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US railroads tightening free time at inland terminals

01 Jun 2021
BNSF will adjust its free time calculations on June 7, tightening the window for shippers to pick up containers that are made available after 5:00 p.m., just two weeks after Norfolk Southern slashed its free time clock.
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US Gulf ports eyeing inland intermodal as Asian import share increases
20 Apr 2021
A new all-water service from Asia will boost the volume of imports flowing into the US Gulf Coast amid an ongoing boom in regional import distribution capacity.
Winter storms deal another blow to US supply chains
17 Feb 2021
Texas is the epicenter of supply-chain damage caused by Winter Storm Uri, but the disruption is being felt nationwide. Mexican imports by truck may be delayed for days.
New Orleans halts container, breakbulk operations ahead of hurricane
14 Sep 2020
The Port of New Orleans was halting operations Monday ahead of Hurricane Sally, due to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday.
Hurricane Michael track.
Hurricane Michael delivers suckerpunch to Southeast US shippers
11 Oct 2018
Storm damage reached from Florida into the Carolinas on Thursday and severed the I-10 east-west route. The likely outcome is higher costs and lengthy detours.
Port of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
US Gulf Coast ports close ahead of Hurricane Michael
09 Oct 2018
The US Coast Guard has declared Condition Yankee for the eastern US Gulf of Mexico ports including Panama City, Pensacola, Mobile, Pascagoula, and Gulfport. Under that status, ports are closed to inbound and outbound traffic.
Port of Mobile.
Tropical Storm Gordon — Sector Mobile ports open, restricted draft varies
05 Sep 2018
Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall late Tuesday evening near Pascagoula with winds of approximately 70 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Port of Gulfport.
Yilport eyes Gulfport as entrance to North America terminal market
04 Apr 2018
Yilport, which signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi State Port Authority in February, is promising to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the state’s Port of Gulfport, which it says has the potential to feed volume, particularly refrigerated goods, between Gulfport and Yilport terminals in Ecuador and Peru.
11 years after Katrina, Gulfport’s rebuilding is nearly complete
26 Nov 2016
After more than a decade of twists and turns and highs and lows, the finish line is in sight for a $570 million reconstruction and expansion of the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi.
Shipyard deal to help Gulfport reach disaster relief jobs target
13 Feb 2016
This spring’s arrival of three post-Panamax cranes at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, has been upstaged by a shipyard contract that’s expected to get the port off the hook for repayment of millions of dollars in hurricane relief funds.
US inland waterways poised to receive much-needed investment
11 Mar 2015
After a banner year for freight and an unexpected tax revenue boost, U.S. inland waterways could see shovels in the ground on a list of long-overdue projects in the coming year, helping shippers move their commodities more efficiently.