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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today provided an update on the $2 billion 11-project Restoring the George repair and rehabilitation program to renew the world’s busiest vehicular bridge. The agency announced that the project to replace every one of the George Washington Bridge’s original steel suspender ropes is more than 95… Read More
A temporary shipping channel has opened around the Port of Baltimore to keep maritime traffic coming into the city following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last Tuesday. Officials said the passage, located on the northeast side of the main channel close to the bridge, has been marked with government-lighted aids for navigation. It is 11 feet deep… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., Houston, announced in November that its marine division has been awarded a contract to support a wharf expansion project at a container terminal in South Carolina’s Port of Charleston. The $88 million contract awarded by South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) will see Orion Marine construct 1,600 linear feet of concrete pile-supported wharf as… Read More
With President-elect Donald Trump vowing to start a new term with new or additional tariffs on foreign goods, port and shipping officials in Baltimore and elsewhere are bracing for upheaval in the industry. Trump proposes tariffs to stem illegal immigration, drug flow, but could pose problem for Baltimore’s port By Lorraine Mirabella UPDATED: December 4, 2024 at… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Ports in Savannah and surrounding areas to receive a $120 million grant to go towards improving operational sustainability. At the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) meeting on Monday morning, President and CEO Griff Lynch outlined plans to improve operational sustainability for neighboring communities in Savannah and Brunswick with the grant. “We are… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman, alongside Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon, Dwight Evans, and Brendan Boyle, have announced a substantial allocation of $217 million to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. This funding, derived from the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) Program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), aims to enhance the SouthPort terminal’s operational… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a bridge collapse killed six construction workers in March and disrupted East Coast shipping routes for months. President Joe Biden announced the federal funding during a visit to the city’s main… Read More
Growth in the historic period resulted from the expansion of seaborne trade, growth in manufacturing and heavy industries and expansion and modernization of existing ports. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were political uncertainties and cheaper air cargo services. This report describes and explains the marine and ports construction market and covers… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new cybersecurity directive targeting Chinese-manufactured ship-to-shore cranes, addressing mounting concerns over national security vulnerabilities in America’s maritime infrastructure. MARSEC Directive 105-5 establishes additional cyber risk management requirements for ship-to-shore cranes made by Chinese companies, building upon previous security measures implemented in February 2024. “The built-in vulnerabilities for remote access… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The EPA and Coast Guard are working together to establish and enforce the new standards that create best practices for large ships to prevent and limit harmful pollutants from entering U.S. waters. The Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) was created in 2018 to connect the EPA, Coast Guard and state incidental discharge… Read More
While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes Globalised trade, the lifeblood of modern economies, is here to stay. Yet, as international commerce expands, the world’s ports face an unavoidable challenge: their physical and operational limits. Shorelines suitable for… Read More
The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100m to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, officials said Thursday. The settlement comes a month after the Justice Department sued Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd and manager Synergy Marine Group, both of Singapore, seeking to recover more… Read More
Still Up Year-to-Date HOUSTON—Port Houston handled 3,430,212 TEUs through October of this year — 7% more than the same period last year. Container volumes in October specifically fell 15% compared to last October, reaching 309,623 TEUs. Despite this slight dip, volumes are expected to be solid through the end of this year. According to early… Read More
HOUSTON, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (“Orion” and “Company”), a leading specialty construction and engineering company today announced three contract awards, two in its Marine segment and one in its Concrete segment. Each of these projects is expected to start in 2025 and will be completed within 20 months. Orion Marine was awarded… Read More
These STS cranes feature an impressive outreach of 226 ft (69 m) and a lift height over rail of 175 ft (53 m), making them ideally suited for handling larger vessels and boosting throughput. Designed and manufactured at Liebherr’s Irish facility, the cranes are built to meet the specific demands of PNCT’s operations, enabling the… Read More