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The U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced its Pacesetter Award recipients for international cargo tonnage increases during the 2020 shipping season. The Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor was one of eight ports in the U.S. to earn the distinction, which marks the 13th time the Great Lakes port has earned the Pacesetter… Read More
As global trade booms, the container shipping industry is introducing another new vessel service at the Port of Oakland. The Port announced yesterday that Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines launched its weekly AA5 Service there last month. The route links three ports in China and one in Taiwan with the Ports of Oakland and Seattle. Wan Hai’s… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trailer Bridge Inc., headquartered in Jacksonville, FL., announced today it has signed a 20-year lease agreement with Puerto Rico Ports Authority for the Army Terminal. This is the company’s first long-term agreement with the port since its inception, signaling Trailer Bridge’s continued commitment to providing weekly sailings to support… Read More
The U.S. container seaport sector endured a series of disruptions caused by the pandemic, but still ended up handling more containers than ever. Meanwhile, the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal complicated an ongoing congestion crisis. The rapid re-emergence of China from initial lockdowns combined with a surge in consumer durables demand and transport of… Read More
On May 7, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation to help ensure U.S. ports are resilient to extreme weather events, including sea-level rise and flooding. The… Read More
The S.C. Ports Authority has shifted two containerships intended to call on the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal back to Wando Welch Terminal as shipping companies look to stay out of the fray cause by a union lawsuit, the Port of Charleston said yesterday in a statement. In a months-long battle to ascertain HLT jobs that they believe should… Read More
Plaquemines Port has reached an agreement to work together with the Maersk Group’s port operations unit, APM Terminals, to discuss the future design of the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD). The agreement includes the consideration of APM Terminals as the future terminal operator. The facility is in the early stages of development as… Read More
PortMiami is one step closer to reducing its pollution from cruise ships. This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved Miami-Dade County’s request for $2 million to build a shore power hookup at PortMiami that will allow cruise ships to plug into the local electrical grid when they are docked instead of idling their engines…. Read More
Coastal communities are advancing port infrastructure ventures as they seek to support the growing offshore wind energy industry. As a newer industry, however, offshore wind energy calls for specialized equipment, services, and labor that ports will have to adapt to in order to be operational. Compared to warehousing or commercial shipping, the offshore wind… Read More
Toshiko Grace Hasegawa of Beacon Hill is running for the Port Commission Position 4 seat against incumbent Peter Steinbrueck. The battle is generational. Both Hasegawa and Steinbrueck come from liberal Seattle families long steeped in politics, but their campaigns represent the varied options of the Port’s future. The Seattle Port Commission oversees a vast transportation… Read More
Older trucks replaced with newer, cleaner models The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Dray Truck Replacement Program, which set a goal to replace 20 existing dray trucks with newer and cleaner models by Earth Day, April 22, 2021, accomplished that goal and, in the process, achieved the most successful quarter ever for replacements since… Read More
With a trio of new neo-Panamax cranes on their way, a recently completed 50-foot-depth berth and a soon-to-be-finished deeper harbor, the Port of Boston is preparing to enhance its position as New England’s preferred global gateway with capabilities for adeptly accommodating megacontainerships from Southeast Asia and other key worldwide markets. “The Port of Boston is… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — Sen. Jon Ossoff made a few stops in the Hostess City Tuesday. He first visited the Port of Savannah to to inspect ongoing expansion efforts. The harbor expansion project here at the Port of Savannah is one of the most vital infrastructure projects in the United States,” said Sen. Ossoff. The… Read More
MONTREAL — The COVID-19 pandemic, a dockworkers strike and a rail blockage hit the Port of Montreal, which saw its cargo volumes fall in 2020 for the first time in seven years. The port says its volumes fell 14 per cent to 35.1 million tonnes last year. As a result, its net profit was cut… Read More
US importers face even more extreme delays ahead as container capacity maxes out The number of container ships stuck at anchor off Los Angeles and Long Beach is down to around 20 per day, from 30 a few months ago. Does this mean the capacity crunch in the trans-Pacific market is finally easing? Absolutely not,… Read More