Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a $9.5 million emergency funding package for SeaPort Manatee, aiming to accelerate the port’s recovery in the wake of Hurricane Milton. SeaPort Manatee, located…
https://gcaptain.com/hurricane-milton-florida-injects-9-5-million-into-seaport-manatee-recovery/
Port Tampa Bay, a critical energy gateway supplying nearly half of Florida’s fuel, has resumed vessel operations following the impact of Hurricane Milton. The port’s shipping channels officially reopened on…
https://gcaptain.com/refueling-florida-tankers-descend-on-port-tampa-bay-after-reopening/
While the public eye focuses on Hurricane Milton after its destructive path across Florida this week, some analysts are sounding the alarm about new data from Hurricane Helene’s devastating push into southern Appalachia just two weeks prior.
Healthcare improvement company Premier Inc. (NYSE: PINC) released survey data on Thursday showing more than 86% of U.S. healthcare providers across the country are currently experiencing IV fluids shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
In the report,...
This story originally appeared on Trains.com.
TAMPA, Fla. — Freight railroads from the Gulf Coast to Miami are still assessing damage and making repairs after Milton made landfall near St. Petersburg late Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane.
According to CSX’s most recent customer advisory, all routes north of Jacksonville are open with no anticipated issues, as is the railroad’s mainline to Callahan and south to near Anthony on the railroad’s Wildwood Subdivision.
Washout repairs are still...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-short-lines-in-recovery-mode-after-hurricane-milton
As Hurricane Milton struck Florida’s Gulf Coast, the state’s petroleum supply chain faced significant challenges. The Category 3 hurricane prompted the closure of several key ports, disrupting the flow of…
https://gcaptain.com/floridas-petroleum-supply-chain-recovering-from-milton/
Chart of the Week: National Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA SONAR: OTRI.USA
National outbound tender rejection rates (OTRI), the rate at which carriers turn down requests from their customer for truckload capacity, jumped from 5.13% to 5.62% from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9 as Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida’s west coast. This was the largest single-day jump of the past two years. What are the takeaways for transportation providers and managers in the wake of the third major transportation...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/milton-makes-landfall-on-freight-market
The United States Coast Guard announced the reopening of several ports in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
In particular, Florida’s Key West, Port Everglades, Port Miami and Miami River, Georgia’s Savannah and Brunswick and South Carolina’s Charleston and Georgetown have restarted operations.
Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the Gulf coast of Florida and restrengthened in the Atlantic Ocean after crossing the peninsula. According to the US Coast Guard, the extent of...
https://container-news.com/us-coast-guard-reopens-several-ports-following-hurricane-milton/
As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida as a Category 3 storm, uncrewed Saildrone surface vehicles were already on the front lines, capturing crucial data near the storm’s core. On Wednesday,…
https://gcaptain.com/watch-saildrone-intercepts-hurricane-milton-at-sea/
Nonprofit groups loaded with crucial disaster-relief and medical supplies are parked at staging areas in Florida after Hurricane Milton, which was a Category 3 storm when it struck Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday night, spread destruction across the state.
Kelby Marlin, transportation director at Convoy of Hope, said the faith-based organization has two tractor-trailer loads of supplies at its staging area in Perry, Florida. That location could change depending on the hurricane’s trajectory.
Start your week with Brittain Ladd
On Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, Grace Sharkey and I will again interview one of our favorite guests: outspoken independent consultant Brittain Ladd. The depth of Ladd’s expertise is impressive and spans companies and topics throughout the retail space and far beyond.
On his prior The Stockout appearance, his Starbucks comments were prescient. Ladd described the company as being “in a world of hurt” and said its board had appointed the wrong CEO. It instead needed an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/brittain-ladd-returns-to-the-stockout