All Bollinger facilities open and operational

Bollinger Shipyards LLC today reported that all 11 of its facilities are now open and operational following Hurricane Ida’s landfall last month near Port Fourchon, La., as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Bollinger’s facilities in Port Fourchon, Larose, Lockport and Houma all suffered significant damage as a result of the storm, which tied with last year’s Hurricane Laura and the Last Island Hurricane of 1856 as the strongest on record in Louisiana.

“Despite the devastation and loss suffered...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/all-bollinger-facilities-open-and-operational/

South Louisiana ports ask federal support to address Hurricane Ida issues

Several south Louisiana ports partnered to request federal assistance as a result of the impacts of Hurricane Ida on their infrastructure, waterways and communities.

The Ports of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Fourchon, Morgan City, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, South Louisiana and Terrebonne formally submitted a request to President Biden on 7 September to ensure ports are included in bills for urgent funding from Congress.

The Lower Mississippi River opened just three days after Hurricane Ida made...

https://container-news.com/south-louisiana-ports-ask-federal-support-to-address-hurricane-ida-issues/

Erasing Labor Day noise as load volumes set new all-time high

This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)

Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)

Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 75 (Carriers)

The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers. 

The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:

Load volumes shake off Labor Day Impacts

The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-ida-blowing-wobbly-market-further-off-kilter

Louisiana ports push for federal aid following Hurricane Ida

Several south Louisiana ports have partnered to request federal assistance as a result of the impact of Hurricane Ida on their infrastructure, waterways and communities.

The ports of New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Fourchon, Morgan City, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, South Louisiana and Terrebonne jointly submitted a request to President Joe Biden on Sept. 7, intending to ensure ports are included in bills for urgent funding from Congress.

“Our wharves are busy post-storm and trains are moving, but we...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/louisiana-ports-push-for-federal-aid-following-hurricane-ida