Date: Thursday, September 1, 2005

Re:	PORT OF NEW ORLEANS

Dear NASA Member:

Due to the horrific events following Hurricane Katrina to the New Orleans area, the Port of New Orleans has been closed until further notice.

Since this is a “Force Majeure” situation, various shipping lines are declaring the Port of Houston as port of discharge for the New Orleans containers.

If you have any further inquiries regarding a particular shipping line, please advise.

Will keep you posted with further updates when available.

Best regards,

North American Shippers Association (NASA)
Joan Barrett
NASA Administrator