Here comes hurricane Rita (athough it's a tropical storm and I'm getting ahead of myself) taking aim on Texas! Even Louisiana is facing a possible hit given that hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico have much lateral room to go anywhere where it can go.
Now, last month hurricane Katrina damaged lot of the shipping ports in Louisiana rending them mostly unsuable to serve as shipping prots. Cargo ships had to find alternative ports to unload the goods. Ports in Texas received much of the redirected shipping traffic away from Louisiana's ports.
The possibility that some of the important ports in Texas may get savagely beaten by hurricane Rita. Just as well, oil refineries and platforms may also feel the wrath of hurricane Rita should it become worse than a Category 2 hurricane.
What will happen if the one of the gulf ports of Texas get slammed by a Category 3 hurricane or higher? Are you willing to pay for the increased price on goods and materials that may need to be unloaded elsewhere? Can Miami or Fort Lauderdale ports be able to handle it if ports in Texas and Louisiana go down? Can the Louisiana ports recover in time? Can we withstand another drama of more hurricane disasters wrecking our industrious ports?
Holy Rita, Batman!
Stay tuned for more battiness...
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