUNE 92 JAN-JUNE 92
USPORT
90 STONS
SO MKT SHARE
91 STONS
91 MKT SHARE
STONS MKT SHARE
NEW ORLEANS
6,912,689
53.8%
.193.200
54.9%
3,779,57
ST.496
MOBILE
3,120,619
24.3%
3,477,679
26.6%
1,582,226
24.0%
GULFPORT
928,134
7.2%
850,003
6.5%
482,574
7.3%
TAMPA
1,162,884
9.1%
952,445
7.3%
460,712
7.0%
PASCAGOULA
717,815
5.6%
619,514
4.7%
275,951
4.2%
TOTAL
12,842,141
100.0%
13,092,847
100.0%
6,581,036
100.0%
LOUISIANA PORTS
JAN-JUNE 92 JAN-JUNE 92
USPORT
90 STONS
90 MKT SHARE
91 STONS
91 MKT SHARE
STONS MKT SHARE
NEW EANS
30,2%
193.206
78.3%
3,779,573
78.4%
LAKE CHARLES
1,245,067
14.4%
1,459,261
15.9%
716,304
14.9%
BATON ROUGE
459,437
5.3%
529,693
5.8%
326,453
6.8%
TOTAL
8,617,193
100.0%
9,182,160
100.0%
4,822,330
100.0%
Sources: various port authorities
New Orieans' 1991 and 1992 tonnages includes mid-stream steel exports.
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PAGE. 005
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
PUBLIC & PRIVATE FACILITIES
CARGO ACTIVITY REPORT
JAN/JUNE 1992 VERSUS JAN/JUNE 1991
(in short tons of 2,000 pounds)
92
91
JAN/JUNE
JAN/JUNE
%92/91
GENERAL CARGO
Board-Owned Container Facilities
1,435,901
1,199,230
19.74%
Board-Owned General Cargo Facilities
2,148,130
2,068,762
3.84%
SUB TOTAL
3,584,031
3,267,992
9.67%
Non-Board Private Facilities
195,542
201,495
--2.95%
FOTAL GENERAL CARGO
779,573
3,469,487
8.94%
BULK CARGO
Board-Owned Bulk Facilities
714,751
941,666
-24.10%
Export Grain Facilities
5,690,555
5,043,137
12.84%
Non-Board Private Facilities
5,440,756
6,073,835
-10.42%
OTALBULK CARGO
11,846,052
12.058,638
-1.769
TOTAL PORTWIDE CARGO
15,625,535
15,526,125
0,63%
H
Sources:
Journal of Commerce P.I.E.R.S. database
Port Billing System
U.S. Customs
Crescent River Port Pilots Association
AUG 1992
OCT 6 '92 13:34 FROM PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
PAGE. 006
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
CARGO ACTIVITY REPORT
FIRST HALF, CALENDAR YEAR 1992
General cargo movement via public and private facilities
within the three-parish jurisdiction of the Port of New Orleans
increased 8.94 percent to 3,779,573 short tons in the first six
months of 1992. This upward trend in general cargo, which
includes all non-bulk, merchandise freight that serves as the
primary generator of dockside labor, combined with a static
activity level for bulk traffic (a 1.76 percent decrease) to
yield a 0.63 percent overall increase in total portwide activity
to 15,625,635 short tons.
The Port's favorable cargo performance in the first half was
largely attributable to three strong positive trends. For the
first time since 1990, containerized cargo rose dramatically, up
19.55 percent to 88,773 container units. Particularly notable
was a 15.39 percent uptick in containers handled at the
riverfront terminals totalling 12,806 boxes. Meanwhile, the
common-user berths 5 and 6 at France Road Container Terminal
registered a 4.02 percent increase to 22,486 units, this despite
the loss in September 1991 of the combined Columbus Lines/Blue
Star Lines services. The entry of Lykes Brothers into the Latin
American market, coupled with overall activity increases of
existing ocean carriers, accounted for the strong showing. The
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PAGE. 007
second factor was the strong tonnage in import forest products,
primarily plywood and doorskins. Total inbound forest product
business totalled 150,059 short tons in the first half, a 27.1
percent increase. The Port's surge in plywood business was
especially notable in the May-June period, when frequently three
or more vessels dedicated to forest products were discharging
simultaneously.
The Board's business in inbound natural rubber constituted a
third standout, with this product up 70.3 percent versus the
first half of 1991. Success in attracting rubber has hinged on a
strong base of available private-sector aftermarket services,
some crucial port pricing decision taken in late 1991 and a
concerted effort by the terminal operators to provide clean,
damage-free storage. Dedicated efforts to furnish needed rail
cars on short lead times by the New Orleans Public Belt and the
trunk line railroads have helped to keep the business here. A
total of 132,818 tons of natural rubber moved through the Port in
the first half.
Bulk cargo, while seemingly unchanged in total tonnage, was
11
subject to some ebbs and flows. Export grain through the
Continental Grain elevator at Marrero was up 12.84 percent to
5,690,555 tons while business at the Public Bulk Terminal
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PAGE. 008
declined 10.24 percent to 695,104 tons. Private bulk terminals,
primarily the refineries, saw their traffic drop 10.42 percent to
5,440,756 tons with reduced crude-oil imports.
The Board's single most important commodity -steel products-
declined in the first half as several disconcerting developments
buffeted the markets for both import and export goods. Outbound
steel, a traffic seemingly in a growth mode for 1992 on the
strength of New Orleans' capturing the USX program, has performed
below expectations. A total of 179,343 tons moved in the first
half, down 30.9 percent from the same period in 1991. Where the
USX business accounted for over one-half of the Port's outbound
steel tonnage, volumes via midstream transfer facilities ground
to a virtual halt. The Port's experience with export steel
reflected national trends, as the American Institute for
International Steel reported a 30 percent drop in export steel
volume via all U. S. ports of exit. One bright spot was the
modest success of the Board's experimental special wharfage rate
on barge/vessel transfers at designated wharves: six vessels took
advantage of the reduced rate, with steel representing a major
product handled.
Import steel declined 12.6 percent to 743,627 tons in a
first half, reflecting increased competition in the U. S. market
from domestic mini-mills and the escalating unhappiness of
foreign producers with current "dumping" allegations which could
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ultimately result in the imposition of countervailing duties on
designated steel products from 21 foreign nations including
Japan, Brazil and the EEC. While a final determination by the
U. S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade
Commission will not be forthcoming until next spring, foreign
producers have largely reduced their commitments to the U. S.
market for the second half of the year and extending into 1993.
In early July, the Port of New Orleans filed a position
paper before the International Trade Commission opposing the
imposition of countervailing duties on import steel, citing
potential adverse effects upon the local economy and impact upon
free trade.
Comparative market share information for major U.S. Atlantic
and Gulf ports covering the first half of the calendar year place
New Orleans first among U. S. South Atlantic and Gulf ports in
total general cargo handled, with 16.3 percent of the market.
Houston placed second with a 15.9 percent share, indicating the
second consecutive quarter in which New Orleans surpassed Houston
in general cargo activity. New Orleans also placed first among
U. S. Gulf ports with 30.7 percent of the market; first among
U. S. East Gulf ports with 57.1 percent; first in general cargo
among Louisiana ports with 78.4 percent of the market.
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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
AND THE NEW ORLEANS MARITIME INDUSTRY
1991
Prepared by:
TIMOTHY P. RYAN
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
INTRODUCTION
The Port of New Orleans and the maritime industry are crucial parts of the New
Orieans area economy. The Port, which serves as New Orleans' gateway to the world,
is one of the largest in the world. Because of changes in maritime technology, we have
seen a reduction in the number of workers engaged in the loading and unloading of ships
along the riverfront. These same changes in technology have, however, created many
new port-related jobs in the area. Many of these new jobs are related to the computer
processing of international transactions. The Port of New Orleans is still the core of one
of the largest industries in the New Orleans area, generating over a billion dollars of
income for people in the area and thousands of jobs.
Hundreds of firms are located in the New Orisans area or in Louisiana simply
because of the existence of the Port. These firms include large steamship companies
such as Lykes and Central Gulf Lines, firms providing longshoremen services, railroads
and tugboat and barge companies that ship the goods to and from the Port, freight
forwarding companies, law firms that hire maritime attorneys to handle legal work for the
maritime industry, and insurance companies that write marine insurance. These firms are
referred to as the Port industry since their relationship with the Port is direct.
In addition to the port industry identified above, many firms use the Port of New
Orleans as a means of transporting raw materials and finished products. These include
warehouses that store goods for export or import and manufacturing firms that locate in
Louisiana because they need the River and the Port to transport their goods out of the
country or to more populated regions of the United States. These firms are referred to as
Port users.
Finally, many businesses in the New Orieans area lease land and facilities from
the Port of New Orleans. The port tenants are in various industries ranging from
manufacturing to tourism. These firms are referred to as port tenants.
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SPENDING AND EARNINGS IMPACTS IN NEW ORLEANS
In 1991, 54.7 million tons of cargo was shipped through the Port - an
increase of 10 million tons (or an increase of 22%) compared to 1987.
In 1991, the direct activities of the port industry in the New Orleans area
produced:
- $2.1 billion in primary spending.
- $2.3 billion of secondary spending.
- $4.4 billion in total spending.
- $1.3 billion in income.
- 5.9 percent of all income generated in the New Orleans area.
In addition to the impact in the New Orleans area, the Port has a statewide
impact. In 1991, the Port directly or indirectly produced:
- $3.2 billion in primary spending.
- $3.5 billion in secondary spending.
. $6.7 billion in spending.
+ 8.2 percent of Louisiana gross state product.
- $2.1 billion in income in Louisiana.
- 3.6 percent of all income in Louisiana.
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TABLE 1
SALES AND EARNINGS IMPACT OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
ON THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, 1991
(dollar figures in millions)
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TOTAL
CATEGORY
SPENDING
SPENDING
SPENDING
EARNINGS
PORT INDUSTRY:
VESSEL SERVICES
$288.2
$322.4
$610.6
$181.8
INLAND TRANS.
129.5
196.4
325.9
72.1
STEAMSHIP COs
132.5
201.0
333.5
206.3
PORT OF NO
34.4
52.2
86.6
19.1
SUBTOTAL
584.6
772.0
1,356.7
479.3
PORT USERS
1,159.9
1,248.8
2,408.7
645.5
PORT TENANTS
321.7
292.0
613.7
188.3
TOTAL
2,066.3
2,312.8
4,379.1
1,313.1
Source: UNO Division of Business and Economic Research
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
The firms that are involved with the Port, either directly as port industry or
indirectly as port users or port tenants, employ a large number of people in
the New Orleans area and in the state.
In 1991, the port industry, produced:
- 9,496 primary jobs in the New Orleans area.
- 9,279 secondary jobs in the New Orleans area.
- 18,775 total jobs in the New Orleans area.
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- An additional 35,125 jobs related to maritime related firms and Port
tenants.
In addition to the jobs produced in the New Orleans area, the Port has a
statewide impact. In 1991, the Port directly or indirectly produced:
- 36,451 direct jobs Statewide.
- 45,263 secondary jobs in the State's economy.
- 81,714 total jobs in Louisiana.
to Port of New ORleans
TABLE 2
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
ON THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA, 1991
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TOTAL
CATEGORY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
PORT INDUSTRY:
VESSEL SERVICES
5,073
4,957
10,030
INLAND TRANS.
2,279
2,227
4,506
STEAMSHIP COs
1,719
1,680
3,399
PORT OF NO
425
415
840
SUBTOTAL
9,496
9,279
18,775
PORT USERS
12,121
16,181
28,302
PORT TENANTS
2,922
3,901
6,823
TOTAL
24,539
29,361
53,900
Source: UNO Division of Business and Economic Research
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6
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STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE
Any large generator of business activity will also generate tax dollars for
state and local government.
In 1991, total Port activities in the New Orleans area produced:
- $79.6 million in state tax revenue.
- $49.2 million in local tax revenue.
- $128.8 million in state and local tax revenue.
In 1991, total Port activities in the State of Louisiana produced:
- $126.3 million in state tax revenue.
- $67.4 million in local tax revenue.
- $193.7 million in state and local tax revenue.
OCT
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PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
FOREIGN WATERBORNE COMMERCE
CALENDAR YEAR 1991
1991
1991
DOLLAR VALUE
TONNAGE
IMPORT
4,830,830,000
IMPORT
17,779,642
29,728,987
EXPORT
6,499,494,000
EXPORT
1990 7,616,284
TOTAL 11,330,324,000
TOTAL
47,508,629
1989 6,252,647.00
1991
1991
1991
BREAKBULK CARGO
BULK CARGO
20,368,425 CONTAINER
TOTAL
IMPORT
2,778,842
13,943,436
1,057,365
EXPORT
1,853,428
26,261,502
1,614,057
TOTAL
4,632,270
40,204,938
2,671,422
IMPORT
EXPORT
TOTAL
17,779,642
TOTAL
29,728,987
Petroleum Products
11,325,120
Cereals,Preps of Cer
9,067,413
Iron and Steel
2,141,938
Coal, Coke & Briquettes
9,646,680
Crude Fertilizers
1,346,108
Oil Seeds & Cleaginous Frui
4,083,028
Metalliferous Ores
750,162
Petroleum, Petroleum Produ
3,195,595
Coffee, Tea. Cocoa
311,808
Animal Feeds
228,491
Inorganic Chemicals
188,884
Organic Chemicals
481,705
Cork & Wood Manufactures
186,505
Paper, Paperboard
469,959
Nonmetallic Mineral Man
176,723
Fix Veg. Fats & Oils
213,170
Crude Rubber
163,663
Iron and Steel
297,909
Organic Chemicals
160,316
Metalliferous Ores & Metal $
144,875
Sugars, Sugar Preparation
136,302
Inorganic Chemicals
171,982
Fertilizers
117,504
Plastics In Primary Forms
241,378
Gas, Natural and Munufactured
86,812
Sugars, Sugar Preparations
163,656
Fix Veg. Fats & Oils
77,125
Misc. Edible Products
148,550
Nonferrous Metals
66,737
Pulp and Waste Paper
164,759
Cereals and Cereal Preparations
63,647
Animals Oils & Fats
118,093
Textile Yam, Fabrics
58,392
Cork and Wood
105,091
All Others
421,896
All Others
786,643
Source: US Dept of Commerce
OCT
6
92
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PAGE 008
Progress Continues on Port's $200
Million Capital Improvement Plan
T
HE BELLOW OF A SHIP'S HORN, THE RUMBLE
Also completed this year was the Harmony to
Other capital improvement projects that have
of a tugboat's engine, the whirl of cranes loading
Louisiana connecting wharf designed to bridge the
reached the design stages include plans for a new
containers, the whoosh of air brakes as trucks move
gap between the Harmony Street and Louisiana
board office building and improvements totaling $14
in and out of the wharves these are the sounds of
Avenue wharves. The link makes it easier for one
million to the France Road roadway whose entrance
a busy port. But these days. another sound is be
operator to use both facilities and creates additional
to the terminal area on the north end is 90 percent
coming more familiar along the New Orleans river-
berthing space- The Harmony Street-First Street
complete.
front: the pounding of a pile driver.
Terminal is being developed to meet the special
The pile driving and other sounds of construction
needs of steel and neobulk freight
PROJECT ADDITIONS
are evidence of progress in the Port of New Orleans'
The Jourdan Road RO/RO facility was also finish-
As the capital improvement program proceeds.
$200 million capital improvement program. The
ed, as well as some portwide terminal improve-
Port planners continue to introduce new projects
program, now entering its third year. is helping
ments. Overall. $1.4. million in portwide improve-
designed to meet the changing needs of the trans-
modernize the Port and prepare it for the shipping
ments, consisting of road, access, signage and land-
portation community.
needs of the next century.
scaping projects, are planned.
New ventures include the Central Business District
To date, 11 major projects have been completed,
riverfront development and a series of improve-
PORT IMPROVEMENTS
six are under way and 25 additional projects are
ments in anticipation of the introduction of riverboat
awaiting development. When complete. the five-
UNDER WAY
gaming. Rivertront development includes construc-
year reshaping program which gives special con-
Work continues on all Port projects, as well as the
tion of a temporary cruise terminal, to be located at
Tchoupitoulas Corridor project. The corridor project
the Julia Street Wharf. Port staff has finalized
sideration to neobulk, breakbulk and containerized
cargo needs will give the Port three new super
is & joint venture between the city of New Orleans
negotiations with the cruise line and has begun ter-
terminals, a new flood control system at the France
and the Port and is designed to improve the flow of
minal design. Parking lot construction is due to start
Road Container Terminal, improved truck and rail
traffic to and from the Port's wharves. The project
next month.
access. and infrastructure improvements throughout
will create additional lanes exclusively for Port-
The Cold Storage Facility is another project addi-
the Port
related traffic.
tion. Site and cost analysis. as well as a time study on
"We've spent roughly $60 million and have close
The Napoleon Avenue downstream extension
the development of the on-dock cold storage
to $67 million set aside for various projects that are
project, which will extend the whart 200 feet out in-
warehouse, have been completed.
underway," says Paul Mayeaux, deputy director of
to the Mississippi River, is under way with the com-
As future needs are identified, more projects will
engineering and construction for the Port "And so
pletion of the geotechnical investigation as well as
be added. "The Port's here to help shippers and
far, for the most part, we're on schedule and on
the test pile design. Construction on this project
others in the maritime industry," explains Mayeaux.
budget"
which has been moved up in anticipation of relin-
"The capital improvement program is designed to
quishing control of downtown wharves is set to
keep as competitive well into the next century.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
begin in July 1993.
Judging from the progress we've made so far, it
The Louisiana Avenue terminal improvements in-
looks like we're well on our way."
Completed projects include site preparation for
the Nashville Avenue Terminal Complex. When
clude tearing down the existing shed and building a
finished. the complex will encompass 3,150 linear
larger one, plus additional paving in the area. Sev-
feet of heavy-duty wharf and 32 acres of marshaling
enty-five percent of the design is finished and con-
area between the Nashville and Napoleon Avenue
struction of the shed should start in September 1992.
wharves. Offering about 141,000 square feet of new
The Louisiana Avenue Multipurpose Terminal is be
shedded area. the Nashville Avenue Terminal Com-
ing remodeled to make it more attractive to ocean
plex is designed to be a multipurpose development,
carriers handling container, breakbulk and neobulk
with container crane capabilities and rail service at
cargoes.
the front and rear of the wharf.
Also under way are portwide railroad track im-
The complex will link two of the Port's busiest
provements, which are part of the Strategic Rail
wharves, Nashville Avenue and Napoleon Avenue,
Plan. In conjunction with the $1 million railroad
into one super terminal Completion of the first
track enhancements, electronic data interchange
wharf and shed is targeted for August 1993 and total
(EDI) and rail car management systems are currently
construction at the site should be complete by April
00 line and undergoing refinement.
of 1995. The new dock connecting the Nashville and
Construction of a proposed intermodal container
Napoleon Avenue wharves will create a continuous
transfer facility (ICTF) is also being examined. The
quay stretching from the Henry Clay Avenue Wharf
ICTF would help centralize the Port's dynamic
to the Milan Street Wharf, a distance of over two
intermodal activities to ensure faster, more ef.
fective and more efficient movement of cargo vía
miles.
Continued
New Orleans.
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
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P.03
Presidential Remarks: Port of New Orleans
October 7, 1992
9:00 a.m.
NAWLINS
A few members of
the Port's
Board of Commissioners
Dock Board
Good morning, everyone. Former Governor David Treen, will be there
Not on stage
Congressman Bob Livingston, Ron Brinson -- President and CEO of though
But they should be recognized
the Port of New Orleans.
because they are over Brinson.
It is a special pleasure to be alongside the muddy
Mississippi, at one of the great ports of the world -- a place
where past, present and future come together -- a jambalaya of
commerce and enterprise.
Trade was this city's nursemaid, and your virtues are
cultivated by a true openness to the outside world -- virtues
like tolerance, self-confidence, a fondness for the old and a
passion for the new. All these can be found right here -- in the
great city of New Orleans. 11
This morning I would like to say a few words about the
economic challenge facing America -- about the powerful force of
trade -- a force that will shape the lives and livelihood of our
children.
In this campaign, I have laid out my Agenda for American
Renewal -- a comprehensive series of steps to win the new global
economic competition. To create here in America -- by early in
the next century -- the world's very first $10 trillion
economy. 11
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My agenda sets out the things we must do to achieve that
goal -- the priorities I am fighting for.
I want to literally reinvent American education -- and give
every parent the right to choose their kids schools -- public,
private or religious. 11
I want to reform our legal system -- as a nation we must sue,
each other less and care for each other more.//
I want to strengthen the American family -- because family
is still the foundation of our nation.
I want our nation to save and invest more -- we can do this
only by reducing the size of government - because today
government is too big -- and spends too much of your money. 11
And I want to limit the terms of members of Congress -- take
Congress away from the special interests -- and give it back to
you -- the American people. //
These are steps we must take to realize the global
opportunity before us - to place more of our neighbors on the
path to prosperity.
But we can begin by grasping a unique opportunity -- to
break down century-old barriers to the free-flow of goods and
ideas -- by fighting to open new markets. Because you know as
well as I do, given the right chance, the American worker can
outthink, outcompete, and outwork - any other in the world.//
I was in San Antonio yesterday -- to mark a turning point in
the history of North America. Along with President Carlos
Salinas of Mexico and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada --
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we watched the signing of The North American Free Trade Agreement
- or NAFTA.
Over the next 15 years, NAFTA will create the largest free
trade area in the world -- an economic trading area with over 360
million consumers - and over $6 trillion in annual output.
Trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada has already
increased by 70 percent over the past five years. This agreement
strengthens our partnership -- and creates jobs for American
workers.
This agreement allows the U.S. to build on our lead as the
export superpower. America already sells more products abroad
than any other nation in history. Over the past three years,
despite a sluggish world economy, U.S. exports have increased
more than 30 percent -- and more than $20 billion of these goods
-ed
pass through this port -- right here.
^
(And you know what that means for this city. As the Saints
Peter Vanelli
fans might say - Cha Ching.) /
Today, Louisiana is the nation's sixth eighth largest export state
USTR 3583
/
Nearly 70,000 Louisiana jobs
PORTER'S -- with over $16 billion in export sales. Almost 60,000 jobs,
number come from manufactured exports alone 1. - 70,000 - that's enough
is from enough people to fill the city of Kenner are now tied to trade.
187.
You send chemicals to Australia, cotton to China and paper to
use nearly
70,000. France. You see that yellow tractor right there - it's headed
Kenner
Still
for Chile. No matter what we're putting in these ships -- we're
applies.
going to mow down the international competition./
And while Louisiana leads the way, the rest of America isn't
more than
far behind. Already, one in six American manufacturing jobs is
^
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supported by trade. And for those who worry that our children
will not enjoy high-wages, consider this fact. on average,
trade-related jobs pay 17 percent more than the average U.S.
wage. so, if we want our kids to earn more -- we have to promote
trade.
You see, the world has changed dramatically the past few
years. Where once leaders gathered to find ways to evade
conflict, now we meet to find new ways to promote opportunity.
Where once our progress was measured only by crises averted, in
the new world it will be measured by jobs created.
I learned the lessons of trade not from a textbook, not from
a briefing paper, but from the only teacher that counts - real
world experience.
I started out my career in Texas -- (though I know it takes
some guts to admit that in Louisiana.) I built a company, met a
payroll. Even back then, I learned that the more we could sell
in Japan, South America or the Middle East - the more jobs we
could create in Midland and Houston and Odessa.
And over the years, I sensed that the world was becoming
more like us, saw people in China and Europe demand more of our
cars, our computers even our colas - and that is why I am so
excited by the new era that lies before us.
I know times are tough in America today, but we must keep in
mind -- this is a global economic downturn. The nations of
Europe suffer higher unemployment, higher interest rates, higher
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inflation. But we can lead the way to a new era of prosperity,
if we have the courage to do what is right today.
You see, America is uniquely suited to lead this new world -
- just as we led the old one. Despite all the pessimism, don't
forget a few facts. We have the largest market
9#
we sell more
high-tech products than any other nation the our workers are more
productive than the Germans, more productive than the Japanese -
]
- more productive than any other men and women in the entire
world. 11
In the Cold War, we used our military might to forge
alliances across the Atlantic and the Pacific. Today, we can use
our economic strength -- to forge new free trade alliances.
NAFTA is only the first step. I see other trade agreements with
nations in Europe, Latin America and Asia -- and as we tear down
walls of trade, we will build new ladders of opportunity here at
home.
The old distinction between foreign policy and economic
policy has simply vanished. To build a strong economy at home,
we must be strong and aggressive abroad.
That's why I believe the American people have a clear choice
this November -- between an experienced leader with a clear
OR
global vision -- and a governor with virtually no international
Stet I
experience, whose positions are determined by whatever poll was
last put in front of his face.
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Governor Bill Clinton has spent almost all of his years in
government. When he wasn't on the public payroll, he was running
for office -- trying to get back on the public payroll.
The Governor's commitment to bigger government in Washington
is unwavering, but his commitment to free trade tends to depend
on the time of day.
Take NAFTA as an example.
When he started his campaign, Bill Clinton sounded like a
staunch defender of free trade. Then, he sought the endorsement
of powerful special interests, and they gave him a going-over.
Before long, he announced he was undecided. Finally, last week,
Governor Clinton looked at the polls one more time -- and came
out for NAFTA.
But he left SO many conditions, that he left his audience
scratching his head.
He said he didn't want the agreement to encourage strike-
breakers from coming into the country. That's fine, but the
agreement already prevents that.
He said he didn't want the agreement to allow contaminated
food to come into the country. Once again, that's been taken
care of.
He said he didn't want the agreement to allow other
countries to flood our markets with imports -- but part of the
agreement is devoted to providing safeguards against them.
(Governor Clinton has laid out so many conditions - that I
wonder if his trade advisor is vidal Sassoon.)
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That worries me. Because in the White House, you can't have
it both ways -- the phone in the Oval Office doesn't have a call
waiting button. When you're President of the United States --
"maybe" can't be your middle name.//
This is especially important when you're fighting for free
and fair trade. Today, the U.S. Congress is a riot of
conflicting interests. Many members are loyal to the future and
understand that free trade is the way to create jobs.
But others are loyal only to whomever gives them the biggest
campaign check - they open their ears to every open wallet --
they respond to every special interest who asks them to shut down
a market, or erect trade barriers.
Only the President can stand up against the irrational
impulses of protectionism. Only the President can speak for the
national interest - and fight for the jobs of the future.
That's why American I should think hard about what my opponent
has to offer. At a time when our economy has become global in
nature -- he has virtually no international experience. At a
time when free trade demands a leader who will take a stand - he
has demonstrated the sturdy backbone of an Eskimo pie on a steamy
New Orleans sidewalk. / /
Keep in mind, there was nothing inevitable about this trade
agreement. It is the product of thousands of hours of grueling
negotiation, hundreds of detours avoided; thousands of diversions
ignored.
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Only the unwavering resolve of three governments, the
steadfast commitment of visionary leaders like Brian Mulroney and
Carlos Salinas - brought this dream to life.
And there is no guarantee that America will remain the
world's export superpower -- nothing certain about the economic
growth and jobs that will be created.
Our President cannot merely be inclined to accept the new
global economy -- he must be passionate about it. He can't just
have read about it in a textbook; he must feel it in his bones -
- he must have learned it in his life.
The nations of the worlds stand today at a one of those
anxious moments in history - as one era ebbs away -- another
comes to fruition. Yes, there are clouds overhead -- but the
horizon beckons bright -- if we are true to our nature.
In meeting the challenge of a global economy, America cannot
be timid, we cannot be uncertain - we cannot stand outside the
door waiting -- while other nations march right through.
We must be aggressive, we must lead -- we must keep our eyes
fixed on the future -- for that is where our opportunity lies.
This is the kind of leadership I have given America -- as we
have changed the world the past four years. This is the kind of
leadership I offer the next four years -- as we change the
country we love so dear.
Thank you for listening. God Bless the United States of
America.
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October 7, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
STEVE PROVOST
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. you will speak to a crowd of
3,000 office workers and Republicans at the Port of New Orleans.
Your remarks (16 minutes/teleprompted) explain the importance of
NAFTA and criticize Governor Clinton's inexperience in global
economics and his timidity on free trade.
We hope to keep a positive free trade story alive for a
second day. on page three, there is a reference to "Cha Ching" -
- the popular cheer of the New Orlean Saints. I am told you have
used this before, but it is pronounced like the sound of a cash
register ringing and is used to express enthusiasm.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Michelle
WASHINGTON
October 2, 1992
MEMORANDUM
TO:
JOHN KELLER
KATHY SUPER
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
GARY FOSTER
SUBJECT: SITE SURVEY FOR NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Attached is the original site survey for New Orleans, Louisiana.
We will now be traveling to New Orleans on Thursday, October 8,
1992. The purpose of the trip to is carry the NAFTA news story a
second day in another media market.
We are looking at a late afternoon event. Additional details
will be forthcoming as they become available.
Thank you.
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MEMORANDUM FOR GARY FOSTER
FROM:
DOUG DUVALL
SUBJECT:
SURVEY REPORT FOR NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1992
EVENT SCENARIO
On the morning of August 28, the President will travel from Lima,
Ohio to New Orleans, Louisiana. Upon arrival at Ball Chase Naval
Air Station, the President will motorcade (25-30 minutes) to the
Port of New Orleans and give a trade oriented speech to several
thousand Port workers. After his remarks, the President will
motorcade to downtown New Orleans (15 minutes) and participate in
a Victory '92 fundraiser at the World Trade Center.
PROPOSED EVENT SITE
The Port of New Orleans is considered the busiest in the world.
Its 18,000 employees consist of about 2000 longshoremen, steamship
workers, ship agents, truck drivers, forwarders, 500 clerks, custom
house brokers and Port Authority staff. The Port of New Orleans,
a general cargo port, has had an increase in business over the past
year. It is currently undergoing the largest construction program
in the United States: a $200 million capital improvement program
that will reshape the entire port. No federal funding is involved
in this project.
In particular the President will speak at the revitalized
Nashville
Terminal Complex which was originally dedicated by
President Kennedy in 1962. The entire complex has over one million
sq, ft. Its storage warehouse 756,00 sq, ft, and spans the
length of the dock. I propose the motorcade drive into the
warehouse where the President could hold and await for an offstage
announce. The dais could be placed on the dock apron between the
river and the warehouse. Docked at the pier would be two or three
large shipping boats which would provide the appropriate backdrop.
The press platform would be head-on, looking down the length of the
pier with boats docked one after another.
Since the President will be speaking from an open port along the
Mississippi River there are some immediate security concerns.
However, by having the dais sandwich between the warehouse and the
large boat, the line-of-site from the river would be virtually
eliminated. Nor are there any high ground problems to the east.
At the time of the survey, the Port Authority was unsure what type
of shipping vessels would be docked that day. They mentioned that
shipping companies usually prefer to come into port on Monday and
be off again by Friday. However, the Port Authority does operate
a large fire boat which could definitely be used for the event.
The entire speech site is approximately 140 ft. X 220 ft., thus
able to accommodate a standing crowd of 8000-12,000. The majority
of the crowd could be raised with the help of Ron Brinson,
President and CEO of the Port of New Orleans Board of
Commissioners. The audience can also be augmented by doing a GOP
mailing. I recommend that the entire event be ticketed, each
ticket admitting a dock worker and family.
Throughout the wharf are several cranes, large cargo containers,
flatbed trucks and railroad cars, all of which could be used as
additional backdrops, reverse shots, or to block security line-of-
site concerns. Further, as home of Mardis Gras, city of New
Orleans has hundreds of bleachers available.
The enclosed warehouse has ample room not only to stage the
motorcade but to house the press filing center and other holding
rooms. It is accessible by garage on all sides. Power for the
event can also be drawn from here. The warehouse is rather dimly
lit so supplemental lighting may have to be brought in.
VICTORY '92 EVENT
Should the Victory '92 event be approved, I recommend it be held at
the World Trade Center in downtown New Orleans. The World Trade
Center has a club on its 30th floor which has a couple of ballrooms
and other smaller meeting rooms. In addition, there is a board
room and other executive offices to be used for staff holds. They
have hosted President Reagan and other dignitaries so they are
aware of security concerns.
New Orleans Victory '92 wants to have a two tiered event. The
first would be a photo reception of 50-100 people while the second
would be a smaller roundtable discussion of about 25 attendees. I
mentioned that we would probable only have time for a single event
if at all.
I also looked at the Hilton which has ample room. However, the
owner is a supporter of Clinton and there are other groups using
meeting rooms that day. For alternate speech site locations I
looked at Waldenberg Park which is located along the river near the
Riverwalk and the Aquarium. There would be ample room to hold a
crowd over 10,000 and it would be easier to attract tourist.
However, Ron Brinson said that if we want to concentrate on Port
employees as the majority of the crowd the proposed site would be
best. Further, Waldenberg Park has five tall hotels in plain view,
posing concerns for the USSS.
CONTACTS:
Ron Brinson, President and CEO, Board of Commissioners of the Port
of New Orleans 504/528-3203
Kenneth Parker, Director of Terminal Administration 504/528-3220
Eugene Schreiber, Managing Director, World Trade Center
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TO:TONY DENNY AND GARY FORSTER, DAVE CARNEY
FROM: HONNIK HYMEN, NEW ORLEANS Bon
DATE: AIMS. 10, 1992
RE:BUSH NEW ORLEANS VISIT
IN ADDITION TO PEGGY WILSON's letter about the thrust of the visit
DAVE TREEN HAS THIS IDEA,
PLACE:
Have an out door function on the Mississippi River in downtown
New Oricons. The location would be near the Hilton which was the RNC:
HIX during the 88 TROP. Treen checked with the director of the port. and
be said it would be OK to use Woldenberg Park adjacent tothe Agurium of
the Americas. This is located at the foot of Canal Street, if it rains
OL can't work iL outside, I would suggest the OriveLion Center. 10.15
also available but on the oppocite cide of the Hilton near the bridge.
PURPOSE:
N.O. is the 3rd largest port inthe U.S. and the Rot of South LA 1
is the lamest in tonage. Thay just surpast New York. The Pros. could
alless wale issues. Gv. Treen suggested balking about the Nurth
New. Free Trade to Mex. and world trade issues. The ME. River would
be D great back Grop. This could be a mily type event, hot. remember
it is still hot in New Orleans in Aug. Grattmer schools and high schools
will he in, so we could invite school kids as well as ask treindly bus-
inesses to invite thier employees. The Republican groups could handle this.
WF. WOULD ALSO NEED A PLACE FOR A QUICK VICTORY 92FUNDRAISER. That
could be arranged at the Hilton or maybe at the Aquarium at the foot of
the river.
October 6, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
SPEECHWRITERS
RESEARCHERS
FROM:
ED WALTERS
SUBJECT:
ZINGERS
Thank you, Governor Carter.
Now you see why I call him Governor Taxes.
Gosh, I feel like I'm facing the evil of two lessers.
You weren't a very good governor, but I want you to retain the
position.
Congress has a spending addiction and you want to fix it -- by
giving them more money to spend! That's like telling a manic
depressive to have a nice day.
Ross, it's just not that simple.
You've got more statistics than tax increases. (After Clinton
cites some arbitrary statistic).
He's a new kind of Democrat -- who's going to introduce us to a
new kind of deficit and a new kind of tax increase and a new kind
of inflation.
He's a new kind of Democrat -- we should reject him like we
rejected that new kind of Coke.
(Clinton: Read my lips) I can't read your lips. You're talking
out of both sides of your mouth again.
(Clinton: You have the worst record of any President since
Herbert Hoover) Were you at Oxford during the Carter years, too?
Gov. Clinton wants spending increases the size of Ross Perot's
personal fortune in the first five days of his administration --
over $600 million more in pork-barrel spending every day.
Some of you are so devoted that you'd give Clinton the shirt off
your back. Before he taxes it off.
Change is not progress. Rome changed when it fell. (Change is
easy -- it's progress that's hard.)
Ross, you're all hat and no cattle.
Fasten your seat belts -- it's getting slippery in here.
Longer lines of attack:
Ross, you're a great American and a great businessman, and you
bring a lot to this race, but when you get right down to it, you
aren't qualified to be President.
While you two guys were back home raising taxes and counting your
money, respectively, I led our nation in the most decisive
military victory in modern history -- defeating the world's
fourth largest army in six days.
Somewhere in Moscow right now, there is a suitcase containing a
small red button. That button controls 3,500-plus nuclear
warheads pointed at Little Rock, Arkansas; Dallas, Texas;
Washington, DC; [debate site]; and the home towns of many
Americans watching tonight. For four years, I have been trusted
to keep that button from being pushed, and I decreased the
likelihood it will ever be used. I know the diplomacy and skill
in foreign affairs that deterrence takes -- and neither of you is
qualified.
October 7, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
ANDREW FERGUSON
SUBJECT:
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS EVENT
I. Summary
2:00pm
6,000
Tomorrow, at X:XX a.m., you will address approximately 3500
people gathered at the Nashville Avenue Terminal at the Port of
New Orleans. You will be introduced by former Governor Treen.
II. Discussion
Your remarks (15 minutes, on prompter) focus on free trade
-- particularly, NAFTA.
Call andy or go see
him "when you get off the
ghone with your boyfriend
Louisiana --
Jobs related to manufactured exports: 69,537 (1991 estimate,
extrapolated from '87 figures, so almost 70,000; in 1987, figure
was 57,200.
In 1991, exports to world: $16.6 billion. To Canada and Mexico:
$1.1 billion
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 7, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
ANDREW FERGUSON
SUBJECT:
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS EVENT
I. Summary
Tomorrow, at 2:00 p.m., you will address approximately 3500
people gathered at the TransOcean Warehouse located at the Port
of New Orleans' Nashville Avenue Terminal. You will be
introduced by former Governor Dave Treen.
II. Discussion
Your remarks (15 minutes, on prompter) focus on free trade
-- particularly, NAFTA.
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MONEY
and 1994 will have a big bearing"
Trade
on which ports enjoy the lion's
share of Mexican cargo, McCor
mick said,
From
F-1
A day's sailing time is worth
something Schulingkamp said.
congestion) by moving cargo
And New Orleans is best posi-
through ports," he said.
tioned to profit from cargoes
Government reform and im-
moving by barge.
proved efficiency at Mexico's sea
"On import cargo, New Or-
ports are also giving shippers rea-
leans will really have anaedge,"
son to choose water routes.
McCormick said. "That cargo
McCormick and Lykes Chair-
can come off the ship and go
man W. James Amoss Jr. re-
overland to Memphis, Atlanta
cently met privately in August
Chicago, St. Louis"
with President Carlos Salinas de
It's important to remember
Gortari in Mexico City.
McCormick said, that relativel
little cargo has moved by sea bei
"The government of Mexico
tween the United States an d
has done an outstanding job in
Mexico. A kick-stast may be
controlling inflation and moving
needed to induce a large scale
toward privatization" of industry
shift to ocean movement
and business, McCormick said.
Mexico's transition to private
Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, right, greets
For example, a barrier to
ownership will help steamship
Eugene McCormick, president of Lykes Bros. Steamship
steamship lines is the fact that
Co., during a meeting in Mexico City last month. Others,
"in most American corporations,
operations at the ports, long
Mexican trade is the responsibil-
managed by sluggish bureaucrats,
from left, are Alberto Usobiaga, executive vice president of
McCormick said. Vera Cruz was
the Mexican Investment Board; W. James Amoss, chair-
ity of their domestic transporta-
tion people, not thei
first and more than a dozen are
man of Lykes Bros. Steamship: and David Knapp, a Lykes
international transportation peo-
to follow, he said.
Steamship director and senior vice president of Lykes
ple," McCormick said.
Maher's Schulingkamp said,
Bros. Inc. of Tampa. Lykes Bros. Inc. is the majority owner
The really big shot would be
"In at least two of those ports
of the steamship company.
to get new, unanticipated, sched-
there are private stevedoring
uled steamship services linking
(cargo-handling) companies, giv-
raphy on its side, but port and
other Gulf ports, the Port of New
New Orleans with Mexico,'
ing competitive rates. We are
shipping people say it's probably
Orleans Jaeger said.
Jaeger said.
hoping that next they will have
more important to seize the mo-
"But the Gulf Coast is the
New Orleans' big competitor
dockside warehousing that is pri-
ment.
place to be for the North Ameri-
for the sea trade with Mexico will
vatized."
"We are always looking for a
can Free Trade Agreement," he
be Houston, maritime people say.
Valuable time is no longer lost
north-south trade axis, said
The two cities have an advantage
said.
as cargo languishés dockside,
Channing Hayden, vice president
in their history of catering to
of the New Orleans Steamship
However, even south Atlantic
McCormick said.
liner services, Jaeger said.
Association. "If there is free
ports such as Charleston and Sa-
At Maher, which in effect bro-
"Efficiency at Mexican ports is
a relatively new phenomenon,"
trade with Mexico, and there is
vannah, big competitors to New
kers ports to shippers by finding
Orleans for cargo from the U.S.
he said. "Things would have
going to be movement of cargo in
them the best deal on moving
heartland, are only about a day
moved by water all along had
large volumes, one of the easiest
their goods, Schulingkamp says it
more sailing time from Vera
ways to do it is to put it into New
comes down to the bottom line in
that been the most effective
Cruz, Lykes' McCormick said.
Orleans."
picking a port.
mode of transportation."
Geographic advantage is no
"What the ports, and the port
"The real one is cost. Cost, and
For the new opportunity to the
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1.2
because of Mexico's improving economy.
Eugene McCormick, president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., says he's optimistic about increased port activity
STAFF PHOTO BY G.E. ARNOLD
SEA of CHANGE
Free trade
SHOPING
deal could
Though the Port of New Orleans led
breathe life
northern Gulf ports in trade with Mex
into the port,
THE FREE TRADE ACCORD
in 1991, only 1.8 percent of its 7.19 million tons
of general cargo had a Mexican connection
as shippers
and trade barriers, things start
happening. And the Mexican
1991 GENERAL CARGO TRADE WITH MEXICO
seek quicker
economy is showing surprising
robustness.
Port
Experts
This promises more cargo
New Orleans
and cheaper
123,081
5,476
for New Orleans, he said.
128,537
Of course, NAFTA must
Houston
31,041
07,377
118,418
routes
pass Congress to eliminate all
Mobile, Ala.
None
7,688
7,688
tariffs in U.S.-Mexican trade
Galveston, Texas
315
over 15 years. Beyond that, ex-
3,456
3,771
y JOHN HALL
actly what will happen is un-
in matric tons
usiness editor
clear, especially for a single
port.
Source: Port of New Orieens
ould it happen one
On the whole, NAFTA's
morning soon on New
prospects for New Orleans are
And some U.S. companies
Orleans' riverfront?
the Almonaster-Michoud In
nebulous, although Schuling-
are interested in acquiring dis-
Suddenly, the
dustrial District," he said.
kamp and others express opti-
tribution centers in New Or-
harves and enchorages are
Most U.S. trade with Mexico
mism.
leans for consolidation of goods
noked with ships laden to
Nevertheless, there is tan-
has moved over land, partic-
bound for Mexico, said Brinson
heir Plimsoll lines with cargo
gible evidence that NAFTA is
ularly through Laredo, Texas.
said.
the new Mexican trade, un-
real:
Trucks and trains have had
"We've been looking at big
ashed by the North American
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
over ships; but that changing
companies like Wal-Mart, (get-
ree Trade Agreement.
One reason is that the land
of New Orleans and Zim, the
ting) in touch with them
Well, don't count on it, says
Israeli line, have begun liner
border has become a transpor-
through consultants. Wal-Mart
avid Schulingkamp, secre-
service - the regular steam-
tation tangle, burdened by con-
has a strategic plan for being
ry-treasurer of New Orleans'
gestion and the two countries'
ship visits that are a port's su-
involved in the Mexican mar-
I.G. Maher & Co., a freight
conflicting regulations that cost
rest channel to economic
ket," he said.
rwarder and customhouse
vitality - to Mexico.
shippers precious time, Jaeger
It's to New Orleans' detri-
said.
:oker operating in ports on
A large "multimodal trans-
ment that it has so strong his-
e Gulf of Mexico.
And Mexico's roads and rails
portation company," whose
tory as a distribution center,
"It's not going to be instan-
name is being kept secret, is
just don't have sufficient ca-
said Steven Jaeger, the port's
neous. I don't see a whole
considering New Orleans as a
pacity, said Eugene McCor-
marketing chief.
et of ships coming up here,"
base for the Mexican trade,
mick, president of Lykes Bros.
"What we do have is a lot of
said.
Port President J. Ron Brinson
"You can relieve a lot (of
warehouses, and a lot of green-
"But when you lower tariff
said.
field sites for facilities. Look at
See TRADE, F-8
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Sunday/Sept.18,1992 13, 1992
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Former Governor Dave Treen
Congressman Bob Livingston
Ron Brinson -- Pres and CEO of Port of New Orleans
Peggy Wilson -- New Orleans City Councilwoman and head of Women
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Fox McKeithen [mi-KETH-un] -- Secretary of State of Louisiana;
only statewide Republican official in Louisiana
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Also, there will be a few members of the Port's Board of
Commissioners -- also known as the Dock Board. They will not be
on stage -- but in the audience. We should probably give them a
mention -- since Brinson is actually under the Board. They hired
him.
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For Confirmation: Paul McKelvey
October 8, 1992
(504) 528-3363
PORT FACTS
Nashville Avenue Wharf (site of President Bush's speech)
-- Dedicated by President John F. Kennedy on May 4, 1962
-- Busiest general cargo terminal in the United States
-- Transit shed covers 756,000 sq.ft. or more than twice the area
under the Louisiana Superdome
- Wharf is 2,759 feet long or over half a mile long
-- Cargo handled includes steel, rubber, forest products
-- Fronts on Mississippi River
Economic-Impact-of Port.of.New Orleans
-- Port generates 53,900 jobs in metro New Orleans area
-- Port generates 81,714 jobs statewide
-- Port creates $1.313 billion in wages in metro New Orleans area
-- Port creates $2.1 billion in wages statewide
-- Port stimulates spending of $4.4 billion in metro New Orleans
-- Port stimulates spending of $6.7 billion statewide
Cargo Values
-- 1991 Exports through the Port valued at $6.5 billion
-- 1991 Imports through the Port valued at $4.8 billion
Tonnage
- In 1991, the Port of New Orleans handled a total of 31.46
million tons of cargo of all kinds. General cargo increased to
7.2 million tons compared with 6.9 million tons a year earlier.
-- In the first six months of 1992, the Port of New Orleans
handled 3.8 million tons of general cargo, more than any other
port along the U.S. Gulf and the South Atlantic seaboard.
The total was a 8.9 percent increase over the same period as
year earlier. The increase is attributed to a dramatic rise in
containerized cargo, an increase in plywood and doorskin imports,
and imports of natural rubber.
-- The Port of New Orleans was the largest U.S. coffee port in
1991, handling more than 4 million 60-kilogram bags. New York was
No. 2 with 3.6 million bags.
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Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
Post Office Box 60046 New Orieans. Louisiana 70160
TEL: 504-522-2551 FAX: 504-524-4156 TELEX 58-7496
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Trading Partners
Percent of 1991
Regions
Total Port Trade
1. Europe
31.5
2. Asia
29.6
3. Latin America
28.0
Percent of 1991
Countries
Total - Port Trade
1. Japan
10.0
2. Mexico
9.7
3. Soviet Union
7.2
4. Venezuela
5.3
5. Brazil
4.3
6. Italy
4.0
7. People's Rep.
of China
3.9
B. Saudi Arabia
3.6
9. Algeria
3.5
10. Spain
3.0
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Port Administration
T HE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
Parish, two from Jefferson Parish and one
Nominating organizations for the Jefferson
Port of New Orleans (alse known as the Dock
from St. Bernard Parish
Parish members include the East Jefferson
Board) sets policies and regulates the traffic
The nominating organizations for Orleans
Council of the Chamber/New Orleans and the
and commerce of the Port in Orleans, Jeffer-
Parish are The Chamber/New Orleans and
River Region, the Harvey Canal Industrial
son and St. Bernard parishes.
the River Region, Diliard University, Greater
Association and the West Bank Council of the
New Orieans Barge Fleeting Association, in-
Chamber/New Orieans and the River Region
The Dock Board is made up of seven com-
ternational Freight Forwarders and Customs
The SL Bernard nominating organizations
House Brokers Association of New Orleans,
include the St. Bernard Council of the
missioners. They are unsalaried and serve
five-year staggered terms. The governor of
Louisiana Farm Bureau. Maritime Trades
Chamber/New Orleans and the River Region
Louisiana appoints the board members from a
Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity,
and the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Termi-
list of three nominees submitted by 18 local
Metropolitan Area Committee, New Orieans
nal District.
business, civic, labor, education and maritime
Board of Trade, New Orleans Steamship
In addition, the Louisiana Farm Bureau and
Association, Propeller Club of the U.S. (Port of
the Maritime Trades Council both participate
groups.
The seven-person board reflects the three-
New Orieans chapter), Urban League of
in submitting nominations for the Jefferson
parish (county) jurisdiction of the Dock Board.
Greater New Orleans, World Trade Center
Parish and St. Bernard Parish positions.
Four members are selected from Orleans
and Xavier University.
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N. Buckner Barkley Jr.
Edgar L Chase III
James M. Cain
Buckner Barkley, president of the Marrero Land
Edgar Chase, chairman of Dillard University's
Fan Cain. vice chairman of Entergy Corp.. is sec-
and improvement Association Ltd. $ the chairman
Division of Business, is vice chairman of the Board of
relary-treasurer of the Board of Commissioners of
of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. One of
the Port of New Orleans. He is currently serving his
Oricans. Barkley was appointed to the board as a
New Orieans' four members, Chase was appointed to
third year of a five-year term as a New Orieans
representative of Jefferson Parish in May 1988 and
the board in December 1988.
board member.
served as its vice chairman and secretary-treasurer
Chase beads bis own legal and certified public at
The utility executive is active in many civic
prior to assuming the chair. He currently beads the
counting firms, is president of the area's Black Eco.
organizations. to addition to serving as chairman of
Rivertront Redevelopment Committee.
nomic Development Council and serves 00 the
The Chamber/New Orleans and the River Region.
A native of New Orleans, Barkley is a former
board of the Louisiana Economic Development
Cain & a member of the Board of Liquidation - City
member of the board of the West Bank Council of
Corp. Previously be has worked with the Louisiana
Debt. the Young Men's Christian Association of
the The Chamber/New Orleans and the River
Land and Exploration Co. (LL&E) and with the New
Greater Non Orieans. the Metropolitan Area Com-
Region Barkley is a member of the Jefferson Parish
Orleans and New York offices of Price Waterhouse.
mittee and the Council for a Better Louisiana.
Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee, to
Rom. in New Orieans, Chase has membership in
A native of Baton Rouge, La.. Cain is currently the
Urban Land Institute. the International Conference
the Louisiana and American Bar Associations, the
chairman of the University of New Orleans Founda-
of Shopping Centers and the World Trade Center.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
tion and a member of the Salvation Army advisory
He is also a member of the American Bar Associa-
and the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Ac-
board. He is also a director of the Whitney National
tion, Louisiana Bar Association and the Maritime
countants.
Bank of New Orleans.
Law Association.
William A. Slatten Sr.
Captain Billy Slatten, president of Bisso Towboat
Co. and Slatten Realty Co., was appointed to the
Board of Commissioners in October 1990. An Or-
leans Parish board member. he has extensive expe-
rience in the maritime industry. Slatten is a licensed
master captain and river pilot and is on the board of
the intercontinental Corp.
He is 2 past president of the Orieans Levee Board
(1980-1984). state vice president of the Lower Mise
sissippi Valley Flood Control Association and a
member of the Louisiana Association of Levee
Boards. Public Works Association.
Statten is affiliated with numerous business and
civic organizations, including International House,
the World Trade Club. the Plimsol Club, the Pro-
peller Club, the New Orleans Board of Trade, United
Way and Friends of the Zoo.
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Robert H. Tucker Jr.
Clifford E. "Joe" Cisyton
Sharon A. Perlis
Robert Tucker, founder of the management con-
Joe Clayton. president of the New Orleans and
Sharon Perlis, a principal in the law firm of Perlis
sulting firm Tucker & Associates, was named to the
Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, was
and Hogg. was appointed to the board in March
Board of Commissioners in October 1991. He is the
seated in March of 1992 as a member of the Board of
1992. She is Jefferson Parish's second board mem-
fourth Orleans Parish representative on the board.
Commissioners representing St. Bernard Parish.
ber. Perlis is also president of SILERP International
Tucker has vast experience in public-sector ser-
Clayton brings his expertise of the river to the board
Co., an import-export business that finances interna-
vice He served as executive assistant to former New
as 3 ship pilot on the Mississippi River. He holds an
tional ventures. She is an officer and director of
Orieans Mayor Moon Landrieu. executive director of
Unlimited First Class Pilot license and is a Louisiana
Perlis Inc., a retail clothing company.
the Interracial Council for Business Opportunity. and
Commissioned Pilot
Peris has extensive experience in international
as director of economic development and employ.
Previously, Cayton worked for the U.S. Maritime
trade. Earlier, Perlis was an officer and director of
ment for the Greater New Orieans Area Urban
Administration. serving as representative to the Gulf
International Advisory Services Inc. She was vice
League.
and river ports of the Central Region, a 14-state
chairman of the Louisiana District Export Council.
His civic activities include work with the World
area. Earlier assignments for the Administration in-
In civic maiters. she has served as a member of the
Trade Center, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of
cluded navigational aids instructor, Central Region
Louisiana Economic Development Council. and ad-
America. The Chamber/New Orleans and the River
transportation specialist and Central Region port
ministrative law judge and legal counsel to the Loui-
Region and the Junior League
development officer.
siana Insurance Rating Commission.
EXECUTIVE STAFF
The daily operations and administration of the
Port of New Orleans are supervised by the president
and chief executive officer. a salaried executive. He
is assisted by a managing director and chief
operating officer. six division directors and a staff of
marketing, planning and engineering. finance. ter-
minals and administrative professionals.
J. Ron Brinson
Ron Brinson has been president and chief execu-
tive officer of the Board of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans and port director since June
1936. In his position. Brinson supervises the daily
operations and administration of the Port. Prior to
coming to New Orleans, Brinson served for seven
years as president and chief executive officer of the
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American Association of Port Authorities. head-
quartered in Washington, D.C.
Brinson recently completed a three-year term on
the executive committee of the Transportation Re-
search Board (TRB), an operating arm of the Na-
tionel Academy of Sciences. Within the TRB execu-
tive committee. be served as chairman of the mari-
time industry research task force. He is also a U.S.
government representative to the Permanent Inter-
national Association of Navigation Congresses
headquartered in Brussels.
Brinson's recent honors include the Louisiana
Maritime Man of the Year Award presented by the
U.S. Propeller Club of New Orleans, the 1983 New
Orleans CityBusiness award as Businessman of the
Year, and the C. Alvin Bertel Award made on behalf
of the New Orleans maritime community.
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Orleans riverfront, close to major wharves and
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Dave Wagner was appointed managing director
any of your warehousing needs.
of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans in July 1989. As chief operating officer for
70,000 sq. ft. of warehouse
the Port, Wagner is responsible for the day-to-day
space located at St. Andrew
operations of one of the largest ports in the United
Street Wharf
States.
Before joining the Port of New Orleans. Wagner
Specializing in natural and
was the executive director of the Port of Baltimore
synthetic rubber and aluminum
from 1986 to 1989, He also served as deputy secre-
tary of transportation for the state of Maryland from
1984 to 1986. Prior to that, Wagner was general
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Wagner has served in various other transporta-
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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
October 7, 1992
1541 Hernando Desoto encounters the Mississippi River near
Memphis, Tenn.
1718 Bienville founds New Orleans on the "beautiful crescent" in 1699.
that he and Iberville had found on their voyage
1803 Louisiana purchased from France 50 the young United
of America could control the Port of New orleans United
States and the Mississippi River. For $15 million, the
States doubled in size.
1812 Jan. 10 - Robert Fulton's steamboat, the NEW ORLEANS, is
first from Pittsburgh was first to navigate the western rivers.
steamboat to reach New Orleans. Its voyage
1879 James B. Eads reopens silt-blocked passes of the Mississippi
River with his jetty system.
1896 New Orleans Board of Trade studied the problems of the
The operation of the Port by private companies. As a result, of the the
State Legislature creates the Board of Commissioners
Port of New orleans through Act 70, The Board is to
administer public wharves in Orleans, Jefferson and St.
harbor. Previously, the parishes were competing with each
Bernard parishes, and regulate trade and traffic within the
other.
1901 Because the legislature failed to fund the Board of
Commissioners, the Board did not get control of the
facilities until 1901 when the contract with the
Louisiana Construction and Improvement Co. expired.
1903 Eighteen new wharves are built between 1903 and 1913
1915 June 28 -- Dock Board decides to build Public Grain Elevator
at Mile 99.9 AHP, right ascending bank
Chalmette slip completed. Built by Southern Railway co. The
slip is 1,500 feet long, 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep with
a dock on each side. Built on the site of the McCarty home
where Gen. Andrew Jackson made his headquarters during the
Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette Plantation.
1916 Public Cotton Warehouse constructed.
1917 Feb. 1 - Public Grain Elevator dedicated. Original size is
2,623,090 bushels. Later expanded to 7,220,000 bushels.
1920 Harbor Police Department organized.
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1923 Industrial Canal is completed after five years at a large cost of
$20 million, spurring development of city's first
industrial sector. No federal funds were used.
1928 flood control act is passed by Congress as a
A national of the devastating flood of 1927. The act authorizes
result U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a flood
the protection system and improve the navigation channel.
1940 Sam Houston Jones removes the Board from the state five
Gov. system. Jones sets up a procedure to select
spoils Board members from business and civic group nominations.
cannot hold political office or receive a salary. is
Members The five-year terms are overlapping. Later the Board
expanded to seven members.
1942 Port Record magazine established.
1960 Public Bulk Terminal opens for business on the vessel incomplete
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet on Nov. 1. First
received Nov. 15.
1962 May 4: President John F. Kennedy dedicates Nashville Avenue
Wharf, largest of its kind in the nation.
1963 Mississippi River-Gulf outlet opens. The SS Del sud is the
first commercial vessel to use the $95-million waterway.
1968 The Rivergate, the Port's exhibition center, is opened.
1969 A 30-year port development plan, called CENTROPORT,
patterned after Rotterdam's EUROPORT development, is
released. It proposed building container operations along
the Industrial Canal and gradually phasing out many older
river wharves.
1973 The Port's first full-container berth at France Road
Terminal, Berth No. 1, is dedicated. It is leased to Sea-
Land on a fixed-amount lease.
Milan Street Wharf is dedicated on the Mississippi River. It
is modified for LASH vessel use.
1974 France Road Container Terminal Berth 5 dedicated.
1976 Louisiana Avenue Wharf Sections E, F and G reconstructed to
handle heavy cargo such as steel.
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1977 Florida Avenue Wharf modified for roll-on, roll-off ships.
Cruise ship terminal opens on Poydras Street Wharf.
1978 Sept. 8 -- France Road Container Terminal Berth 4 dedicated.
Leased to Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority.
1979 The U.S. Department of the Army leases its part of Poland
street Wharf to Port. Port strengthens berth.
Harmony Street Wharf rebuilt as multipurpose river wharf
with marshalling area for containers and heavy equipment.
1984 World's Fair uses Poydras, Julia and Erato wharves.
1986 Poydras Street Wharf converted from pavilions to Riverwalk
festival marketplace by Rouse Development co.
A $310,000 strategic plan developed by Temple, Barker &
sloan released. Major internal changes are proposed and the
operation of certain facilities by the Port advocated.
1987 A $45-million project to deepen the navigation channel of
the Mississippi River to 45 feet is begun 16 years after
project approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
1989 A $187-million master redevelopment plan is announced. Plan
includes destruction of the Public Grain Elevator, creation
of three large terminals upriver of downtown, addition of
three container cranes to France Road, development of France
Road Berths 2 and 3 and increased flood protection for the
terminal.
October -- Louisiana voters approve a billion-dollar
Transportation Trust Fund. Port gets $100 million for
capital improvements. The trust is funded by a one-cent
increase on the gasoline tax. Money from the fund will also
go to airports, bridge and highway construction.
1990 Sept. 1 -- The Aquarium of the Americans and Woldenberg Park
open on the Bienville Street Wharf.
1991 June 25 -- Ground is broken at Nashville Avenue "B" Wharf
construction project. More than 250 people attend, including
GOV. Roemer. Roemer drives symbolic piling to begin
construction.
1992 April 15 -- In a complex land swap, the City of New Orleans
obtains title to the Rivergate Convention and Exposition
Center; the Audubon Park Commission gains the right to
develop museums and parks along 1.2 miles of prime
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develop museums and the Port receives $13 million. for Port
and parks along 1.2 miles of prime The
riverfront; retains the right to operate the affected wharves
vessels.
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The Republican Party of Louisiana
1 think that a ban on offshore drilling ought to be extended
on the - to all coastal waters of the United States"
Senator Albert Gore
Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate
August 30, 1992
October 1, 1992
Dear Fellow Republican:
I am sure that the above quote by Al Gore is as troubling to
you as it is to me. Gore made the statement during a recent
television interview on KYET-TV in Santa Barbara, California.
What Al Gore and Bill Clinton fail to realize is that
Louisiana offshore waters produced $1.2 billion in overall revenue
in 1991. Nationwide, offshore drilling accounts for over $7
billion in annual revenue. If this ban were put into effect it
would decimate the domestic oil industry, creating a an enormous
loss of jobs, and further our dependence on foreign oil. This
industry has already lost over 400,000 jobs in the last eight years
due to the effects of governmental regulation.
Yet, it is just one in a long line of proposals offered by the
Democrats that shows how little they understand the effects of
governmental regulations on the economy.
Democratic candidate Bill Clinton says he has an economic plan
to revive the economy and strengthen America. Let's take a closer
look at his plan. First, it calls for a $150 billion dollar tax
increase, the largest in American history. Second, Clinton wants
to increase federal spending by $220 billion dollars. And finally,
he wants to add an additional 7-9% payroll tax to fund his
government-run health care program.
Clinton states that he will pay for the new federal spending
by "cutting defense, and raising taxes on the rich". However, what
Clinton does not tell you is that to him, you and I are the rich.
If you earn a paycheck, you will be taxed more under the Clinton
plan.
It is fiscally impossible to only tax the rich, and fund all
the programs Bill Clinton has proposed. Those making over $100,000
make up only 1.5% of the U.S. population. If this 1.5% of the
population was taxed 100% taking everything that they earn the
funds generated could run the federal government for only 10 days.
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OST- 7-92 WED 12:42 REPUBLICAN PARTY LA
The Republican Party of Louisiana
In fact, Clinton has already said he will raise taxes on all
Americans. The 7-9% payroll tax is an immediate tax on all working
Americans. If Clinton is elected, this means that 15% of your
income will be removed for federal payroll taxes.
We all know that government is too big, and too unresponsive.
The last thing we need is further expansion of the federal
government. We must work to cut taxes, reduce government spending,
and limit the amount of federal intervention in our lives.
That is why I write to you today. We need your help. not
only your financial help, but your help also as a volunteer. It is
up to us to get the message about Bill Clinton out to the people of
Louisiana, and set the record straight.
We must work together as Republicans to show that George Bush
is the man we need in the White House for the next four years.
So, I am asking you today to fill out the enclosed response
card and mail it with your check in the postage paid envelope.
Also, please indicate if you would like a yard sign, and if you can
volunteer some of your time.
This campaign will be tough. However, if we deliver our
message to the American people we cannot lose. Time is of the
essende. We need your contribution and your active support today.
Sincerely,
William A. Nungesser
State Party Chairman
P.S. The Democrats have already begun to bombard Louisiana with
vast sums of money from their special interest groups to