There are 27 leases in Ports' two terminals , totaling nearly 1,250,000 square feet. They employ 357 people within the Port . The Chalmette Terminal handles approximately 5,000 trucks annually. Vessel activity at the Arabi Terminal accounts for 4,000 man-hours of employment annually. The list of goods and services ranges from raw materials to hospital supplies and includes fabrication parts, electrical supplies, valves and equipment, and production equipment.
Companies located in the Port pay taxes on goods and services they buy in Louisiana.
Tokyo recently announced that a major production complex will be built in Louisiana in St. James Parish along the east bank of the Mississippi River. Site preparation activities are scheduled to commence this month. Mr. Kanagawa stated further that the pipeline supply agreement with the Dow Chemical Company for vinyl chloride monomer will continue in Freeport, Texas after Shintech builds its new production facilities. Shintech's PVC plant in Freeport, Texas has a current capacity of 2.8 billion pounds per year and is one of the largest in the world. Brass should be free of radiator parts, unsweated radiators, iron, excessive dirt or corroded materials.