NS Intermodal Service Alert:
Shipment Embargo Hurricane HarveyAug 28, 2017
Due to the historic rainfall and flooding resulting from Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf region, Kansas City Southern (KCS) has declared Force Majeure and has issued an embargo on all shipments destined to Laredo and Mexico. As a result, effective 11:00pm EDT today, Monday August 28th, Norfolk Southern will stop accepting shipments at all origin facilities destined to Laredo and Mexico.
All shipments ingated prior to the aforementioned gate closures will be loaded onto railcars, staged, and advanced to destination once the routes to Laredo and Mexico are deemed safe for movement. We will not be able to unload and return shipments once they have been loaded.