<p> Schools have been closed for nine days and the frigid ice and show has been wrecking havoc on distribution and roads across the northeast. According to Port City Daily, an emergency statement was issued urging people to stay off the roads as temperature rose to above freezing. Thankfully, the winter storm warning was canceled today as of 9 a.m., and Port of Wilmington has now opened despite a light wintry mix hitting the area.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mike Rodgers, Director of East Coast Operations at The Giumarra Companies, tells AndNowUKnow that they are now shipping out of the Port of Wilmington. Holt remains closed, however.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Rodgers also tells us that most retailers were closed because of the snowstorm. "Most retailers are closed because of the snow storm," he says. "We usually don't see that because stores usually stay open in bad weather, but people just can't get to work."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Another two inches of snow is expected to hit the region today. It's likely roads will be closed again tonight.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Other ports were also closed as a result of the snowstorm. The terminals that were closed in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey included Global Terminal, APM Berth 88, PNCT, and Maher. In the Port of Philadelphia, Dole Norton Lilly International were closed, along with Packer Ave, whose gate hours are extended on Friday until 7 p.m. Other terminals were closed, such as Red Hook Terminal, NYCT (New York City Terminal), and terminals in Norfolk, according to an Advance Customs Press Release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow as we follow the winter storm challenges of the season.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://portcitydaily.com/2014/02/12/updated-winter-storm-warning-icy-road-conditions-thousands-without-power-throughout-the-cape-fear-region" target="_new"> Port City Daily </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.advancecustomsbrokers.com" target="_new"> Advance Customs </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
