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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. factory activity has risen to the highest levels since 2004, in response to the active hurricane season as well.

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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. factory activity has risen to the highest levels since 2004, in response to the active hurricane season as well.

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Logistics of Hurricane Harvey's Humanitarian Aid

Elementum

Hurricane Harvey has been wreaking havoc in the state of Texas since Friday, August 25th, crippling most of the state, and specifically devastating Houston. Houston shipping channels and ports at Corpus Christi and Galveston have been shut down. Houston shipping channels and ports at Corpus Christi and Galveston have been shut down.

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Hurricane Irma's Chemical Fallout Could Be Worse than Harvey's

Material Handling & Logistics

But an analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Arizona, showed that the Houston area’s hundreds of refineries and petrochemical operations released almost 1 million pounds of air pollutants in Harvey-related spills and flares, including benzene, sulfur dioxide, toluene, and xylene. Mishandling Hazards.