As hurricane Florence approaches it is slated to be one of the most dangerous hurricanes in history expecting to affect upwards of 20 million people. Florence is expected to hit near the Carolina coast from Thursday night to Saturday. As it approaches, it will flood the coastal areas with torrential rain, high winds, coastal erosion and storm surge. As of Tuesday North, and South Carolina and Virginia were under warnings to evacuate the coast. We at TransVoyant hope that everyone makes it out safely and takes cover. You can click this link to follow live updates of the hurricane from CNN.
For businesses that may have had shipments in route in that area, port closures due to Florence are:
- South Carolina Ports Authority, Charleston’s port will close Thursday and remain closed through at least Saturday
- Charleston container Thursday-Saturday no vessel or gate operations
- Charleston Breakbulk Thursday – Saturday no vessel or gate operations
- Greer normal gate and terminal operations
- Dillion Operations Thursday – Sunday no train or gate operations
- Georgetown closed Thursday – Friday
- Norfolk terminals operating hours status to be determined midday Thursday
- Wilmington and Morehead city are closed to commercial truck traffic 9/12. No access of any kind will be permitted starting at 12AM Thursday to Saturday 9/15
Affected Area
For parcel services closure:
FedEx Express temporarily suspended service in the following cities
| North Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| Avon | Adams Run | Dillon | Islandton | Minturn | Salters |
| Aydlett | Alcolu | Dorchester | Isle Of Palms | Moncks Corner | Sardinia |
| Barco | Andrews | Edisto Island | Jacksonboro | Mount Pleasant | Scranton |
| Buxton | Awendaw | Effingham | Jamestown | Mullins | Sellers |
| Coinjock | Aynor | Ehrhardt | Johns Island | Murrells Inlet | Smoaks |
| Corolla | Bennettsville | Elliott | Johnsonville | Myrtle Beach | Society Hill |
| Frisco | Bethera | Florence | Kingstree | Nesmith | Sullivans Island |
| Grandy | Bethune | Folly Beach | Ladson | New Zion | Summerton |
| Harbinger | Bishopville | Fork | Lake City | Nichols | Summerville |
| Hatteras | Blenheim | Gable | Lake View | North Charleston | Tatum |
| Jarvisburg | Bonneau | Galivants Ferry | Lamar | North Myrtle Beach | Timmonsville |
| Kill Devil Hills | Branchville | Georgetown | Lane | Olanta | Turbeville |
| Kitty Hawk | Cades | Goose Creek | Latta | Pamplico | Wadmalaw Island |
| Manns Harbor | Canadys | Greeleyville | Little River | Patrick | Wallace |
| Manteo | Centenary | Green Pond | Little Rock | Pawleys Island | Walterboro |
| Maple | Charleston | Green Sea | Lodge | Pineville | Williams |
| Nags Head | Charleston Afb | Gresham | Longs | Pinopolis | |
| Ocracoke | Cheraw | Grover | Loris | Rains | |
| Point Harbor | Clio | Hamer | Lydia | Ravenel | |
| Poplar Branch | Conway | Hanahan | Lynchburg | Reevesville | |
| Powells Point | Cordesville | Harleyville | Manning | Ridgeville | |
| Rodanthe | Cottageville | Hartsville | Marion | Round O | |
| Salvo | Coward | Hemingway | Mayesville | Ruffin | |
| Stumpy Point | Cross | Holly Hill | Mc Bee | Russellville | |
| Wanchese | Darlington | Hollywood | Mc Clellanville | Saint George | |
| Waves | Davis Station | Huger | Mc Coll | Saint Stephen |
For more suspended services from FedEx click here
For suspended services from UPS click here
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The information provided is accurate as of 9/12/18 (5PM EST)