$500M Copper Ship Hits Logjam: 100K Tons Stall at New Orleans
A record $500 million copper shipment aboard the Nord Norfolk is arriving at a Port of New Orleans that is already largely full, with 100,000 additional metric tons due in September and October. Terminal congestion is delaying truck and rail transfers for copper, metals, and steel, forcing logistics providers like Mercury Resources to divert cargo onto Mississippi barges.