Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian continue its life-threatening and destructive march along the southeastern U.S., I have been thinking about hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones. The loss of life and property we witnessed from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas is tragic, and on a scale that is hard to comprehend....

Hurricane Dorian picks up steam SONAR Critical Events: Hurricane Dorian on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Video of a tornado passing near Pender County Fire Station 18 along Highway 17 near Sidbury Rd. Video courtesty of Station 18. Time was around 6:55-7:00 AM EDT Thursday Sept 5, 2019...

Hurricane Dorian will likely reach Atlantic Canada this week, placing the Port of Halifax directly in its path.  Dorian likely will be a Category 1 hurricane as it reaches southwestern Nova Scotia on Saturday, September 6, according to the Canadian Hurricane Centre's latest forecast.  Winds above...

The devastation in the north Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian is so extensive on some islands that humanitarian organizations will have trouble quickly getting relief supplies to people in need, especially with the main airport in Freeport closed due to flooding and damage, logistics providers say....

Dorian not going away SONAR Critical Events: Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Dorian, still a Category 2 hurricane, spared south Florida from a direct hit. However, Dorian won't be as nice to areas from northeast Florida to the Outer Banks of North Carolina the rest of...

Eastern Class I railroads CSX (NYSE: CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) say customers should expect service delays this week as Hurricane Dorian brings heavy rains and strong winds to the southeastern coast of the U.S.  CSX expects Dorian to impact portions of CSX's network over the next three...

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South Florida's customs brokers and freight forwarders avoided a potentially devastating hit from Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 2 and 3. "For South Florida, it appears that it will be spared from major weather, although outer bands may provide some strong winds and rain throughout the day," the Miami-...

The response to the threat posed by Hurricane Dorian to the southeast coast of the United States has soaked up trucking capacity and affected spot rates to and from relevant freight markets. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and large retail shippers, including Home Depot (NYSE: HD)...

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said during a press conference Sept. 3 that although Hurricane Dorian had been downgraded, "this is still a very serious storm," one that will impact northeastern Florida. "We will feel major impacts from this storm," Curry said, imploring people in the evacuation...

Major Hurricane Dorian is finally inching away from Grand Bahama Island after stalling and causing catastrophic flooding and wind damage there on Labor Day. Looking at the latest update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), housed inside FreightWaves SONAR Critical Events, Dorian was centered...

Insurance and reinsurance companies were relieved somewhat after a shift in the expected path of Hurricane Dorian, which looked Tuesday morning like it would miss South Florida and may brush much of the Southeastern coast without making landfall. Several publicly traded insurance companies...

Many of Florida's customs brokers and freight forwarders already have taken measures to protect their business operations from what could be a hard-hitting storm on Labor Day. "If you're a Floridian, this is par for the course," said Gabriel Rodriguez, president of A Customs Brokerage in Doral,...

While most forecast models have Hurricane Dorian staying offshore of the U.S. mainland, the Category 5 storm is expected to move near Florida on Labor Day, then make its way up the coast throughout the week. This northward movement poses a threat to Georgia and the Carolinas.  The severity of the...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent notice to the trade on Labor Day that its operations at the ports of Brunswick and Savannah would close at noon in advance of Hurricane Dorian's approach to the Georgia coastline. CBP said it has also designated local closure days for Sept. 3-4 to anyone who...