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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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In the Bahamas, meanwhile, the extent of damage remains unavailable. In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were left without power and 50,000 without water. Petrochemical plants that make the products and the rail companies that ship them are still restoring service after Harvey.

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The Cost of Disaster

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million residents in Puerto Rico for more than three months, cost $90 billion, while Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, left 97 people dead and recorded losses of $50 billion. The wildfires have severely impacted shipping in the region.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Tankers, container ships, and other vessels scheduled to arrive at Port Everglades will either be delayed or diverted. Puerto Rico also issued evacuation orders for flood-prone areas, as did authorities in eight coastal provinces in the Dominican Republic.

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Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda.