Gulf Coast ports

Gulf Coast ports record gains in cargo, crude oil shipments in February

Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Port of New Orleans saw increased cargo volumes in February, led by container exports of plastic resins and chemicals, along with shipments of crude oil.

Port of New Orleans reports 11% increase in container volumes 

Boosted by shipments of coffee, chemicals and plastic resins, the Port of New Orleans saw an 11% year-over-year (y/y) rise in container volumes at 42,760 twenty-foot equivalent units during February.

“Plastic resins and miscellaneous chemicals were the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-record-gains-in-cargo-crude-oil-shipments-in-february

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How did the 1900 hurricane forever change the Texas shipping industry?

On Sept. 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane smashed on shore in Galveston, an island city of about 38,000 people on the Gulf Coast of Texas. 

The hurricane had maximum winds surpassing 135 miles per hour and a storm surge that inundated as much as a third of the city with 5 to 12 feet of water.

The wind and storm surge killed as many as 12,000 people along the Gulf Coast and at least 6,000 on Galveston Island. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history in terms of loss of human life.

Th...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-did-1900-hurricane-forever-change-texas-shipping-industry

Gulf ports expanding their way to bigger profits

FREEPORT, Texas — Located in southeast Texas where the Brazos River empties into the Gulf of Mexico, Port Freeport is one of the ports best poised to accommodate bigger ships crossing the enlarged Panama Canal, officials say.

It is one of several ports that have embarked on massive expansion projects in recent years, anticipating more traffic and larger vessels coming through the canal.

“The canal’s expansion is a big part of our growth,” Cecil Booth, project engineer at Port Freeport, told...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-ports-expanding-their-way-to-big-profits

Port of Corpus Christi reports record tonnage for LNG, agricultural goods

The Port of Corpus Christi logged record results during the first six months of the year, reporting it moved more than 80 million tons of cargo.

The largest gains came from a 72% year-over-year (YoY) increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, as well as a 42% YoY increase in exports of agricultural commodities and a 3.6% YoY increase in crude oil exports.

Crude oil exports for the first half of 2021 averaged 1.58 million barrels per day, according to a press release.

“As global economies...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-corpus-christi-reports-record-tonnage-for-lng-agricultural-goods

Port restrictions set as Hurricane Delta approaches Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Container ship at the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA).

Hurricane Delta is getting closer to the U.S., eyeing landfall in southwestern Louisiana in a matter of hours.

With Delta closing in, the U.S. Coast Guard set port condition Yankee at the Louisiana ports of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Plaquemines, South Louisiana, St. Bernard and the Venice Port Complex. Under port condition Yankee, the ports may remain open, but vessel movement within them is limited. Traffic to and from the ports may also be restricted, but, until further notice, ship-to-shore...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-restrictions-set-as-hurricane-delta-approaches-gulf-coast-with-forecast-video

Hurricane Delta eyeing US landfall later this week (with forecast video)

Satellite amination of Hurricane Delta in the Caribbean Sea.

Tropical Storm Delta gained a lot of steam Monday night, quickly becoming the ninth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season.

SONAR Critical Events and satellite: Hurricane Depression 26, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT

Several storms this year have strengthened faster than forecasters anticipated. As of Tuesday morning, Delta was a high-end Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 110 mph.

On Monday, it looked like Delta would move right over the Cayman Islands, but its track has shifted to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-delta-eyeing-us-landfall-later-this-week-with-forecast-video

More ports closing ahead of Hurricane Sally (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sally in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Sally continues to wander through the northern Gulf of Mexico, trudging toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Pensacola Beach is currently just outside the outer band of Hurricane Sally!#HurricaneSally #HurricaneSally2020#PensacolaBeach pic.twitter.com/l6LJNR9o0R

— Justin Paine (@jpainefrommaine) September 14, 2020

Conditions will gradually deteriorate Tuesday prior to landfall Tuesday night/early Wednesday. Sally is already producing heavy rainfall and tropical storm force winds (39 to 73...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-ports-closing-ahead-of-hurricane-sally-with-forecast-video

Commentary: Intermodal missed signals? Fumbling so close to the growth goal line?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

When trying to comprehend what’s going on in complex markets, it’s best to consider multiple expert opinions. It is also prudent to consider different ways to sort the data sets available and then display them against other matched datasets.

The more views, the better the comprehension. In the digital age, there are a lot more sources.

Figure 1 (below) identifies...

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