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Port of Baltimore Receives $15.6MM Federal Funding To Improve Rail Operations

MD, United States

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, and Anthony Brown (all D-Md.) announced $15,680,000 to improve rail infrastructure and safety at the Port of Baltimore. This federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (DOT-FRA) will support the construction of four new working rail tracks totaling 16,000 track feet and two crane… Read More

Record Trade At 19 Of Top 20 U.S. Ports, Inflation, Consumer Debt – Can Recession Be Far Behind?

United States

Nineteen of the nation’s top 20 ports are registering record trade this year as consumers tap into savings and credit cards to keep up their spending amid the highest inflation rate in decades, according to the latest government data. Is this the perfect storm? Record trade, blistering growth in imports, the highest inflation in four… Read More

Official Start of $1B Deepening & Widening of the Houston Ship Channel

TX, United States

In exclusive commentary to DredgeWire, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock CEO Lasse Petterson said: “We are pleased to be the contractor for the first phase of this important project. A lot of people have worked long and hard to get to this point and we congratulate the Port leadership, Ric Campo, Roger Guenther, and Charlie… Read More

Retired Army General Replaces Porcari as Port Envoy

United States

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Lyons has been appointed as the new port and supply chain envoy to a group created by the White House last June to mitigate economic problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are grateful that Gen. Lyons, formerly commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, will now take on the role… Read More

Charleston to End Cruise Homeport in 2024

SC, United States

The South Carolina Ports Authority and the port of Charleston announced a new redevelopment effort for a part of the city’s waterfront that however means Charleston will no longer be serving as a homeport for Carnival Cruise Lines. Residents, fans of the cruises, and local businesses expressed their disappointment but port officials said that with… Read More

The final $20 million: State board approves additional funds for controversial State Pier project

CT, United States

Once $93 million, improvements to the controversial State Pier in New London have now increased to $255 million, but the chairman of the Connecticut Port Authority on Thursday assured the State Bond Commission that the $20 million it approved for the public-private partnership should finally ready the site for new life as a hub for the budding… Read More

USACE & Jaxport Looking to Raise Power Lines to Dredge Further Up Channel

FL, United States

After dredging its main channel to handle larger ships, the Port of Jacksonville now needs to raise power lines that span the waterway because they limit the size of the vessels that can readily call the port’s second largest container terminal by acreage. The power-line raising would be a coda, and a small percentage of… Read More

Port Executive Director named Puget Sound Maritime Public Official of the Year

WA, United States

Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County Leader wins Puget Sound Maritime Achievement Award Port of Seattle Executive Director Steve Metruck was named Puget Sound Maritime Public Official of the Year, and Debbie Granger, long-time member of the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County, was presented the annual Puget Sound Maritime Achievement Award during the annual Seattle… Read More

Sharonda Williams Joins Port NOLA Board of Commissioners

LA, United States

Sharonda Williams was sworn in as a member of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans at the May 19 board meeting. Appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, Williams succeeds Darryl D. Berger as one of four Orleans Parish representatives on the seven-member regional board and will serve a five-year term. “We… Read More

These ports are causing the most congestion in the global supply chain, new CNBC charts show

World ,

The drop in Shanghai’s port productivity, which is driven by to the lack of people working due to Covid lockdowns, can be seen in the container wait time at the port, according to CNBC’s new Supply Chain Heat Map. “In Shanghai, ocean terminals, warehouses, and trucking services are operating as normal but with lower efficiency due… Read More

SC Ports Authority CEO Jim Newsome reflects on 13-year run ahead of June retirement

SC, United States

From 2009 to 2022, the South Carolina Ports Authority went from a struggling port to one of the leading ports in the United States. Coming out of the recession, state leaders tasked Jim Newsome — a long-time shipping industry executive — with reinvigorating the state’s ports. The last 13 years of Newsome’s 45-year career have… Read More

Six Industry Leaders Inducted into International Maritime Hall of Fame, including John A. Witte, Jr., President and CEO, Donjon Marine Co

NY, United States

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey inducted six industry leaders into its International Maritime Hall of Fame. The prestigious awards were presented to a record-breaking audience of more than 500 at a dinner gala on May 18, at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. “As an… Read More

Federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and USACE to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project

FL, United States

Today federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the US Army Corps of Engineers to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island terminal. https://bit.ly/3NsN3Ll The project deepened the federal shipping channel from 40 to 47 feet, providing the channel depth needed for larger container ships to call on City of Jacksonville from destinations… Read More

Long Beach, Los Angeles Seaports Partnering For Zero-Emissions Future

CA, United States

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will give a progress update on the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan on Wednesday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting will include a status update of the ports’ technology advancement projects, feasibility assessment studies of cargo handling equipment and drayage trucks,… Read More

APM Terminals Mobile to expand by 32 acres

AL, United States

APM Terminals Mobile has signed an agreement with the Alabama State Port Authority to add 32 acres to the current 134 acre container terminal yard to keep pace with future demand, creating one million TEU throughput capacity that is approved to handle 14,000 TEU ships. This represents the third expansion in the last six years… Read More

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