With rising waters threatening stretches of highways and railroad tracks in southeast Texas, freight companies are working to reroute cargo. A vehicle lies submerged on the closed I-10 highway on Sunday after Tropical Storm Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston. United Parcel Service Inc. UPS 0.34% said it was suspending freight service in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, and offering limited service as far west as San Antonio. Docking Deferred: Ships arriving daily at Houston's port Source: MarineTrafficBNSF Railway routed some freight trains around the coastal region. For container cargo, that could mean shipping companies would have to unload more goods at other ports before visiting Houston.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 28, 2017 18:00 UTC