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Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, with ‘the biggest cranes on the East Coast,’ readied for March opening Larger container ships are on the horizon at the Port of Charleston. The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) said the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal (HLT), which will be able to handle container ships carrying 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs),… Read More
Plaquemines Port has signed a letter of intent with several potential partners to develop a new greenfield container terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, about 50 miles inland from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and 20 miles downriver from Port of New Orleans. The plan calls for a 1,000-acre site – rivaling the Shanghai Yangshan complex… Read More
856,389 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units is Second-Best July in Port History SAN PEDRO, Calif. – August 13, 2020 – The Port of Los Angeles moved 856,389 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, the busiest month thus far of 2020. It was also the second-best July in the Port’s history, trailing July 2019 by 6.1%. “Fewer canceled… Read More
In what could be a hopeful indication of a recovery in transpacific trade, North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles, reports that it moved 856,389 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, the busiest month thus far of 2020. It was also the second-best July in the port’s… Read More
CHARLESTON, SC – AUG. 12, 2020 – S.C. Ports Authority is seeing signs of a moderate recovery beginning to emerge at the start of fiscal year 2021 amid the ongoing global pandemic. S.C. Ports handled 176,974 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in July. S.C. Ports moved… Read More
The Port of Seattle Commission has approved another two years of funding for Washington Maritime Blue, a non-profit strategic alliance formed to foster maritime innovation and sustainability in support of an inclusive blue economy. As explained, the port’s support will help advance economic recovery by offering a maritime accelerator initiative, hosting maritime blue forums and… Read More
More than a decade in the making, the first new container terminal to open at a U.S. seaport since 2009 is on track for a March debut in North Charleston. The State Ports Authority’s future Leatherman Terminal at the city’s former Navy base will receive the first two of five ship-to-shore cranes next month for… Read More
OGDENSBURG — The board of directors of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority acted to accept $20 million in grants from the state Department of Transportation that could lead to the start of a long-awaited dredging and port expansion project next year. The project, the planning of which dates back to 2015, includes dredging the… Read More
The N.C. Port of Morehead City welcomed this new crane, a rail-mounted gantry crane made by German company Liebherr, to its operations last year. The N.C. State Ports Authority just released its year-over-year financial findings for fiscal year 2020, which ended June 30. WILMINGTON — The North Carolina State Ports Authority recorded year-over-year increases in… Read More
Monday’s Port of Morgan City board meeting was conducted by Zoom and in the Emergency Operations Center training room to accommodate social distancing. Shown from left are port grants manager Michael Knobloch, Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade and board member Lee Dragna. One business is benefiting Tuesday from a Port of Morgan City project, and… Read More
The role of the next Virginia Port Authority CEO and executive director will not be quite the same as the current leader’s. When he was hired in 2014, John Reinhart was tasked with fixing the port’s finances, rebuilding container capacity and modernizing its footprint in Portsmouth and Norfolk. He did just that, port leaders say,… Read More
The nation’s East Coast ports continued to be battered by lower imports from overseas in June, just as their West Coast counterparts have been because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the nation’s busiest facility on the East Coast, told Transport Topics on Aug. 8 it… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met virtually Thursday for its regular July monthly meeting. In his opening remarks, Chairman Campo provided an update on progress towards authorization of Project 11 in the U.S. House of Representatives, with its recent approval of Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation. While the companion… Read More
Construction of the Hugh K. Leartherman Terminal at the Port of Charleston is on schedule for a March 2021 opening, South Carolina Ports Authority officials said yesterday. The project’s first phase will add 700,000 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) of annual throughput capacity to the port. At full buildout, the three-berth terminal will double S.C. Ports current… Read More
Red Hook Terminals has ordered a fleet of ten BYD 8Y all- electric yard tractors, from BYD’s local truck dealer, Hudson County Motors. This zero- emission fleet will be deployed at Red Hook Terminal’s intermodal yard in Port Newark, NJ, and will be the largest fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks operating on the US East… Read More