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COVID And Now Hurricane Laura

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COVID And Now Hurricane Laura

COVID And Now Hurricane Laura

The U.S. Texas and Louisiana Gulf coast region is this evening undergoing mandatory coastal evacuation procedures in the wake of Hurricane Laura, now a Category Four storm with catastrophic strength.

Peak winds are forecasted to be as high as 150 miles per hour (240 kilometers per hour) accompanied by a possible 15-foot water surge at time of landfall with forecasters now warning of lethal flooding and wind damage. Reports point to the potential of upwards of billions of dollars in potential property loses.

Hundreds of thousands of people are reportedly at risk.

As if the COVID-19 disruption was not enough, multi-industry supply chain management teams must now prepare for whatever affects come from this major storm

From a supply network perspective the threatened area includes the epicenter of U.S. oil refining and petrol-chemical facilities, along with the major port areas of Houston and New Orleans. Facilities that are in the path of the storm are already closed and making appropriate preparations including the largest refinery complex in the United States, Saudi Aramco’s Motiva refinery.

Comparisons are already being made to Hurricane Katrina that occurred in 2005 or Hurricane Harvey that occurred in 2017, each storm of similar magnitude which resulted in upwards of $150 billion in property damage, loss of life and multi-days of industry supply chain disruption.

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The Impact of Hurricanes on Transportation and How to Build a Storm Resilient Supply Chain

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This report looks at data before and after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and dives into the true cost and volume impacts experienced by logistics customers; it also shares advice on how shippers can prepare for another 2018 challenging storm season.

2017 Tropical Storm Harvey

Hurricanes have massive impacts on transportation capacity and spend.

To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event.

Access the full report and keep reading this post for the advice you can use to prepare your supply chain for the next tumultuous storm season (Note: the Atlantic Hurricane season runs from June 1 through the end of November.)

Hurricane Impacts on Transportation

We leveraged our KanoPI shipper intelligence platform to dig deep into hurricane impacts. Here’s what we found;

Market surcharges due to hurricane activity were the costliest of added fees in 2017 with a total cost of $673,000.91.

Data shows that the Average Cost Per Load after the 8/26 hurricane went up by $159.58, or 11% and that the Average Cost Per Mile increased by 15%.

915 fewer loads moved after the hurricane (date of 8/26/2017) when compared to previous four-month period. This tells us that people were holding on to shipments that would typically have moved into key areas like Florida, Texas, and surrounding states.

Looking specifically at Florida, there was an 8% drop in volume and 3.4% drop in spending. This shows that for shipments still moved, rates were higher.

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The Impact of Hurricanes on Transportation and How to Build a Storm Resilient Supply Chain

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This report looks at data before and after Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and dives into the true cost and volume impacts experienced by logistics customers; it also shares advice on how shippers can prepare for another 2018 challenging storm season.

Hurricanes have massive impacts on transportation capacity and spend.

To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event.

Access the full report and keep reading this post for the advice you can use to prepare your supply chain for the next tumultuous storm season (Note: the Atlantic Hurricane season runs from June 1 through the end of November.)

Hurricane Impacts on Transportation

We leveraged our KanoPI shipper intelligence platform to dig deep into hurricane impacts. Here’s what we found;

Market surcharges due to hurricane activity were the costliest of added fees in 2017 with a total cost of $673,000.91.

Data shows that the Average Cost Per Load after the 8/26 hurricane went up by $159.58, or 11% and that the Average Cost Per Mile increased by 15%.

915 fewer loads moved after the hurricane (date of 8/26/2017) when compared to previous four-month period. This tells us that people were holding on to shipments that would typically have moved into key areas like Florida, Texas, and surrounding states.

Looking specifically at Florida, there was an 8% drop in volume and 3.4% drop in spending. This shows that for shipments still moved, rates were higher.

Hurricanes brought prolonged delays. Looking at the data, we can see that average transit days went from 2.65 to 2.95, which is an increase of 10.17%.

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Hurricane Harvey Causing Concern for Ground Freight Operations

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While it is no surprise that a hurricane can cause hazardous weather conditions for the trucking industry, it is always important to be vigilant, check reliable sources of weather information, and heed the postings of local, state, and federal emergency management.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind if your shipping schedule takes you into or near the impacted areas of Hurricane Harvey:

Hurricane is much more than a storm that impacts the landfall location.

The media pays great attention to the point of landfall; however, serious impacts of Harvey will be felt more than 200 miles from the eye of the storm.

The most notable impacts to be aware and cautious of are:

High winds and wind gusts

At the time of this writing, Harvey is expected to be packing sustained winds of 115 mph, with gusts up to 140 mph when it makes landfall.

Flooding

Even as this hurricane is downgraded to a tropical storm or even a tropical depression, the amount of rainfall expected as the storm lingers along the coastline is staggering.

Severe weather

Severe thunderstorm outbreaks often occur in the outer bands of a storm.

The best advice for all is to simply avoid the broadly impacted area of this storm leading up to and for the days following landfall. If you are unable to avoid the area, obey postings, road closures, and recommendations from emergency management officials in the area.

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