Our first shipment after Katrina was steel that was in one of our terminals. It arrived before Katrina, and they barged to the Hyundai plant in Alabama less than two weeks after Katrina.

The things in place won't change if the operation changes. What's in place are all policies of the Coast Guard, Customs and Homeland Security.

We have our own police force, harbor patrol, customs officers, and Coast Guard. That won't change no matter who is operating the terminal.

I don't want to give you the wrong impression - it's not like it was before the storm. But we're starting to see the first steps of getting back to commercial cargo.

When we did our first international shipment, we had no idea what we were doing. I don't have a background in logistics. I had no idea how it works. I knew FedEx could get it international. As a small business, trying to get through different governmental bodies that regulate that, I didn't have a chance.

For years, that's been the big impediment to buying AK Steel.