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North Carolina Ports has reached an agreement with Sun Valley, Idaho-based Cold Summit Development to further expand its cold chain and cold storage capabilities, according to the company’s release. Plans for the development of a 280,000 square foot multi suite cold storage facility located on the Ports Raleigh Street property. The facility would offer 40,000… Read More
HOUSTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – More than two dozen oil vessels were clustered off Louisiana seaports on Tuesday as the U.S. Coast Guard and port operators assessed damages wreaked by Hurricane Ida, according to sources and Refinitiv Eikon data. Dozens of ports from Louisiana to Alabama closed as Ida tore through the Gulf of Mexico… Read More
TACOMA, Wash. — Thousands of shipping containers, some empty, some filled with goods, are taking over the Port of Tacoma with no end to the overabundance in sight. It’s a result of the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that’s also led to rising prices and product shortages. “It’ll probably be a steady growth… Read More
The Port of Virginia is leasing 72 acres at its Portsmouth marine terminal for Dominion Energy to use as base for building out its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, a precursor to making the state a center for the U.S. wind industry, said Gov. Ralph Northam. The agreement “to propel development of the largest… Read More
The draft environmental report on the future of Capitol Lake shows the Port of Olympia has an interest in bringing Panama Canal-size ships to the marine terminal. The discovery was made by resident and former Port of Olympia commission candidate Helen Wheatley, who shared the information during public comment at Monday’s Port commission meeting. The… Read More
Growth and activity at the Port of Wilmington were on full display Friday as the site hosted a visit from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C.. Accompanied by N.C. Ports officials, he watched as a German post-Panamax ship unloaded and took on cargo containers. He saw evidence of expansion in the many construction projects underway at… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Georgia’s seaports handled record cargo volumes in the first month of the 2022 fiscal year. The Georgia Ports Authority said the Port of Savannah moved 450,000 container units of imports and exports in July, a 25% increase from the previous year and a new all-time high for that month. Meanwhile, shipments of… Read More
Efforts are continuing to provide liquefied natural gas fueling solutions to ship owners and operators along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. In the latest development, the Port of New Orleans announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with CLEANCOR Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings, to collaborate on the development… Read More
Wando Welch Terminal’s 15 ship-to-shore cranes are getting a summer workout. S.C. Ports Authority reported another record-setting month with the highest July container volumes in history. In total for the month, SCPA handled 244,821 TEUs — an industry measurement equivalent to a 20-foot container — at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K. Leatherman… Read More
Project partners A&R Logistics and Benore Logistic Systems to deploy electric trucks CHARLESTON, SC — AUG. 19, 2021 — South Carolina Ports received a $1.3 million grant to support project partners as they deploy all-electric, energy-efficient trucks in place of diesel trucks. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant to… Read More
FRONT ROYAL — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed earlier this month by the U.S. Senate will help fix state roads and bridges, allow local communities to expand broadband access and create more jobs, said Sen. Mark Warner during a visit Monday to the Virginia Inland Port. The Democratic senator met with several local leaders… Read More
The Port of Seattle Commission recently approved a $475,000 effort to acquire Indigenous Art of the Pacific Northwest region to display in the new International Arrivals Facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The idea, initially proposed by a set of high school interns, represents ongoing efforts in the Port’s goal to diversify and grow its art… Read More
SEATTLE, WA – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg visited Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle to see how the Port is cutting maritime emissions, and electrifying and decarbonizing operations to tackle climate change, and increase economic competitiveness. Sen. Cantwell secured an additional $2.5 billion in funding to… Read More
The Port of Houston Authority has signed a project partnership agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel. The PPA commits Port Houston to the responsibilities of the project, details the terms of the expansion and permits the start of dredging of the federal waterway. Known… Read More
“The pressures on global supply chains have not eased, and we do not expect them to any time soon,” said Bob Biesterfeld, the CEO of C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest logistics firms. The partial closure of the world’s third busiest container port is disrupting other ports in China, stretching supply chains that were… Read More