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JaxPort, a local independent authority and one of Florida’s 15 seaports, plays a large role in creating jobs and business opportunities for Northeast Florida residents. And that role is expected to grow next year. In 2022, the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project, which includes dredging the 40-foot St. Johns River to a depth of 47-feet, is expected to be completed… Read More
The administration wants to sell its first lease in 2022, and a new bill in California requires a plan. Some in Humboldt have been waiting years for this moment to arrive. In the early 20th century, the U.S. Census Bureau declared Humboldt County, California—now famous for its redwoods—the “principal center” of the state’s lumber industry…. Read More
The Port of San Diego welcomes Frank Urtasun as the newest commissioner to represent the City of Coronado. On January 2, 2022, Commissioner Urtasun was sworn in by Port District Clerk Donna Morales, who administered the oath of office, according to the company’s release. The Port is governed by a seven-member board, of which three… Read More
Congestion in the US and Europe is showing no sign of abatement as intermodal bottlenecks in both continents continue to increase. Congestion in terminals and inland supply routes has attracted the attention of US Federal Government: earlier in December the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine highway projects… Read More
The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex was the poster child for supply chain gridlock in 2021, with dozens of vessels scattered for miles off the coast waiting for a berth and piles of containers bringing landside cargo flow to a crawl. Vessels are taking five days or more to unload, and importers and exporters are… Read More
MARQUETTE, MI— The City of Marquette has been awarded $1,617,750 in grant funding to dredge and improve the Upper Harbor. City officials first applied for funding from the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program in 2020 but were denied. In July officials reapplied after Cleveland-Cliffs and Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad committed to $750,000… Read More
A delay in permitting has pushed some of the construction work at the State Pier in New London into late this year, but the Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) said recently that the project remains on its projected $235 million budget. The CPA’s board of commissioners met Dec. 21, five days after receiving a key federal… Read More
Toshiko Hasegawa and Hamdi Mohamed made history today when they became the first women of color to join the Port of Seattle Commission. For the first time in the organization’s 110-year history, a majority of Port of Seattle Commissioners are people of color. The Port’s aviation and maritime gateways are critical to supporting economic vitality,… Read More
The Port fascinates me because it runs so (comparatively) smoothly that it’s easy for most Seattlites to forget it even exists — when in fact it’s like an entire additional city operating right here on top of us, touching every one of our lives whether we’re aware of it or not. It’s like we all… Read More
Twenty-five port projects in 19 states got an early Christmas present last week in the form of grant money through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. The federal government awarded more than $241 million in grant funding to both inland river and coastal ports and the Great Lakes ports, according to a Thursday release…. Read More
The St. Paul Port Authority will receive $4.14 million from a federal maritime infrastructure program to rehabilitate a dock wall on the Mississippi River underneath the Lafayette Bridge, just south of downtown. The 1,300-foot dock wall at Barge Terminal Two was built in 1964 and needs significant repair, according to the Port Authority. Harbor operator… Read More
The Port fascinates me because it runs so (comparatively) smoothly that it’s easy for most Seattlites to forget it even exists — when in fact it’s like an entire additional city operating right here on top of us, touching every one of our lives whether we’re aware of it or not. It’s like we all… Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New legislation will require the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to examine the possibility of widening Staten Island’s narrowest bridge. On Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that directs the Port Authority to assess the alignment and surrounding property of the Outerbridge Crossing to determine the feasibility of… Read More
New London — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week issued a key federal permit authorizing long-awaited work to commence at State Pier in New London. The permit, dated Dec. 16, allows for demolition of portions of the existing pier, dredging, installation of bulkheads and filling in 7.4 acres between the two piers to… Read More
The city of Spanish Fort is asking for more time to evaluate a controversial plan by the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) to create 1,200 acres of wetlands in Upper Mobile Bay using dredged material from the Port of Mobile. As Lagniappe reported last week, a 30-day public comment period on the transformative project opened… Read More