Extreme weather and other disruptions have stressed supply chains worldwide, but as a Category 4 hurricane barrels toward Port Tampa Bay and possibly other major ports, things are likely to get worse.
Locomotives and freight cars are being moved to higher ground and railroad operations are winding down as Hurricane Milton is only a few hours from making landfall between Tampa Bay and Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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Category 4 Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday, bringing catastrophic flooding and life-threatening conditions less than two weeks after Helene battered the state.
Inbound loads to Lakeland are being rejected at elevated rates.
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The stress on Florida’s fuel supply chain is rapidly intensifying as Hurricane Milton closes in on the state’s central-west coast.
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Airlines are informing shippers not to send cargo to airports in the expected path of Hurricane Milton as the airline industry implements contingency plans to move people and equipment in Florida out of harm’s way. Tampa International Airport suspended all operations at 9 a.m. Tuesday, and Orlando International Airport said it will halt all activity […]
Some Florida ports shuttered Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to continue growing in size before making landfall as a life-threatening storm.
Freight railroads are on high alert as massive Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida.
Tampa’s port is bracing for Hurricane Milton as the projected Category 5 storm rapidly strengthens as it barrels toward the state.
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Logistics companies are stepping up to help in Hurricane Helene’s aftermath.
Tristen Utter was nearly finished with his first delivery to North Carolina when he was caught in the disastrous and deadly remnants of Hurricane Helene, stranding him for days with no way to contact loved ones.
The International Longshoremen’s Association donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Helene Relief fund on Wednesday.
National Guard units from all over the U.S. are heading to North Carolina to assist victims of Tropical Storm Helene.
Hundreds of roadways are closed in North Carolina, including parts of two interstates, snarling delivery routes and posing a challenge for the logistics community as it works to get supplies to residents.
Rail service across many of Norfolk Southern’s lines from Georgia to West Virginia remain out of service.
