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South Carolina Ports handles second highest container volume ever in May

SC, United States

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

Port of Los Angeles To Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

CA, United States

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

Newport Beach has a new harbor master overseeing the city’s biggest draw

CA, United States

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

Cassidy Visits Port of Morgan City, Examines New Dredge and Bayou Chene Floodgate

LA, United States

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

Virginia port harbor expansion funding is part of Biden’s proposed budget

VA, United States

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

Port of Los Angeles adopts $1.7 billion fiscal year 2021/22 budget

CA, United States

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

Arrival of largest container ship ever on East Coast portends things to come for Port of Virginia

VA, United States

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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SC Ports to welcome record-breaking vessel

SC, United States

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

Ports on Both Coasts Continue Record-Setting Runs in April

United States

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

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor one of eight in United States to win Pacesetter Award

IN, United States

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

S.C. Ports Authority continues recovery with strongest April on record

SC, United States

It’s almost a broken record hearing about the S.C. Ports Authority’s broken records, but the numbers are positive signs of continued recovery coming out of the pandemic. Following an all-time cargo record in March, the SPA reported the strongest April ever for containers handled, with a 27.8% increase at the Port of Charleston compared to… Read More

FreightWaves Classics: The Port of Virginia – America’s first port

VA, United States

The Port of Norfolk is located on the banks of the Elizabeth River at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It is part of an urban area that also contains Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, Newport News and Hampton. Collectively, this region is called Hampton Roads and elements of the Port of Virginia are… Read More

Terminal 5 cranes begin voyage to Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Seattle Harbor

WA, United States

On Sunday, May 23rd four ZPMC Super-Post Panamax Cranes departed Shanghai heading east to the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Terminal 5 in the Seattle Harbor. Traveling on vessel Zhen Hua 36, the cranes have an approximate 30-day voyage before settling in their new home at Terminal 5. SSA Marine, a partner in the Terminal 5 project,… Read More

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