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Steel, oil and plywood lift Gulf Coast ports’ March cargo volumes
Gulf Coast ports got a boost in March from imports of steel and plywood, and exports of petroleum and crude oil.
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19 storms forecast to develop this hurricane season
Forecasters at Colorado State University say 2022 will see an above-average number of hurricanes and tropical storms.
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Borderlands: Mexican fishing vessels will be barred from US Gulf ports
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexican fishing vessels will be barred…
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Daily Infographic: Hurricane Ida disrupted crude oil production and refining activity
Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 29
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Port of Corpus Christi reports record tonnage for LNG, agricultural goods
Exports of liquefied natural gas, agricultural commodities and crude oil led the way during first half of 2021.
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Port Houston awards $99M for expansion projects
McCarthy Construction Cos. has been awarded three projects to help handle growing cargo volumes on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Tropical storm could soon flood parts of Gulf Coast
Truckers could run into areas of flooding this weekend in the lower Mississippi Valley as a potential tropical storm develops (forecast video included).
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Port congestion? Maybe Houston is the alternative
Port Houston is positioning itself as a viable option for handling more containerized imports from Asia.
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Making waves on the Mississippi
American Patriot Holdings is creating “a north-south trade lane from the Midwest to the lower Mississippi River that doesn’t exist today for containerized cargo.”
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Potential tropical storm could flood Texas coast (with forecast video)
Depression in the Gulf of Mexico could soon become Tropical Storm Wilfred. Flooding and supply chain disruptions likely along the Texas coast.
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