Other Louisiana shipping hubs forced to close by the storm included ports in Plaquemines, Cameron, Lake Charles and Houma.

Some rail operators were locked out of the Port of Hamburg on the morning of September 6.

The ILA's wage scale committee has finalized its contract demands and has voiced its support for a strike if those demands aren't met.

Project at Fenix Marine Terminal will expand capacity and cargo efficiency, provide environmental benefits, port says.

Dry conditions across the Ohio River basin, which feeds the Mississippi, have worsened already-low water levels at the large river.

Demand has been especially strong in the U.S., where retailers and other importers are stocking up at warehouses amid worries about new tariffs a possible dockworkers strike.

The M/V Dali crashed in the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six maintenance workers and sending the bridge into Baltimore's main shipping channel in pieces.

The port had announced plans in April to shut down container intake at T6 by October, after the terminal experienced $30 million in losses over three years.

The union representing 20,000 workers at India's 12 major shipping hubs had initially planned to go on strike indefinitely on August 28.

NOAA predicts that by the end of November, this year's hurricane season could rank among the busiest on record.