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CINCINNATI - Traffic through the Port of New Orleans is going to take a big hit because of Hurricane Katrina, disrupting shipments of produce and fuel and possibly backing up barge traffic.
"Our rivers are truly a system. When you have something happen to one part of the system, it impacts the whole thing," said David Smith, port captain with Madison Coal & Supply in Charleston, W.Va.See the full content of this document
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Hurricane Disrupts Port of New Orleans
Madison charters the towboats that push barges loaded with coal, iron ore and grain. Smith, a third-generation riverman, spent mor...
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