The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest month in its 115-year history by moving nearly 1 million container units in September, a milestone fueled by the Port’s inclusion in shippers’ cost-saving strategies against high diesel costs, Panama Canal access restrictions and a possible new U.S.-China trade deal. The Port handled a record-setting 997,177 twenty-foot-equivalent… Read More
Pacific Dredge & Construction (PDC) recently completed maintenance dredging at the B Street and Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminals with the Port of San Diego. Utilizing the PDC 180 dredge, crews performed precision knockdown dredging between Broadway Pier and B Street Pier, as well as along the north side of B Street Pier. Working within… Read More
Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved the Savannah Container Terminal permit after a three-year review process. “We’re excited about the Savannah Container Terminal’s role in our future growth and investment plans to take us to… Read More
Port Houston held an event on Oct. 8 to celebrate the completion of the Port Houston-led segments of Project 11, the Houston Ship Channel expansion project. The project widened the channel from 530 feet to 700 feet, and created bird islands, oyster reefs and marsh habitat with the dredged material. Widening the channel improves efficiency… Read More
By Mike Schuler The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 1,042,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, marking the busiest month in its 118-year history as strong consumer demand and shifting global trade routes continued to drive cargo volumes through the nation’s busiest container port. September’s total surpassed the previous monthly record, set in… Read More
Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll visited the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) with industry, labor, and elected leaders to announce a $371.5 million investment of capital funding from the Commonwealth in the Port — which will unlock $466 million in additional investment from the private sector and through… Read More
The Port of Oakland announced the appointment of Carl Cade as its new Chief Real Estate Officer effective Sept.14, 2026. Cade will lead the agency’s effort to develop and revitalize various real estate assets within its jurisdiction, including Jack London Square, Oakland Estuary, and Oakland Airport Business Park. “Carl’s expertise and vast experience from leading… Read More
By Chris Gray The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees approved a deal with Houston’s Power LNG on Thursday to develop a new LNG facility that could produce up to 400,000 gallons per day, an agreement that could establish the Port of Galveston as a regional leader in providing cleaner marine fuels. According to the port,… Read More
By Paolo Montrone The competitiveness of US container ports deserves a more serious discussion. America does not lack infrastructure, cargo or scale. In 2025, Los Angeles alone handled 10.24 million TEU, compared with approximately 14.2 million in Rotterdam and 13.53 million in Antwerp-Bruges. The combined Los Angeles/Long Beach gateway handled approximately 31% of all US… Read More
The Port of Savannah achieved a record September for container volumes, moving 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, an increase of 3.7 percent compared to September 2025. Georgia Ports’ September performance brings the first quarter of its fiscal year to more than 1.5 million TEUs, up 40,560 TEUs or 2.7 percent. The quarter represents the second-best… Read More
By Jens Karsten The North Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) has asked the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to suspend consideration of a US$1.35 billion proposal to deepen Wilmington Harbor’s main navigation channel from 42 to 47 feet (13 to 14 metres), citing unresolved environmental questions, including possible contamination of dredged sediment. SPA Executive… Read More
By Usaid Siddiqui Oil exports from the Gulf have resumed significantly in recent days, despite a surge in attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz, maritime experts and trackers say. Gulf oil flows, excluding Iran, recovered to more than 81 percent of pre-war levels in September, while crude exports from the wider Middle East… Read More
Renovations at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal are now more than 60 percent complete on the $1.6 billion project. The facility’s annual container capacity will grow from 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units to 1.75 million TEUs. The 2,650-foot berth is fully completed and operational, with the entire yard expected to be finished by the… Read More
Palm Beach officials have long raised concerns about expansion plans at the Port of Palm Beach near the northern tip of the island. And they continue to cast a wary eye, as the port begins moving ahead with a $43 million project aimed at bringing in more cruise passengers and accommodating longer ships. Port commissioners… Read More
Mexicana de Dragados, linked to the Belgian group Jan De Nul, was the only one of the four bidders whose technical proposal was deemed compliant Mexico awarded Mexicana de Dragados the construction dredging and the formation of the 40ha north platform of the port of Progreso in Yucatán, for 1.080,5 billion (bn) pesos (US$59.4 million… Read More