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tropical storm
Logistics Tropical Storm Bertha Crawls Along Gulf Coast, Threatening Freight Logistics Through Thursday
Tropical Storm Bertha is slowly moving along the Gulf Coast, threatening significant coastal flooding and heavy rainfall that could disrupt logistics and supply chains, according to FreightWaves. Despite a predicted quiet hurricane season due to El Niño, slow-moving storms like Bertha pose serious risks to freight operations, particularly from localized heavy downpours and storm surge. Carriers and logistics managers should remain vigilant through Thursday.
Commodities Chevron Pulls Personnel from Gulf Assets Ahead of Tropical Storm Bertha
Chevron has shut in production at its Petronius facility and evacuated personnel from Tubular Bells and Blind Faith platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as tropical storm Bertha approaches. The National Hurricane Centre issued a tropical storm watch for parts of Florida and Louisiana. Earth Science Associates estimates up to 2 million barrels of oil production could be affected, sharply higher than the 10,000 barrels impacted by tropical storm Arthur last month.