(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 25, 2020)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Tropical Storm Marco, which threatened the Gulf Coast yesterday, lost strength and fell apart, concern about Hurricane Laura grew. There is potential for a greater than 9-foot storm surge in the hardest-hit area — but the location of that area is hard to predict at the moment. Union Pacific closed its Avondale, Louisiana, intermodal terminal Sunday “until further notice” and is positioning fuel, generators and staff in advance of Laura’s predicted Wednesday arrival according to an announcement Sunday. Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern are monitoring the storm as well.
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