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Washington, DC – The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) is pleased to announce that the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), Port of Baltimore, officially joined the organization and welcomes its active participation and partnership in advancing safety. This news comes on the heels of the CDMCS’ signing of a safety memorandum of understanding… Read More
The Port of Little Rock, Ark., on June 7 hosted a panel in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System (MKARNS) featuring special guests U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who took part virtually, Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., and Port Executive Director Bryan Day. The event was convened for the port at… Read More
PORT LAVACA — The Calhoun Port Authority is pondering issuing $120 million in bonds to pay for a dock and wharf that are central to its plans to widen the Matagorda Ship Channel. The port authority is expected to discuss — and likely take action on — the merits of the bond package Wednesday during a special… Read More
South Carolina Ports handled its second highest monthly container volume on record in May following a visit of the largest container ship to ever call on the US East Coast, the port authority said on June 8. Total throughput from three container terminals centered around Charleston, South Carolina, in May was 230,870 twenty-foot equivalent units… Read More
As part of a push to launch a new era of “pollution-free” goods movement, the Port of Los Angeles has deployed five hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles and opened of two hydrogen fueling stations. The roll out is part of a $82.5 million project, called Shore-to-Store, which includes more than a dozen public and private… Read More
Paul Blank has sailed the world and visited 52 ports. Still, Newport Harbor remains his favorite; it’s where he first learned to sail as a 10-year-old. “There’s nothing I have more passion for than boating in this harbor,” he said, discussing his new job as the city’s harbor master. “As a result of sailing in… Read More
LAFAYETTE – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today visited the Port of Morgan City. While there, he toured the Bayou Chene Floodgate Project and viewed the port’s new dredge. “The Bayou Chene Floodgate Project is a local solution to protect against flooding,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Good for us all that the St. Mary Parish Levee District and… Read More
Last week, the CMA CGM Marco Polo sailed into Hampton Roads. To the casual observer, it was another container ship stacked high with those familiar boxes strapped behind the region’s many tractor trailers. To the port, the enormous vessel presented a reminder about the growing need to expand local shipping channels. It was a record… Read More
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $1.7 billion Fiscal Year 2021/22 annual budget for the Port of Los Angeles, according to the company’s release. The approval comes on the heels of record cargo volumes during FY 2020/21, which Port officials credit to a rapid recovery in global trade and pent-up, pandemic-induced… Read More
RICHMOND — More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted shipping of products worldwide, the arrival on May 23 of the largest seagoing container vessel ever in Virginia signaled a new era for the Port of Virginia. Port officials trumpeted the arrival of the CMA CGM Marco Polo in Portsmouth as the culmination of… Read More
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South Carolina Ports will soon welcome the largest container ship to ever call the East Coast — the CMA CGM MARCO POLO. The record-breaking CMA CGM MARCO POLO measures 1,300 feet long and has the capacity to carry 16,022 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). CMA CGM’s record-breaking vessel is working its way down the East Coast,… Read More
The nation’s ports reported record container volumes in April as the U.S. economy continues its strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributing factors are imported goods being rushed to restock stores and warehouses, and consumers continuing their buying spree. Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest, moved 37% more 20-foot-equivalent containers — 946,966 TEUs compared… Read More
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor was one of eight ports in the United States to win a Pacesetter Award for its performance during the 2020 shipping season. The U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. gives the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award, which was established in 1992, annually to recognize increases in international cargo… Read More