OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Interim Executive Director Steven P. Lawrence will have to wait another month before he can drop the “interim” from his title. Naming Mr. Lawrence the permanent executive director of the authority was the last item on the board’s agenda Thursday afternoon, but Chairman Vernon “Sam” Burns added a… Read More
Port Closes Out 2020 With Significant Gains, Narrowing the Gap in Year-End Totals The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned, public marine terminals finished a challenging 2020 in strong fashion, with key cargo commodities showing significant gains in recent months despite the continued impact of COVID-19. December totals show a triple-digit increase for cars/light… Read More
A container repair depot operated by Ports America Chesapeake at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal has been being relocated to an off-dock location to accommodate the Port’s surging growth in container volume. The move of the container repair depot provides more space for container handling at the dock and improves… Read More
Rives succeeds Robert (Bobby) Landry who will retire after 31 years with Port NOLA The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) welcomed Todd Rives to the executive team as Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Rives’ maritime strategic business development and leadership experience, which includes 15 years with ocean carrier CMA CGM, will help Port… Read More
The Port of San Diego and ECOncrete®, an eco-engineering company, have launched a three-year pilot project on Harbor Island to demonstrate an innovative new design of ECOncrete’s award-winning interlocking COASTALOCK Tide Pool Armor. Approved by the Board of Port Commissioners in 2019, the pilot project is part of the Port’s unique Blue Economy Incubator, a… Read More
Port of Oakland’s Executive Director Danny Wan began his State of the Port 2021 message to more than 200 stakeholders with a song lyric: Mercy, Mercy Me, Things Ain’t What They Used To Be. Speaking virtually at the annual Women in Logistics and Pacific Merchant Shipping Association State of the Port 2021 event, Executive Director… Read More
The Port of Baltimore has already repurposed tons of dredged materials from its shipping channels to restore Poplar and Hart-Miller islands in the Chesapeake Bay. Now, two companies will study the possibility of reusing dredged sediment to create concrete road barriers. Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved the contracts Wednesday. Three… Read More
The operator of the Port of Baltimore’s container terminal plans to spend more than $166 million on upgrades as shipping rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic and the long-awaited Howard Street Tunnel project promises to potentially double the port’s container volume. Ports America Chesapeake, the New Jersey-based firm that operates the state-owned Seagirt Marine Terminal under… Read More
The future is homeports, according to Fred Wong, chief operations officer at Jaxport (Jacksonville Port Authority). At least for the ports that are in the cruise business trying to mend after the blow of the pandemic. “We are aggressively going out to the market to see if we can get additional homeports,” Wong told Cruise… Read More
Ship congestion around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit an unprecedented level, worsening the bottleneck at the busiest gateway for U.S. imports. A record 38 containerships are awaiting berth space — 36 at anchor and two that were directed to wait in designated areas at sea until anchorages are available, the Marine… Read More
A bonus worth more than $200,000, a rocking chair to enjoy the view of cranes and cargo, and a who’s who of Virginia elected leaders, business executives and port industry officials. It was all part of a send-off Tuesday for John Reinhart, the retiring CEO of the Virginia Port Authority who led the agency from… Read More
CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — A Canadian-based logistics company plans to establish a facility in Charleston County, investing $16 million into the facility and creating 85 new jobs. According to a press release, Ray-Mont Logistics, which serves as a one-stop shop for logistical needs, will set up shop on 1000 Remount Road in North Charleston. They… Read More
Panel’s nonbinding ruling says the bistate agency needs to pay developers for construction losses The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been told to pay developers $105 million because of losses incurred during construction of the replacement Goethals Bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island. The bistate agency said in a recent… Read More
By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Shipments through Savannah rose 1.8% in all of 2020 after early drop Georgia’s largest port finished 2020 with a strong autumn and a record December, making up for the dramatic drop in trade triggered by the pandemic in the spring, officials said Monday. The port of Savannah handled… Read More
Berth announcements and other good news from ports in California, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, Minnesota and Washington The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) reported Monday that contractors have completed the latest phase in $104 million of berth enhancements at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island. This provides an additional 700 linear feet of… Read More