Port of New Orleans
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Weather
Barge traffic on Mississippi slowly recovering
Tonnage of grains, number of grain barges increasing up and down the Mississippi.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Are the cycles of destruction to Louisiana’s freight infrastructure inevitable?
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…
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Port of New Orleans reopens following Barry
The Port of New Orleans has reopened after Tropical Storm Barry swept through the region, although officials still stress dangerous flooding conditions for area residents.
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Weather
Mississippi flooding’s impact on freight, economy spreads downstream
Hundreds of barges carrying grains still waiting to be exported
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Volkswagen announces aggressive EV expansion plans
Volkswagen invests $25B in EVs; Tesla exposed to neodymium supply shocks; FedEx to announce earnings today; Union Pacific plans $127M capex in Arkansas; Maersk says…
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Economics
Today’s Pickup: Truckers Against Trafficking launches new campaign to stop “inhuman practices of sex traffickers”
Truckers Against Trafficking has launched the Man to Man Campaign in an effort to eliminate human trafficking in the transportation industry.
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