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This month's index closely follows the ongoing situation in Baltimore. Port/Dray operations along the East Coast—especially at Norfolk, New Jersey, and New York—have been moved to severe. We anticipate that container diversions originally planned for Baltimore could also impact east inland rail ramps. For shippers, maintaining visibility into the discharge of diverted containers is critical for mitigating delays and minimizing demurrage/detention fees.  Download the index for more.

The Port of New Orleans got a boost from the Louisiana State Legislature, which committed $230.5 million to the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) and other infrastructure projects. The $1.8 billion LIT aims to position New Orleans as one of the top international container gateways in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said. “The legislature’s backing of infrastructure funding to support the LIT builds upon commitments of more than $1.1 billion from the federal government and private sector,” Julia Fisher-Cormier, commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Multimodal Commerce, said in a news release Monday. “These are the types of public investments Louisiana must make to transform our trade-based economy and secure our position as a future leader of global trade.” By Noi Mahoney   #transportes #aduanas #transportación #customs #customsrequirements #logistics #supplychain #logística #freight #logisticsnews #customsnews

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PORT OF BALTIMORE: Some context I can give on the intermodal rail impact on the Key Bridge collapse outside the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. CSX handles a vast majority of international intermodal volume out of the port, and pretty much all of it goes to Chicago. Norfolk Southern has a minor presence. Based on my analysis with Andrew Hooser -- about 3,000 pier containers move from Baltimore to Chicago and from Chicago to Baltimore. For reference, about 100,000 to 130,000 pier container imports go from The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and The Port of Virginia to Chicago per year and about 50,000 to 75,000 pier container exports from Chicago. So in a horrible, horrible situation, our data shows that the rail impact should be minimal and I believe the two other ports can handle re-routing in terms of rail volume. For further reference, my analysis of Intermodal Association of North America data suggests about 500 ocean containers moved from Baltimore to Chicago last month vs. 11,000 to 14,000 ocean containers from NY/NJ and about 6,500 to 8,500 from Virginia.

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Stay informed with our April Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. This month, the index reflects the considerable demand shifts for the Ports of Norfolk, New York, and New Jersey due to the recent Francis Scott Key Bridge damage, effectively eliminating access to the inner harbor and closing the Port of Baltimore. Some highlights from this month's edition: - Port and dray in the Atlantic region have been moved to "severe" - Three other regions are have been moved to elevated levels - Operations at Gulf Coast ports remain normal Get more into depth with April's index: https://hubs.li/Q02sq1b_0 #logisticsupdate #containertracking #visibility

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