Tropical Storm Beta

Port Houston optimistic volume rebound underway

Port Houston said that in September it saw the “first turn toward growth” since coronavirus-caused volume blows began in March.

The Texas port handled 254,405 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, 1% more than September 2019. From Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, Port Houston moved 2,165,581 TEUs, just 3% less than the 2,232,036 TEUs during the first nine months of 2019.

“September volumes were positive,” Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther said in a statement. “Although resin...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/port-houston-optimistic-volume-rebound-underway

Hurricane relief pressure-tests the ‘new normal’ supply chain

Historically, hurricane season presents abundant and often lucrative freight-hauling opportunities. For weeks or months after a storm passes, affected cities need rebuilding materials, temporary housing units, nonperishable foods, water and generators. Trucking companies and owner-operators can bid on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contracts as early as a week or two before a hurricane makes landfall. 

But COVID-19’s supply chain disruptions, like restaurant and meat plant closures,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hurricane-relief-pressure-tests-the-new-normal-supply-chain

Beta’s remnants continue soaking the South (with forecast video)

Heavy rain falling on windshield, as seen from inside a tractor-trailer.

Flooding on MS 556 westbound at US 98 in Franklin County has the road CLOSED. MDOT crews are continuing to monitor the situation.

Remember, if you encounter flooded roadways – Turn Around Don't Drown. #MShwys #mswx pic.twitter.com/wzupDxGMpL

— MDOT (@MississippiDOT) September 24, 2020

Leftover downpours from post-Tropical Storm Beta have been soaking the South almost all week. Major flash flooding and daily record rainfall hit Houston Tuesday, followed by portions of the lower Mississippi...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/betas-remnants-continue-soaking-the-south-with-forecast-video

Another Texas port closed as Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall (with forecast video)

Satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Beta in eastern Texas.

Tropical Storm Beta, the 24th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, will continue to soak areas of the Gulf Coast this week.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Tropical Storm Beta, Monday, Sep. 21, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Beta made landfall along the central Texas coast overnight. As of early Tuesday, it was centered just east of Victoria, Texas, producing sustained winds of 40 mph.

Monday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard placed the Port of Corpus Christi under port condition Zulu. This means...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/another-texas-port-closed-as-tropical-storm-beta-makes-landfall-with-forecast-video

Ports closed as Tropical Storm Beta eyes Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Container cargo at Port of Houston.

Tropical Storm Beta, the 24th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, will likely flood areas of the Gulf Coast this week.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Tropical Storm Beta, Monday, Sep. 21, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Beta is spinning over the western Gulf of Mexico, drifting toward Texas. It will probably make landfall near the San Antonio Bay, Texas, area Monday night.

With prolonged rainfall and storm surge in the forecast, some ports in Texas have already closed. According to the U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-closed-as-tropical-storm-beta-eyes-gulf-coast-with-forecast-video

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