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hurricane zeta
Class I railroads watch for Hurricane Zeta impacts
The Class I railroads with a presence in the U.S. Gulf Coast are monitoring how Hurricane Zeta will affect rail operations.
Service disruptions could occur as a result of the storm, they said in service advisories Tuesday and Wednesday, and the railroads will assess their networks for post-storm damage.
Zeta made landfall Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of around 110 mph, FreightWaves reported early Thursday. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the continental U.S. this...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/class-i-railroads-watch-for-hurricane-zeta-impacts
Roads, ports closed after Hurricane Zeta slams Gulf Coast (with forecast video)
MAJOR PROBLEMS ON I-10, North of Waveland and Bay St Louis. At least one semi down, others barely hanging on. We are all rocking around up here on raised part of I-10. Tried to catch eyewall again in Gulfport.. Chasing #Zeta #HurricaneZeta @MyRadarWX pic.twitter.com/A9fqHiAfLe
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) October 29, 2020
Several major roads and bridges are closed after Hurricane Zeta slammed the Gulf Coast Wednesday. The closures are due to flooding and debris, including downed trees...
Zeta Roars Ashore Near New Orleans Threatening Worst Hurricane Since Katrina
(Bloomberg) –Hurricane Zeta is roaring ashore in southeastern Louisiana near New Orleans, threatening to be the worst storm to hit the city since Katrina devastated it in 2005. Zeta is making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, with winds of 110 miles (175 kilometers) per hour, becoming the fifth...
U.S. Gulf Energy Producers Braces for Another Storm Strike
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Energy firms shut two-thirds of offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production, turned off undersea pipelines and evacuated workers as Hurricane Zeta raced toward a strike on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Zeta intensified to a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson...
Oil and gas production shut in as Gulf coast prepares for Zeta
In an advisory issued at 10.00 a.m. CDT this morning, the National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Zeta, the 27th named storm of the current hurricane season, is expected to produce a life-threatening storm surge along portions of the northern Gulf Coast beginning later today, with the highest inundation occurring between Port Fourchon, La., and Dauphin Island, Ala.
Zeta is expected to make landfall this afternoon as a strong Category 1 or a weak Category 2 hurricane, with the center of...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/oil-and-gas-production-shut-in-as-gulf-coast-prepares-for-zeta/
Ports closing ahead of Hurricane Zeta (with forecast video)
The Coast Guard has all but closed Louisiana ports as Hurricane Zeta closes in on the Gulf Coast.
The ports of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Plaquemines, South Louisiana, St. Bernard and the Venice Port Complex are under port condition Zulu, as are several smaller ports. This severely limits vessel movement within and around these ports, impacting ship-to-shore operations.
Under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, the captain of the port (COTP) at each location may close portions of the port in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-closing-ahead-of-hurricane-zeta-with-forecast-video
Zeta Set to Become Category 2 Hurricane Before Gulf Of Mexico Landfall
By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — Zeta is forecast to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, possibly racking up $1 billion in damage. The storm’s maximum sustained winds are likely to increase to 100 miles (161 kilometers) per hour, the...
U.S. Gulf’s Offshore Energy Producers Brace for Latest Hurricane
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Energy firms and ports along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepared on Tuesday for another test as Hurricane Zeta, the 11th hurricane of the season, entered the Gulf of Mexico. BP, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell, among others, evacuated 157 offshore facilities and...
Oil Producers Shut-In as Hurricane Zeta Barrels Toward Gulf Coast
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Oil producers on Monday shut offshore production and pulled workers off platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th named storm of the season strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast. BP, Chevron and Equinor ASA evacuated...