Inside the Port: Infrastructure, Growth & the Future of New Orleans with Kristi App
Episode: #444
Hosts: Andy Shiles & Lalo Solorzano
Guest: Kristi App, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of New Orleans
Published: February 2026
Length: ~35 minutes
Presented by: Global Training Center
🏗️ Episode Summary
This week, Andy and Lalo shift gears from tariff talk and policy debates to something just as critical — port infrastructure and cargo flow.
They sit down with Kristi App, newly appointed Chief Commercial Officer for the Port of New Orleans, to discuss her transition from a multi-generational family customs brokerage to one of the most important trade gateways in the United…
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