An ambitious plan to create a 400-acre terminal to assemble and deploy floating offshore wind turbines at the Port of Long Beach has received $20 million from the California Energy Commission, POLB officials announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The announcement came about a month after the Trump administration said it would move to cancel federal funding for… Read More
New Orleans, LA —The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) signed a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) to advance the planning and development of the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor, a vital roadway project that will directly connect the future Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in St. Bernard Parish… Read More
Philadelphia — PhilaPort today announced that it has acquired the Mustin Yard Property from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC). Located adjacent to PhilaPort’s SouthPort Marine Terminal, the 152-acre Mustin Yard represents the last available land at the nexus of deep water, rail, and highway access. Originally part of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard, the site has long… Read More
The Port of Houston is in the middle of a $1.9 billion expansion, and it’s reshaping the city’s industrial landscape. Known as Project 11, this five-year upgrade will widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel to accommodate larger cargo vessels and increase capacity at what’s already the nation’s busiest port for foreign waterborne tonnage. For… Read More
The busiest port in the U.S. is the Port of Houston, Texas, handling about 276 million tons of goods each year. It’s followed by the Ports of South Louisiana and Corpus Christi, both key for oil and grain exports. Other major ports include New York/New Jersey, New Orleans, Long Beach, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Los Angeles,… Read More
U.S. port officials have expressed growing frustration with Trump tariff policies, which they say are harming U.S. trade and hurting economic development at their ports and in their states. The officials spoke at the first day of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Annual Convention taking place at Quebec City, Canada on October 6th…. Read More
The U.S. is one week away from imposing port fees on certain vessels with links to China, a move expected to cost the top 10 carriers $3.2 billion next year as President Donald Trump seeks to address China’s growing dominance on the high seas. “While some observers believe the October 14 deadline may be extended… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock was principal dredging contratcor The Mobile Ship Channel officially reached its authorized 50-foot depth, marking a transformational milestone for the Port of Mobile. The Alabama Port Authority announced last Friday that the Mobile Ship Channel has officially reached its authorized 50-foot depth, marking a transformational milestone for the Port of… Read More
CHARLESTON, SC — The South Carolina Port Authority’s Board of Directors announced Micah Mallace as the agency’s next President and CEO. The vote was unanimous. Mallace assumes leadership of SC Ports after a long and distinguished career in the maritime and logistics industry, including a previous tenure with SC Ports from 2011-2022 where he served… Read More
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero will retire in December, following an eight-and-a-half year run in the job. Cordero led the port through an era of rapid cargo growth, a global pandemic and major modernization. His retirement at the end of the year caps a varied career with seven years on the Federal Maritime… Read More
A proposed dredging project off the Eastport breakwater to allow larger cruise ships to tie up at the pier instead of being at anchor in the bay is causing concern in the community — both about possible environmental impacts and about whether the island city is prepared for or wants more cruise ship traffic downtown…. Read More
Brunswick sees 14%year-to-year decline in auto, machinery traffic ATLANTA — One in eight Georgia jobs are tied to the state’s two ocean ports, and the number of those jobs is growing, according to new research and state data. The Port of Savannah handled 9% more container units year-over-year and has implemented a new routing process… Read More
Proposed Pier 500 Marine Container Terminal Project Expected to Increase Port’s Cargo Handling Capacity, Create Jobs and Improve Sustainability The Port of Los Angeles is seeking proposals from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of Pier 500, a proposed new stand-alone marine container terminal along the Pier 400 Channel. The selected entity would enter… Read More
For the first time in two decades, the Port of Los Angeles is in expansion mode. America’s busiest cargo handling port is seeking proposals from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of a new marine terminal, Pier 500. The proposed 200-acre project would be the first new container terminal built at the L.A. gateway since 2002,… Read More
August was a busy month on all fronts at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Total volume increased by 5.7 percent, reaching 835,845 TEUs (455,904 containers), compared to the 790,891 TEUs (431,782 containers) recorded in August 2024. August 2025 marked the port’s second-busiest August ever. The increase brings our year-to-date total through August… Read More