Around 60 percent of the nation’s shipping comes into ports on the east of the Gulf Coast, Borchers said. Ports on the west coast are not impacted by this strike, so some companies could divert ships there instead.

More than 700 soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas for additional training before flying to Kuwait.

The massive rescue and recovery effort across the southeast continued Sunday, as thousands of people are out of their homes, or without power and necessities.