New Orleans is a valuable port for Louisiana and the Gulf coast region of the United States. This container ship is headed down river toward the gulf. From the Greater New Orleans Bridge to the Gulf of Mexico, it was a five hour journey aboard the Norwegian Sun.
As you can see the container ship is riding high in the water, it's cargo off loaded already at the Port of New Orleans. When loaded she will ride much deeper in the water. The water line will be closer to the black color on the side of the ships hull.
The Port of New Orleans is a port located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the 5th largest port in the United States based on volume of cargo handled, second-largest in the state after the Port of South Louisiana, and 12th largest in the U.S. based on value of cargo. It also has the longest wharf in the world, which is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long and can accommodate 15 vessels at one time. The Port of New Orleans handles about 84 million short tons of cargo a year. Wikipedia: Port_of_New_Orleans