I would say that France Road and Jourdan Road are close to being a total loss.
From a commercial and psychological standpoint, this is five stars. This shows the people of New Orleans their city is back in business.
We're starting to get back to work today.
Truck drivers were hard to find before. That's a very vulnerable area now. Without trucks there are no ships. Without ships there are no jobs.
The transit sheds incurred damage, but could be used while we make repairs.
The outcome is not good. Yesterday, I thought the damage could have been worse; but today, I'm not so sure.
Our guess is around 100 units and that most were empties. One container had fallen from the stack onto the train adjacent to the facility. A small number of containers on the ground were in approximately 2 feet of water and any cargoes inside would be effected.
It's a historical moment. Two weeks ago the prognosis was six months, so to pull it off so our customers have enough faith and confidence in us is very heartwarming.
The day after the storm, everybody was telling us it would take six months to start up again.
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