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Port of Seattle Commissioners approved the 2021 budget and five-year, $3.7 billion capital improvement plan to support an equitable, rapid, and lasting recovery. It promises to be a transformative year in 2021, as the Port opens the new International Arrivals Facility and completes work on the North Satellite at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Port of Seattle… Read More
The families who live near the Houston Ship Channel are exposed to too much air pollution. Tugboats burning dirty diesel fuel, heavy trucks coming and going at all hours of the day and dozens of oil refineries and other chemical facilities contribute to serious health problems like asthma, heart disease and cancer that change lives… Read More
Project 11 included in Water Resources Development Act Legislation HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Monday, Congress passed the 2020 Water Resources Development Act. The bill formally authorized the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel, which was recently ranked the #1 U.S. Port in total waterborne tonnage. The channel is the busiest waterway in the nation averaging 50 deep-draft… Read More
The developer of New Jersey’s first approved offshore wind farm, Ørsted, is teaming up with the Port of Paulsboro on the Delaware River to develop a terminal for its construction needs in the decade ahead. A South Jersey port on the Delaware River is trying to become one of the first to get in on… Read More
News Wire Digest second section for Dec. 21: Sault Ste. Marie officials say they’re confident Agawa Canyon train will continue running; FTA awards infrastructure funding for five rail projects Port of New Orleans approves land purchase for container expansion The Port of New Orleans board has approved the purchase of land for a second container… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi, the largest port in the United States by total revenue tonnage, has joined the multi-sector industry coalition SEA-LNG. SEA-LNG said on Thursday that the Port of Corpus Christi was the fourth North American port to join the coalition but is the first port located on the strategic and energy-rich Gulf… Read More
Volume gains to East and Gulf coasts now rival California gateways The spotlight is squarely on the avalanche of containerized imports at America’s largest gateway ports: Los Angeles and Long Beach. But it’s not just California. Volumes are also surging at Gulf Coast and East Coast ports. And it’s not just the U.S. “Chinese ports… Read More
In a continued performance streak, Port Houston’s November 2020 container activity set a new record for November TEUs, marking the second record-breaking month in a row for containers and helping pave the way for a strong finish for the year. Port Houston handled 7% more containers this November than last, recording 262,930 TEUs compared to… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority Commission approved a lease agreement and related pipeline easement for the Bluewater Texas Terminals, LLC (BWTX) offshore deepwater port project — a 50/50 joint venture between Texas-based Phillips 66 and Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. This agreement facilitates BWTX’s plans to provide safe and environmentally friendly infrastructure for the increasing exports of… Read More
The Port of New Orleans oversight board voted Thursday to move ahead with the purchase of land for a long-planned, $1.5 billion second container ship terminal to be located in St. Bernard Parish. The board approved the purchase of nearly 1,100 acres in Violet at Mississippi River Mile Marker 83, adjacent to the existing St…. Read More
While a rival proposed project at the same site is now facing opposition, the path to approval for the larger Terminal 2 container port facility at Roberts Bank is not getting any smoother. On December 14, community and environmental activist alliance Against Port Expansion Group said it has presented an 1,861-signature e-petition to Parliament, asking… Read More
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WSC Letter Re Common Carriage for Exports
The leadership of the Federal Maritime Commission says it is becoming worried that ocean carriers may be assessing unfair detention and demurrage charges at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., as well as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In the past several months, those ports and several others… Read More