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From improving air quality to reducing waste, Galveston Wharves is identifying impactful ways to make long-term changes to improve the environment. Guided by Green Marine, a voluntary environmental program for North America’s maritime industry, the port staff is researching, planning and implementing a number of environmental programs. The Green Marine environmental certification program addresses key… Read More
A critical player in the choreography of global trade, Oakland’s congestion is delaying shipments and pushing up prices As the morning sun climbs over the Port of Oakland, a hive of workers are hustling to move tens of thousands of shipping containers and unclog a lifeline of California commerce. Thousands more containers await them tomorrow,… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced that he has secured $1.5 million in the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee bill for deepening the Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel. This funding will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete environmental compliance and update the overall cost and dredge material… Read More
Major container ports across the U.S. have experienced record-setting cargo growth, and the Port of Virginia is no exception. Over the course of the fiscal year ending June 30, it set a new annual cargo record, moving 3.2 million TEU – including a record 280,000 TEU in June alone. June was the tenth consecutive month… Read More
The head of one of the largest U.S. gateways for trade said robust demand for imported goods likely will be sustained into 2022 as companies scramble to rebuild stockpiles during an uneven rebound from the pandemic. “We easily see this going through up to Chinese New Year, and there’s a lot of indications now that… Read More
Editor’s note:This article has been updated to reflect the tonnage moved last year. More cargo has sailed through the Port of Corpus Christi in the first six months of 2021 than it did in 2020, which was its record year for waterway tonnage. The port ended June 2021 with a new record quarter and a record… Read More
The S.C. Ports Authority has reported its strongest fiscal year for containers handled at the Port of Charleston, with a 9.6% increase from fiscal year 2020. During fiscal year 2021, which ended June 30, S.C. Ports handled 2.55 million 20-foot units, or TEUs, across Wando Welch, North Charleston and Hugh K. Leatherman terminals. This growth… Read More
The St. Louis region’s claim to be the most efficient inland port in the United States has been strengthened with the recent addition of a new Mississippi River grain handling terminal in Cahokia, Ill. It increases capacity in the area known as the “Ag Coast of America,” a 15-mile stretch of the Mississippi River with… Read More
June 2021 loaded imports reached 467,763 TEUs compared to the previous year, an increase of 27%. Port Completes Fiscal Year at Nearly 10.9 Million TEUs SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Port of Los Angeles processed 876,430 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, a 27% increase compared to last year. It was the Port’s busiest June… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi ended June 2021 with a new record quarter and a record first half of the year, moving nearly 80.5 million tons of cargo in the first six months of the year. The Port’s first-half 2021 total tonnage yielded a 4.7 percent increase over the same… Read More
The Port of Seattle Commission voted Tuesday to ban the use of biometric technology for surveillance and security purposes by government and law enforcement on all its properties, which include the downtown port and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The carefully worded ban, which keeps the port aligned with federal mandates, does not include voluntary facial recognition systems… Read More
Port Houston sees another record month with containers leading the way, according to the company’s release. This June was the highest June on record for containers at Port Houston, with a total of 292,627 TEUs. June was also the best month ever at Port Houston for loaded imports, with 139,488 TEUs. Total June container numbers… Read More
South Carolina’s Port of Charleston has just concluded its best year on record as the American economy emerged from the pandemic. South Carolina Ports reported its fiscal year 2021 results on Tuesday, showing 2.55 million twenty-foot equivalent units handled across Charleston’s its three container terminals: Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and the new Hugh… Read More