Fuel Supply Chain Workshop Summary

Executive Summary

On December 11-12, 2024, the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab held a workshop in Cambridge, MA with industry, academic, non-profit and government stakeholders to discuss fuel supply chains in the 2024 hurricane season and establish a foundation for developing a fuel response playbook for future disasters.

This report summarizes the key discussions and takeaways, operational challenges faced in recent hurricanes, best practices, and important concepts to form the foundation of a fuel response playbook in future disasters.

Workshop Goals

This workshop was designed with the following goals in mind:

1. Discuss experiences from Hurricanes Helene and Milton to understand where bottlenecks emerged, what adaptations worked and who engaged to meet the challenges presented by these back-to-back events.
2. Developing concepts and ideas for a fuel response “playbook” that could be referenced by private and public sector stakeholders in disasters