Report recommends more disaster ‘resilience’ for U.S. ports

The drillship Paragon DPDS1 grounded in the Port Aransas Channel during Hurricane Harvey. U.S. Coast Guard photo

The triple disasters of the 2017 hurricane season affected 45 U.S. ports, wreaking havoc but also leaving valuable lessons in how to better prepare for – and recover from – future storms, according to a report by federal maritime transportation experts.

“Over the course of the 2017 hurricane season, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria affected the operating status of at least 45 ports throughout the lower continental United States and U.S. Caribbean territories,” the report states. “The scale and...

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