Americas top stories: weekly summary

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 11 October.

Hurricane Milton on track to hit US fertilizer hub in Tampa
Milton strengthened on Monday into a powerful Category 4 hurricane, and it is expected to continue strengthening before making landfall by midweek near Tampa, Florida, a major fertilizer hub that was drenched by an earlier major hurricane.

Florida ports close as Hurricane Milton approaches Tampa fertilizer hub
Ports along Florida’s Gulf Coast are closed to vessel traffic as Milton approaches the state’s fertilizer hub in Tampa as a Category 4 hurricane.

Railroad shuts many Florida terminals ahead of Hurricane Milton
Railroad company CSX is suspending operations at several of its intermodal and TRANSFLO terminals in Florida ahead of Milton, which has shifted its path away from Tampa, a major fertilizer hub.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as Category 3 storm
Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, along Florida’s Gulf Coast in the US as a Category 3 storm, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, with warnings of a storm surge in effect at several locations.

UPDATE: Hurricane Milton moves off Florida’s east coast with damaging winds, heavy rainfall
Hurricane Milton is moving away from Florida’s east coast but is still producing damaging winds and heavy rainfall in the state, according to the latest update on Thursday.

INSIGHT: After Milton, global chems face future of rapidly intensifying hurricanes
Warmer waters in the Atlantic Basin could make record-setting hurricanes like Milton and Beryl more common, which strengthened rapidly to become major storms that caused significant damage.

Some Florida ports reopen while millions lack power after Milton
Some ports in Florida have resumed operations while millions in the US state remain without power after Hurricane Milton made landfall earlier in the week, south of the fertilizer hub of Tampa.