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The Port of Baltimore has announced a new visitor. TAIPEI TRIUMPH is a Container Ship that was built in 2017 and is sailing under the flag of Singapore. It’s carrying capacity is 14000 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 13.4 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 365.94 meters and her width is 51.34 meters.
Funding Will Be used to Strengthen and Modernize Ports The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encouraging states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). “Our nation’s ports are a… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive The Port of Baltimore reported a productive session yesterday with officials visiting from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee visiting the Port. Officials visited the marine terminals and the dredge containment management facilities at Masonville and Cox Creek. Inflow… Read More
In a recent meeting, the Nome Port Commission shared updates on major port repairs like the Ramp Replacement Project and the CAP 107 Dredging Project. On March 11, the City of Nome received two bids for the city’s Ramp Replacement Project, and the project was ultimately awarded to Anchorage-based STG Incorporated for the lowest responsible… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The state agency that manages the Port of Savannah is spending $205 million to expand the seaport’s cargo handling capacity. The Georgia Ports Authority approved the projects Monday while reporting its busiest February on record in Savannah. Containerized cargo traffic in Savannah was up 7.2% last month compared to a year… Read More
BALTIMORE — One of the largest cargo ships in the world is now back on course after being stuck in the Suez Canal. The Ever Given was grounded for more than a week, blocking one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, so how will the whole ordeal impact things at the Port of Baltimore?… Read More
The Charleston Harbor will be the deepest harbor on the East Coast at 52 feet once the Post 45 Charleston Harbor Deepening Project is complete. Currently, there are a record number of dredges in the harbor in order to complete the $600 million project by the end of 2022. Typically, two or three maintenance dredges… Read More
Expansion in Charleston adds additional cold storage capacity for customers South Carolina Ports celebrates Lineage Logistics’ newly expanded facility in Charleston and the enhanced cold storage capabilities it brings to customers. As the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, Lineage provides efficient, effective temperature-controlled solutions to protect the integrity… Read More
The ship stuck in the Suez Canal brought a change of pace to the news cycle last week, with an estimated 1.8 million social media posts and 25 billion potential impressions, according to data from Keyhole. Why it matters: After a prolonged period of domestic turmoil — COVID, polarized politics, a racial reckoning, an insurrection… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity encouraging states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the funding at a White House event focused… Read More
Last week’s grounding of a cargo ship across the Suez Canal in Egypt is still impacting commerce all over the world, including at the ports of Baltimore and Virginia—nearly 6,000 miles away. The MV Ever Given ran aground Tuesday, March 23, blocking diagonally a one-lane section of the canal that handles $9 billion in commercial… Read More
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met virtually in a regular session on Tuesday. Port Chairman Campo opened the meeting with an update on the progress of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion program Project 11. “It’s moving from planning and design into execution and moving dirt this year,” he said. Chairman Campo… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – Continuing its commitment to regional social programs, the Port of Corpus Christi is opening its biannual call for community sponsorship funding applications from the Coastal Bend not-for -profit and charitable organizations. Non-profits seeking funding for programs or events that require funding between July 1 and December 31, 2021, may submit… Read More
Officials at the Port of Baltimore, one of Maryland’s biggest economic assets, have acknowledged that sea levels are rising, but their efforts toward combating climate change are a work in progress. “We rely on the water,” said Kristen Fidler, director of the Office of Harbor Development at the Maryland Port Administration. She added that the… Read More