Some facilities have been totally destroyed whilst many of those that are re-opening will be preoccupied with relief work for weeks to come. But Port of New Orleans president and ceo Gary LaGrange had set a goal for the port to work its first commercial cargo ship by 14 September. "We know that this is an aggressive schedule in the wake of the damage that we have sustained from Hurricane Katrina. But we have many port assets that survived the storm in good shape." The port is reserving two to three berths at its Uptown Complex for commercial cargo.