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Port of New Orleans resumes normal operations after Hurricane Francine
Port of New Orleans resumed all normal operations Friday following Hurricane Francine.
Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review
September 13, 2024
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LOGO: PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
Preliminary assessments showed no significant damage to port facilities or infrastructure, the port said.
All four port bridges on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal are also back to normal operations.
Carnival Valor
As earlier reported, Carnival Valor's turnaround was delayed from Thursday until Friday, and the ship arrived back at Port NOLA early Friday, according to AIS data. Its abbreviated next cruise will not visit any ports of call.
Francine landed at Terrebone Parish, about 50 miles southwest of New Orleans, late Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 hurricane, causing flooding rainfall, a storm surge and power outages for thousands.
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