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As President Donald Trump’s tariff wars heat up, Virginia businesses and the industries that support them are feeling the burn. That’s according to the Virginia Advisory Committee on International Trade that met in Richmond Tuesday. When the committee last met in April, the word of the day was uncertainty. And according to Riverwind Advisors investment firm… Read More
A bill that attempted to add a layer of legislative oversight to the governor’s picks for the Port of New Orleans board was officially sunk Monday with Gov. Landry’s veto pen. Senate Bill 89 by Sen. Joseph Bouie, D-New Orleans, would have required the Senate to approve the governor’s picks for members of the Board of… Read More
Leaders at The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach focus on infrastructure projects as trade threats disrupt cargo So far this year, it’s been month after month of new records for the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Even as each port finalizes their May cargo numbers – which… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 6, 2025 – Moran Towing Company has added a new tugboat to its fleet at the Port of Brunswick. The Shiney V. Moran joins the Diane Moran as the company’s two newest tugs supporting Brunswick ship operations. In 2024, GPA’s Brunswick terminals handled 733 vessel calls, including 614 from Roll-on/Roll-off vessels, 89 breakbulk carriers and… Read More
The Port of Long Beach supports more than 2.7 million U.S. jobs, generates $176 billion in income and contributes $309 billion to the value of all the goods and services produced within the nation’s borders. The numbers are based on a new analysis of the Port’s importance to the U.S. economy that the Port released… Read More
The city says the terminal would create 400 construction jobs, 100 permanent jobs and $3.9B in economic over the next 30 years. The mayor’s office, alongside the city’s Economic Development Corporation, announced plans to reimagine the waterfront area by the Fulton Fish Market. The city says the plan would turn the space into a marine… Read More
William “Bill” Paape, a member of the Senior Executive Service, became the Associate Administrator for Ports & Waterways on June 7, 2020. In this capacity, Mr. Paape directs a national port infrastructure modernization program in excess of $2 billion. Discretionary grant port programs and other programs managed by Mr. Paape include: Rebuilding American Infrastructure with… Read More
The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District San Francisco has awarded contract W912P725CA009 to CURTIN MARITIME CORP for the San Joaquin/Port of Stockton DWSC FY25 Maintenance Dredging Project. The contract, valued at $5,924,354.60, was awarded on June 4, 2025, and appears to involve maintenance dredging services for the Deep Water Ship Channel… Read More
ARE Los Angeles and Long Beach heading for another port congestion crisis? Since the United States put tariffs on hold for a 90-day trade war truce with China on May 14, the market has expected a shipping surge driven by Chinese exports. Ocean carriers have re-instated suspended services, restarted vessels lying idle, and introduced new… Read More
The Port of Long Beach has promoted Suzanne Plezia, P.E., to Managing Director of Engineering Services to succeed Sean Gamette, P.E., who earlier this spring announced his retirement. Plezia has been the Port’s Senior Director of the Engineering Services Bureau and Chief Harbor Engineer since April 2017. Plezia will lead the Port’s Engineering Bureau, which… Read More
Leaders from the city of Los Angeles and the Port of L.A. held a roundtable on Wednesday morning to discuss the impacts of mass tariffs being levied on foreign nations. Tariffs on imports from other countries have been one of the defining economic policies from President Donald Trump since he took office in January. Trump… Read More
Project 11 plays a defining role in the future of Houston’s port. As this ambitious expansion moves full steam ahead, the region is seeing real progress, supporting efficient cargo movement, enhanced safety, and long-term economic benefits that ripple far beyond our docks. Led by Port Houston and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Project… Read More
Basis for the Strategic Seaport Program (SSP) exists in various government publications including Executive Order 12656, “Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities” “Federal plans should include appropriate involvement of and reliance upon private sector organizations in the response to national security emergencies.” Executive Order 12656 directs Federal departments to: – Identify facilities and resources, both government… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed concerns over provisions in the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), cautioning that proposed funding rescissions could hinder domestic manufacturing and port modernization efforts. In a letter dated June 2, addressed to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito, AAPA President… Read More
Developers of clean energy projects across the U.S. which utilize government funding and incentives are feeling imperiled by the cuts announced by the Trump White House and Department of Energy in the past few months. However, one large, local and yet globally connected decarbonization project in southern California is standing behind its on-site tax and incentive structure… Read More