Weather and Critical Events

Heat wave spreading across dozens of states

Drivers in nearly two dozen states dealing with dangerous heat, humidity

Busiest port in the world, Shanghai, may have to deal with tropical storm-related delays

Heat index to crack 105° in many U.S. cities, while a Tropical Storm spins near eastern Asia

Barry may flood more of the deep South, dangerous heat spreads elsewhere

Carriers steering clear of Louisiana due to precarious weather conditions can start accepting loads into the state again.

Hundreds of thousands lost power, levees breached, but overall Barry wasn’t so bad

In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state of Louisiana and its ports are critical to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries.

Several more inches of rainfall for parts of the South due to slow-moving Barry

States of emergency declared as Tropical Storm Barry approaches Gulf coast

Union Pacific’s (NYSE: UNP) intermodal rail service saw average speeds sink to a two-year low in the second quarter, with shippers and intermodal marketing companies reporting extensive delays in getting their freight from the railroad. The service hit came during an overall lull for West Coast container imports. And many of the delays were due […]

A suspension “until further notice” of the latest round of draft restrictions on ships using the Panama Canal was issued yesterday by the Canal Authority. Dry conditions are likely to continue throughout July and may last to the end of the year.

At least 250,000 barrels a day of crude immediately affected by Tropical Storm Barry

Significant tropical disturbance likely heading to Gulf coast soon

Parts of the Big Easy could be underwater later this week

Potential Tropical Storm Barry, feeling like 105°+ in many cities

Trucker to get nearly $200,000 in refusal-to-drive case

Excessive heat in the South, potential storm in the Gulf

Stormy in the Plains, road repairs after California quakes

Governor Gavin Newsom requests federal assistance from President Trump