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U.S. Coast Guard shuts port of Philadelphia
27 Aug 2011 20:38
Source: Reuters // Reuters
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard closed the port of Philadelphia at 4:00 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Saturday to all vessel traffic as Hurricane Irene moved north up the eastern seaboard.
Port Condition Zulu, the highest level of security, was set for the port, which means gale force winds are expected within 12 hours.
The port serves about 1 million barrels per day of the region's 1.2 million bpd refinery capacity.
* The U.S. Coast Guard said the New York Harbor will resume normal operations early on Monday morning after Irene weakened to a tropical storm near New York.
The harbor will remain on 'Yankee' alert, which means there will be some traffic restriction, through Sunday. [ID:nWEN7657]
* The Port of Philadelphia remained close as of Sunday.
U.S. Coast Guard shuts port of Philadelphia
27 Aug 2011 20:38
Source: Reuters // Reuters
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard closed the port of Philadelphia at 4:00 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Saturday to all vessel traffic as Hurricane Irene moved north up the eastern seaboard.
Port Condition Zulu, the highest level of security, was set for the port, which means gale force winds are expected within 12 hours.
The port serves about 1 million barrels per day of the region's 1.2 million bpd refinery capacity.
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