Major ports and roads remain closed after hurricane makes landfall

Ports and roadways across the Gulf Coast corridor are still closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura

The Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast region accounts for roughly $1 trillion a year in economic production — much of that concentrated in the fuel sector, according to analysts. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Key ports and highways across the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

All Port Houston offices and terminals were closed Thursday, according to the port’s website. The Port of Beaumont in southeast Texas will be closed until Monday, according to a statement, and the Port of Galveston in Texas remains closed through Friday.

The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas was open and operating normally Thursday, according to its staff.

Calls to the nearby seaport in Port Arthur, Texas, went unanswered. It wasn’t known if the port was open or sustained damage in the storm.

Officials with Crane Worldwide Logistics said Port Houston was lucky not to sustain any serious damage from the hurricane.

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    Noi Mahoney

    Noi Mahoney is a Texas-based journalist who covers cross-border trade, logistics and supply chains for FreightWaves. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English in 1998. Mahoney has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working for newspapers in Maryland and Texas. Contact nmahoney@freightwaves.com