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The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Beth Ann Branch as the new president and CEO of the port and the CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB). Branch officially will begin at Port NOLA December 1. Branch follows Brandy Christian, who had served as Port… Read More
CMA CGM Cassiopeia, the largest vessel to call Port Houston, arriving to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal. Port Houston continues to shatter records, in September surpassing three million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) faster than ever before. Port Houston has recorded 3,120,589 TEUs so far this year, a 10% increase compared to the same period in… Read More
The union representing dockworkers in East Coast U.S. ports is set to return to the bargaining table with maritime employers next month, part of an arrangement reached after a three-day strike was suspended on Oct. 3. The International Longshoremen’s Association and the group representing port operators and shipping companies said Friday that they will resume contract… Read More
They have until January 15 to hash out a new contract. Here’s what’s at stake. It’s 2035. You just started a job working at a US container port, but unlike the longshoremen of the past, you aren’t worried about losing a limb — or worse — while unloading a cargo ship. That’s because this port… Read More
(Oct. 24, 2024) In the mid 1840s floating dry docks known as camels were used to tow large whaleships through the shallows into and out of Nantucket Harbor. It was cutting-edge technology at the time. Now, almost 200 years later, town sustainability manager Vince Murphy told the Select Board last week that if the harbor isn’t… Read More
Port Houston continues to expand its operational capacity with the addition of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. A total of 8 new STS cranes are soon to arrive at Bayport and Barbours Cut Container Terminals in Q1 2026. These cranes are part of ongoing efforts to enhance efficiency and support growing volumes. Once the new cranes… Read More
BALTIMORE, MD — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, officials said Thursday. The settlement comes a month after the Justice Department sued Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine… Read More
The Port of New Orleans-owned property with enhanced rail infrastructure will provide multi-modal shipping options for liquid and dry bulk products Heniff Transportation Systems will manage rail transloading services at the newly opened New Orleans Transloading Industrial Park through a new agreement between Heniff and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB). The $3 million facility is expected… Read More
Cybersecurity’s role in geopolitics is growing more significant by the day. In a world of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, governments worldwide are recognizing the impact digital attacks can have on national security, trade, and infrastructure. This has never been more evident than with the recent introduction of the Protecting Investments in Our Ports Act by U.S. Senators John… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles achieved its largest-ever quarterly performance, processing 2.85 million TEUs between July and September 2024. September alone saw the port handle 954,706 TEUs, a 27% increase compared to the same month last year. With these new figures, the port has moved 7.58 million TEUs in the first nine months of 2024—an… Read More
Maryland’s democratic leaders announced a $38,406,076 U.S. Department of Transportation award to rehabilitate the Dundalk Marine Terminal and the Curtis Creek Drawbridge. This investment will be used to improve the infrastructure at and around the Port of Baltimore, which is not only vital to the local economy, but also to the nation as a whole,… Read More
Gov. Tina Kotek has officially broadcasted the infusion of $25 million into the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, energized by a grant from the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects program, known as INFRA, administered through the U.S. Department of Transportation. This vital cash flow is pinpointed to breathe life into the Pacific… Read More
Fitch Ratings-New York-Ratings and medians for U.S. & Canadian ports remain steady heading into next year despite sector disruptions, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest sector peer review. As cargo volumes began to revert to more normalized levels relative to pandemic highs, East Coast ports were hit by the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s… Read More
While Gulf Coast ports have reopened following Hurricane Milton, issues regarding the impact of weather and its disruptive potential on port operations remain a key concern for multiple industries and logistics in particular. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the Gulf Coast of Florida and maritime operations were shut down last Wednesday morning… Read More
Just weeks after reopening the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal at the Port of Charleston, the South Carolina Ports Authority laid out its long-term plans to expand its container capacity to 10 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The authority, which oversees the Port of Charleston and two inland hubs, Port Greer and Port Dillon, expects to reach that goal by… Read More