Update for Hurrican Irene

(August 26, 2011)

We continue to receive information concerning the impact that Hurricane Irene is having on the east coast in the U.S. this week. Ports along the coast are monitoring the situation and considering rerouting where necessary.

UniGroup Worldwide Move managers are tracking the shipments scheduled to/from this area. If you have any shipments that may be affected, please be sure to contact your move manager at the Home Office for the latest information.

Below is information about the closure of the North Carolina ports, as of Thursday evening, August 25.

Hurricane Irene winds of up to 115 miler per hour expected to hit Friday evening.

North Carolina’s ports of Wilmington and Morehead City will close noon Friday as the coast braces for the impact of Hurricane Irene and the 115 miles-per-hour winds expected to hit landfall about 11 p.m. that evening.

The ports are expected to remain closed through Saturday, and vessels scheduled to call at the port during the weekend have been diverted, said North Carolina State Ports Authority spokesman Shannon Moody. The port remains open to commercial traffic, and all transfer operations can continue.

The ports authority said it expects the Cost Guard to close the Cape Fear River to inbound traffic to Wilmington late Thursday evening.
To the south, the Port of Charleston is monitoring the hurricane, but it doesn’t expect to be in its path, said South Carolina State Ports Authority spokesman Bryon Miller. 

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