Louisiana

The process is underway to clear wreckage of the capsized SEACOR Power and minimize environmental impacts.

A total of 19 crew members were on board the Seacor Power when it overturned during rough weather 8 miles off of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

The ongoing search for missing crew members of the capsized Seacor Power has intensified.

Amtrak wants to establish passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, but CSX, Norfolk Southern and the Port of Mobile have some reservations. Amtrak has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board to turn its plan into fruition.

A towing vessel struck a CSX swing bridge near Slidell, Louisiana, very early Wednesday morning. Rail operations have since resumed at a reduced speed.

Unusually powerful storms impacted transportation and claimed lives in 2020.

Coast Guard severely restricting vessel movement at several Gulf Coast ports as Hurricane Zeta closes in.

Ninth named storm of the 2020 season to hit the continental U.S. Wednesday. Expect minor to moderate disruptions in supply chains.

Gulf Coast transportation may be slow at times even as remnants of Hurricane Delta head toward the Northeast.

Hurricane Delta to bring hurricane conditions and “life-threatening
storm surge” to portions of the Gulf Coast Friday.

Thursday is the last day this week that carriers can pick up loads from some Gulf Coast markets. Hurricane Delta is to make landfall Friday.

Hurricane Delta will likely make landfall Friday near the Texas-Louisiana border.

Dangerous flooding and winds will disrupt freight flows for at least a few days along parts of the Gulf Coast.

Carriers and shippers should prepare for road and port closures in parts of the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.

Carriers and shippers should prepare for possible shut downs of Southern roads and ports in a few days.

The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area sometime Tuesday.

Direct ChassisLink has added 1,000 new chassis to the Gulf Coast region since its departure from the OCEMA Gulf Consolidated Chassis Pool earlier this year.

Trucks had to navigate around fallen trees along I-10 Westbound in Louisiana Thursday in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

Truckers can now use a large portion of I-10 in Louisiana that had been closed due to Hurricane Laura.

Hurricane Laura has killed at least four people in Louisiana. More damage is likely even as the storm weakens and moves farther inland.