Hurricane Irma Continues to Shake Up US Southeast Supply Chain

As Hurricane Irma works its way to the US Southeast, ports and carriers continue to prepare for what is anticipated to be disastrous to shippers and their supply chain. Ports from Miami to Savannah are rerouting and rescheduling shipments and this will continue through the weekend until early next week. 

With predictions of Irma making landfall in Florida early Saturday morning, Captain of the Port in Miami established Hurricane Port condition Yankee as of Friday at 8:00am. Procedures like these are created by the US Coast Guard and will be in place for the Port of Miami, Miami River, Port Everglade, Port of Palm Beach, and Port of Fort Pierce. With expected gale winds to arrive within 24 hours, this means affected ports are closed to inbound vessels along with other restrictions listed for condition Yankee. Cargo users are still advised to contact Port Miami’s terminals directly for regularly updated information. www.miamidade.gov/portmiami.

In response to Hurricane Irma and its current path, the Georgia Ports Authority will also cease all operations at the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick, effective Saturday, September 9ththrough Tuesday, September 12th.  For more information and updates on these ports visit www.gaports.com. Alongside port closures, carriers such as Evergreen issued a Force Majeure notice as of yesterday afternoon, diverting certain vessels from Florida destination, to Savannah. This only proving the impact Irma has on transport will become more severe as it travels north effecting more ports and carriers along the southeast coast.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your shipments.