Louisiana Manufacturing Transportation 
ToolsGroup
MAY 17, 2022
A combo of pandemic-related increased demand, and the tragic destruction of a key chlorine manufacturer have led to 2022’s swimming pool chlorine shortage. Labor shortages and transportation struggles as a result of the pandemic impeded production even further, resulting in a true chlorine shortage. The cause of this tragedy?
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The Mississippi River has reached historically low water levels , endangering fresh water supplies in Louisiana but also raising concerns about its long-term viability as a shipping route. As companies scramble to change to a new route, carrier or transport mode at the last minute, they often pay higher-than-expected fees.
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Resilinc
APRIL 30, 2024
. #1 Production delays Manufacturing facilities in the hurricane’s path may be damaged or forced to close, leading to production delays or stoppages. 2 Transportation and distribution issues Damage to transportation like roads, ports, and airports can disrupt the movement of goods, causing delays and distribution challenges.
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It will take a very long time for freight transportation and logistics to return to normal, after two such monstrous storms in the same month.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 23, 2013
Ryder Announces New Transportation Solutions for Oil and Gas Industry. Con-way Manufacturing, SmartTruck Systems and Kevin Rutherford Unveil State-of-the-Art Trailer. Innovation in logistics also occurs outside the realm of bits and bytes, as Con-way Manufacturing’s announcement this week demonstrates. in June from May. .”
NC State SCRC
AUGUST 30, 2017
Entire warehouses full of products, as well as significant links in the global supply chain could be affected, as well as transport and other nodes. Houston is a center for plastic resin due to the string of refineries in Texas and Louisiana, and the kind of commodities that are impacted include all plastic parts manufactured in the US.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Although air cargo is usually the priciest mode of transport, it became the only way to ensure timely delivery given the dismal state of ocean reliability during the pandemic. So New Orleans is erecting the Louisiana International Terminal, an estimated $1.5 million units of 20-foot containers, up 6.6% from 2020 and a 5.4% in the U.K.
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