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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — President Joe Biden was in Baltimore Wednesday talking about his $1 trillion infrastructure plan that broke free from Congressional gridlock last week. The president showcasing the Port of Baltimore during his news conference. “The port of Baltimore is exquisitely managed,” said Anirban Basu, CEO/Chairman Sage Policy Group. While ships are waiting to… Read More
As the Biden administration cargo, and supply chain crisis continues, we keep hearing and seeing how bad things are off the coast of California. But about here at Port Houston? “Things at Port Houston are going great” said Executive Director Roger Guenther, “Business is really at an all-time high, and everything is really busy.” So… Read More
Passage of the massive federal infrastructure bill last week will mean an $8 million check to the Georgia Ports Authority, the White House announced Tuesday. The money is part of billions of dollars in aid allotted to the nation’s ports in the $1.2 trillion, 10-year package. It will be used right away to help fund… Read More
Despite strong growth, in the fiscal year 2021 (from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021), the port precinct did not have any detained vessels, congestion or delays. The terminal has kept critical cargo movement flowing even with ongoing supply chain disruptions and the Covid-19 pandemic. Port officials attribute the smooth cargo operations to strong… Read More
Submitted by The Northwest Seaport Alliance. Current federal levels of investment in infrastructure are insufficient to build the freight system our nation needs today and in the coming decades. Improving the efficiency of existing infrastructure requires strategic investments that enable ports to handle current volumes and grow capacity to remain competitive with ports in British… Read More
A high-profile corner of the container-ship charter market — small and medium-size vessels taken for short, multimonth rentals at mind-bogglingly high rates — has taken “a dive,” according to Alphaliner. There is a connection between the rate drop and the extreme congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Short-term-chartered ships, largely operated… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Maxine Buckles has been named Port Houston’s first-ever Chief Business Equity Officer reporting directly to Executive Director Roger Guenther. Buckles is responsible for implementing and administering diversity, equity, and training programs, including Port Houston’s new Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise Development Program and its successful Small Business Development Program. In this newly created position,… Read More
DredgeWire visited the site of President Biden’s important visit to the Port of Baltimore yesterday to celebrate America’s maritime infrastructure and over $1T of pending new government investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIF.) As you look at the gigantic American flags hanging from the enormous new post Panamax cranes, just delivered to the Port… Read More
November 5, 2021 The Honorable Janet L. Yellen Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Madam Secretary: We write to express concern with the potential investment proposed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to acquire 100% ownership of Ports America. Ports America is… Read More
Two newcomers will be joining the Port of Seattle Commission. Hamdi Mohamed, 31, will win the race for Position No. 3 against incumbent Stephanie Bowman, 53, who has been a Port commissioner since 2013. Toshiko Grace Hasegawa, 33, will win the race for Position No. 4 against incumbent Peter Steinbrueck, 64, who has been a… Read More
The Virginia Port Authority’s investments at Norfolk International Terminal and Virginia International Gateway paid off this year: The port avoided the congestion problems that clogged global supply chains, executive director Stephen A. Edwards said. “While other terminal facilities struggled with severe congestion, Virginia leveraged best-in-class turn times and ever-improving vessel productivity to absorb the overflow,”… Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thinks the delays at the nation’s largest ports in Southern California is an opportunity for Texas to capture more business. Or at least he might want his state’s voters to think so, even if he doesn’t believe it. His campaign has put out a video which wrongly claims the way for… Read More
Florida’s Port Everglades is one of a number of US ports calling for more cargo in a bid to alleviate the cargo imbalance choking up major west coast ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Tacoma. Although seeing increases in container throughput in the past year – July 2021 saw the port break its… Read More
Leading the Organization’s internal and external Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Maxine Buckles has been named Port Houston’s first-ever Chief Business Equity Officer reporting directly to Executive Director Roger Guenther. Buckles is responsible for implementing and administering diversity, equity, and training programs, including Port Houston’s new Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise Development Program and… Read More
The Port of Seattle’s commission has voted to speed up its carbon-cutting efforts by ten years and now aims achieve net-zero emissions from its own operations by 2040. The port has also committed to accelerating its goal for tenant and port user emissions to be carbon neutral or better by 2050. The policy directives were… Read More