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Since Hurricane Laura swept through southwest Louisiana nearly two weeks ago, there’s been very little ship traffic in the region because of restrictions on ship depth, damage to two main public ports and because power and water outages have crippled the region and hampered the restart of industrial facilities. While monumental efforts are underway to… Read More
Miami-Dade Commissioners have agreed to move forward with major expansion projects at PortMiami amid the coronavirus pandemic. The county recently authorized $335 million in bonds for capital projects with Carnival Corporation, Disney Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Terminal Link Miami, and Virgin Cruise. “We are continuing with those investments. All we need are… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Deal Drecht Cities will be extending their current partnership for another four years, until 2023, Port of Rotterdam said in its release. Danny Levenswaard, Director Breakbulk at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, and Martin Bloem, Director of Deal Drecht Cities, recently met to sign a new agreement regarding the… Read More
Houston — The lengthy legal fight for the Harbor Island crude export terminal was resolved amicably, but the Texas port project still requires more financial support, new pipelines and, perhaps most importantly, recovered global oil demand in order to ever move forward with construction. The Port of Corpus Christi and the tourist-friendly city of Port… Read More
Construction of the Wilmington portion of LA Waterfront revitalization is expected to begin this fall. LOS ANGELES—Plans to upgrade a dilapidated portion of the Port of Los Angeles received a major infusion in late August, as the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners awarded Sully-Miller Contracting Co. with a $51.9 million construction contract to build… Read More
Cities of Burien and SeaTac join funding to restore salmon habitat and add ecological benefits information from the Port of Seattle The Port of Seattle Commission approved an interlocal agreement this week to restore a segment of Miller Creek in Burien and SeaTac. The Port will contribute $800,000 to a $3.5 million joint project that… Read More
Delaware’s history with wind power has been less than stellar. But there may yet be a way for the First State to get in the wind game. Delaware Public Media contributor Jon Hurdle reports a recent Univ. of Delaware charts a path forward. Delaware shelved the idea of buying electricity from offshore wind turbines two… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles, North America’s top port for containerized cargo, has announced an agreement to join the blockchain-based digital shipping platform Tradelens. Tradelens was launched in 2018 as part of a collaboration involving by IBM and Maersk, the world’s leading shipping company. The blockchain-based platform, which is heavily dependent on widespread industry participation,… Read More
Commodities like raw cotton, pulp and kaolin clay see major growth Savannah has become the top U.S. port for exports during the first five months of 2020, showcasing outbound traffic to be a continued strength for the fourth largest container port in the nation. The Port of Savannah handle 593,195 twenty-foot equivalent container units, or… Read More
The Charleston Harbor deepening project is fully funded and on schedule to achieve a depth of 52 feet by mid-2022. Once the project is completed, Charleston Harbor will be the deepest on the East Coast. The Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, S.C. Ports Authority, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Joe Cunningham joined ports… Read More
At a recent Fayette County Commissioners’ meeting, two appointments to local boards were made. Gene Baumgardner was appointed as a representative from Fayette County to the West Central Ohio Port Authority Board of Directors for a four-year term beginning on Sept. 1. Dr. Brian Jenks was re-appointed to the Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction &… Read More
August 24, 2020 [Hellenic Shipping News] – The Port of Corpus Christi surpassed Houston late last year as the nation’s top crude exporter, and now the rapidly growing petroleum hub aims to take the next step by shipping out grades of Canadian crude and Bakken Shale oil. There’s just one key, but obvious, holdup: a… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has said several major economic developments have recently taken place near the inland Appalachian Regional Port (ARP). In a statement, the GPA said approximately $574 million of private investments had been made across the state of Georgia due to the efficiency of its internal supply chain and connectivity to global… Read More
The Port of Oakland’s largest marine terminal Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) has cut diesel emissions from 13 of its massive yard cranes by 95 percent after retrofitting them with hybrid-electric engines. Terminal operator Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) said that the project will eliminate about 1,200 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually from… Read More
Charleston Harbor will be the deepest on the East Coast at 52 feet in 2022, enabling #SCPorts to handle the largest ships calling the East Coast without any tidal restrictions. SC Ports CEO Jim Newsome, SC Ports COO Barbara Melvin. Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Joe Cunningham and Col. Jason Kelly, Commander of USACE South Atlantic… Read More