A week after Hurricane Ida made landfall off New Orleans, the local tanker and bulker markets are still struggling to restore operations.
Over the weekend, the US Coast Guard (USCG) reopened the Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic in New Orleans and key ports throughout south-eastern Louisiana.
The waterway has been deemed open for all marine traffic after the removal of several power lines obstructing it due to a downed transmission tower, and a survey of the ship channel in key areas of concern.
