fuel shortages

1 in 6 Florida gas stations already out of gas as Hurricane Milton nears

Some parts of South Florida are already dealing with major gas supply issues as thousands flee the state ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall Wednesday night.

GasBuddy, an online service that tracks thousands of retail prices around the country, reported that as of 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, about 16.5% of gas stations in Florida were out of gasoline.

In the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, almost 44% of gas stations have no gasoline.

“You have millions of folks headed north on I-75 or I-95 to try...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/1-in-6-florida-gas-stations-already-out-of-gas-as-hurricane-milton-nears

US greenlights fuel transport by foreign ships

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has waived the Jones Act to allow a foreign shipping company to move domestic fuel supplies to help shore up fuel supplies on the U.S. East Coast.

“In the interest of national defense, I have approved a temporary and targeted waiver request to an individual company,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement late Wednesday.

“This waiver will help provide for the transport of oil products between the Gulf Coast and East Coast ports to ease...

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US Grants Jones Act Waiver To Ease Fuel Supply Strain After Pipeline Hack

  • A cybersecurity attack on the Colonial Pipeline has left the nation’s largest fuel pipeline offline for nearly a week.
  • Although the pipeline shutdown did not cause a gasoline shortage, Americans in parts of the Southeastern U.S. have been fuel-hoarding and panic-buying.
  • The Biden administration announced its decision to waive the Jones Act.

The U.S. government relaxed a long-standing maritime law protecting domestic shipping commerce to allow an undisclosed company to transport gasoline and...

https://mfame.guru/us-grants-jones-act-waiver-to-ease-fuel-supply-strain-after-pipeline-hack/

Drivers risk empty fuel tanks along Gulf Coast after Laura

Forced shutdowns of truck stops across Texas and Louisiana due to Hurricane Laura-caused power outages and mandatory evacuations have increased the risk of truck drivers left stranded without fuel.

Major truck stop chains Pilot Flying J, Love’s Travel Stops and TravelCenters of America all reported locations that were closed and without power for both food and fuel as of 11 a.m. CDT Thursday. Roady’s Truck Stops, a large independent chain, was checking on the status for a handful of locations in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-risk-empty-fuel-tanks-along-gulf-coast-after-laura