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South Carolina Ports reported an all-time container record in March, marking the 13th consecutive month of cargo records at the Port of Charleston. “As we continue to handle record volumes on our terminals, SC Ports is working alongside our maritime community and logistics partners to navigate the many challenges felt across the entire supply chain,”… Read More
March was the 13th consecutive month for record container volumes at the Port of Charleston, and South Carolina Ports officials say they are working to ensure the port doesn’t get clogged up. As of Tuesday morning, 13 vessels were at anchor at the port and waiting to dock, according to SC Ports’ daily vessel report…. Read More
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced Sam Ruda will step down as director of the port department and Beth Rooney will take the helm May 2. Rooney has served as the port’s deputy director for the past three years. Monday’s announcement hailed Rooney as an “acclaimed maritime industry veteran …… Read More
More than 22,000 unionized workers at nearly 30 ports along the West Coast are set to begin renegotiating their contract next month against the backdrop of an already imperiled supply chain, a historically tight labor market and looming midterm elections. The whirlwind of economic and political factors significantly ups the stakes for the talks, which… Read More
The Port of Seattle Commission approved another two million dollars in funding for its Youth Career Launch Pilot Program, nearly doubling its resources. This puts total funding for the program, an evolution of the Port’s Opportunity Youth Initiative, at $4.1 million for the next three years. The additional revenue comes directly from the faster-than-expected recovery… Read More
ANNAPOLIS— The subject during the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was wetlands licenses, but Comptroller Peter Franchot brought up the thing that everyone was actually thinking about – the boat. Ever Forward, the enormous container ship stuck in the Chesapeake Bay that has been a nearly one-month headache for the U.S. Coast Guard, the… Read More
The Port of Virginia yesterday announced that the U.S. government has approved the final piece of funding needed to begin work on the port’s dredging project, which will create the deepest and widest shipping channels on the East Coast by late 2024. The work plan, released last week by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers,… Read More
GIBSON ISLAND, Md. — Crews will remove the shipping containers from the Ever Forward, a container ship that has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday. The Coast Guard said in a statement that salvage experts determined they can’t overcome the ground force of the Ever Forward in… Read More
With its acquisition of Ceres Halifax, PSA International will operate two container terminals in Nova Scotia, Canada. PSA announced late last week that it had acquired the Fairview Cove terminal at the Port of Halifax from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. It already owned the Atlantic Hub terminal, which it acquired in 2019, and will operate… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles has completed the construction of its $65 million Everport Container Terminal Improvement Project. The scheme looked to improve Everport’s container handling efficiency and capacity, while also allowing it to accommodate the projected fleet mix of larger vessels anticipated to call at the terminal over the next two decades. The deployment… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A plan to raise high voltage transmission lines across the St. Johns River got the tacit support of JEA Board members, even as they declined to foot the bill. At its Tuesday meeting, the JEA Board responded to increasing pressure from JaxPort officials to get the project underway. In a letter first… Read More
STEVENSVILLE, Md. — More than $84 million in federal funding will help restore islands in the Chesapeake Bay while helping the Port of Baltimore maintain competitiveness. As growth continues at the port, Maryland has taken major measures to ensure more, larger shipping traffic can get to it, which means a significant amount of dredging. Now,… Read More
In another example of an engine problem resulting in a big bill, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on a March 15, 2021 incident in which the 115,406 dwt Maltese-flag oil tanker Riverside made contact with a loading dock in the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas. Though no injuries or pollution… Read More
Ever Forward remains stuck in Chesapeake Bay more than two weeks after its grounding. The initial effort to refloat the Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland proved to be unsuccessul after tugs failed to dislodge the ship on Tuesday. Five tugs were used for the operation, which kicked off today at around noon. The configuration included two… Read More
Following continued record growth, the Georgia Ports Authority is expediting more than $500 million in capacity expansion projects that were originally anticipated for the years to come. “This growth plan is part of an overall strategy to enhance operations, accommodate increased demand, and deliver the world-class service and reliability that have become synonymous with GPA,”… Read More