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Port Receives Approval for First Environmental Mitigation Bank

WA, United States

The Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank is the Port of Tacoma’s first mitigation bank and only the second joint wetland and fish conservation bank in Washington. The Port of Tacoma’s Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank, designed to offset adverse impacts to salmon and wetland habitat from development, received final approval on June 24 from the… Read More

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Port of Tacoma receives approval for first environmental mitigation bank

WA, United States

SEATTLE – The Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank is the Port of Tacoma’s first mitigation bank and only the second joint wetland and fish conservation bank in Washington. The Port of Tacoma’s Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank, designed to offset adverse impacts to salmon and wetland habitat from development, received final approval on June 24… Read More

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$25M contract awarded for cyber protection of Port Fourchon

LA, United States

LSU’s applied research entity will design, install digital dome to protect Louisiana energy assets BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Stephenson Technologies Corp., LSU’s applied research entity, has won a $25 million federal contract for groundbreaking work to protect Louisiana’s energy infrastructure. Specifically, the award from the U.S. Department of Defense’s… Read More

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FreightWaves SONAR: California Gov. Urged to Reverse Ports’ Receding Market Share

CA, United States

California Gov. Gavin Newsom got a letter Monday asking that the state take action to reverse the loss of market share at West Coast container ports. The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), the first signatory, was joined by such organizations as the California Trucking Association, Harbor Trucking Association, California Railroad Association, Future Ports, Pacific Maritime… Read More

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FMC Examines COVID-19 Impacts On New York/New Jersey Ports

NY, United States

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has entered “phase two” of a fact-finding investigation launched earlier this year by the agency into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the regional ocean container supply chain. Following the first phase of the investigation, which focused on the virus impacts at the ports of Los Angeles and… Read More

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First LNG export from Corpus Christi Port

TX, United States

Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi is proud to recognize Buckeye Partners L.P. for achieving a historic milestone in its South Texas Gateway (STG) Terminal project – loading the first vessel with crude oil sourced from the Permian Basin for export to overseas markets. STG is a joint venture 50 percent… Read More

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FORUM: U.S. ports, including Port of Corpus Christi, seek federal COVID-19 relief aid

TX, United States

As Congress works to help airports, transit systems and other transportation services impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority and the American Association of Port Authorities believe it’s crucial that seaports also get the resources necessary to deal with the unprecedented financial, personnel, infrastructure and supply challenges imposed by this crisis…. Read More

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Volkswagen Group of America Opens New Tradepoint Atlantic Vehicle Terminal at Port of Baltimore

MD, United States

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) and Tradepoint Atlantic today celebrated the first day of operations at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal at the Port of Baltimore, VWGoA’s newest port in the U.S. The port, which will serve roughly 302 dealers in the mid-Atlantic region, marks an approximately $150 million investment in the Baltimore-area and the… Read More

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AAPA Harbor Maintenance Funding Agreement Advances in House

United States

On Wednesday, July 15th, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, legislation to authorize navigation, flood control and environmental water projects throughout the United States. Of key interest to all ports, the legislation includes a modified version of the harbor maintenance funding distribution plan negotiated by… Read More

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LNG Port Proposed for Houston Area

TX, United States

Pilot LNG LLC has filed regulatory applications for its proposed Galveston LNG Bunker Port project, the company reported Thursday. The facility would feature a floating liquefaction plant and provide LNG marine fuel to vessels to the Texas ports of Houston, Texas City and Galveston, Pilot LNG noted in a written statement emailed to Rigzone. The… Read More

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2020 brings fewer pier containers, more pier tons through port

SC, United States

Thanks to strong import numbers from July 2019 to January of this year, the S.C. Ports Authority concluded the 2020 fiscal year with steady volumes, despite some losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic impacted businesses across the board, and our volumes reflect that. We hope to see continued recovery as we begin fiscal year… Read More

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PhilaPort thriving despite world crisis

PA, United States

In the first half of 2020, ocean container volume for Delaware River seaports was up 4 percent. This is the only seaport on the U.S. Eastern seaboard to see more business than it enjoyed a year ago, according to Sean Mahoney, director of marketing for PhilaPort. Declines for other ports on the eastern seaboard average… Read More

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Port of Oakland votes labor leader Cluver as President

CA, United States

Alameda County labor leader Andreas Cluver has been elected President of the Port of Oakland’s governing Board. The seven-member Board of Port Commissioners chose Mr. Cluver at a special meeting this week. Oakland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Leslie was elected the Port Board’s First Vice President. Commissioners selected well-known Oakland architect Yui… Read More

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Parson signs bill to develop port on Missouri River in Jefferson City

MO, United States

COLUMBIA — The Heartland Port Authority of Central Missouri has been given 116 acres to develop a port on the Missouri River in Jefferson City. In a Tuesday press conference, the Heartland Port Authority of Central Missouri announced the signage of House Bill 1330 by Governor Mike Parson which gives the port authority 116 acres… Read More

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VW Settlement Funds To Pay For 2 Electric Cranes & Electric Drayage Trucks At Port Of Virginia

VA, United States

America’s ports have some of the dirtiest air, thanks to the constant loading and unloading of ships and moving freight around using diesel engines. The diesel is really the workhorse of commerce, doing the heavy lifting that humans and animals used to do before the era of the infernal combustion engine arrived. The coastal area… Read More

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