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The Port of Savannah handled an all-time record of nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, an increase of more than 48%, or 162,275 TEUs, compared to the same month in 2020. “Every new container that moves through the Port of Savannah means new jobs for Georgia,” said Gov. Brian Kemp. “The port and… Read More
After a few years of battling sticky mud, high water, hurricanes and sandy shoals, smooth sailing appears to be ahead for the Morgan City Harbor & Terminal District Commission.On Monday, the commission took a step toward buying the land needed to more than double the river frontage of its dock if a state grant comes… Read More
Plans to build the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering port on the Gulf Coast are inching forward by awarding a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract fo Developer Pilot LNG LLC said last week it had chosen partner Wison Offshore & Marine to carry out the FEED work. Wison also is taking a minority… Read More
Talks about the Port of Virginia deepening and widening its shipping channels to make room for larger cargo vessels have spanned several years. It was welcome news, then, when dredges hit the Chesapeake Bay in December 2019 to start digging, the first step in a project that aims to make Hampton Roads’ port the deepest… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Engineers in Mississippi are evaluating a potential new site for the Port of Vicksburg, a few miles south of the current location. Elected officials from Vicksburg and Warren County met Wednesday to discuss whether to expand near the current port or build a new one, the Vicksburg Post reported. They said… Read More
The Port of Oakland reported all-time high container volume for import and export cargo in the month of March. It said there’s no sign of the global surge in business activity abating any time soon, according to the company’s release. The Port said Oakland received the equivalent of 97,538 20-foot import containers in March. It… Read More
Ports around the world are adopting new technologies and implementing enhanced safety protocols in anticipation of cruising’s return. (Article originally published in Jan/Feb 2021 edition.) British author Damian Barr summed up the world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic quite succinctly. “We are in the same storm but not in the same boat,” he… Read More
Critical report on America’s 300+ coastal and inland ports: —supporting 30.8 million jobs —contributing 26% of the total GDP! —-Ports and port tenants plan to spend $163 billion between 2021 and 2025, up by $8 billion in the last four years. Dredging a big part. Overview The nation’s more than 300 coastal and inland ports are… Read More
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the MDOT Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) have renewed and expanded a voluntary Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to strengthen environmental initiatives at the Helen Delich Bentley’s state-owned, public marine terminals. The agreement calls for a… Read More
The first containership arrived this afternoon to officially mark the opening of South Carolina Ports’ new container terminal located in the port of Charleston. It is the first entirely new container terminal to open in the U.S. since 2009. Operations began March 30 with the arrival of the first container and this afternoon Hapag Lloyd’s… Read More
Port Freeport celebrated a historic milestone on April 8, 2021 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, a federal cost-shared initiative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Distinguished guests and members of the community were present for an open-air event commemorating the commencement of dredging the channel from its… Read More
The Northwest ports of Vancouver, British Columbia, Tacoma, Seattle, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, are jointly committing to a new vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050. In a collaboration among the four ports, the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy seeks to meet this target through changes… Read More
VANCOUVER – On Tuesday (April 6), the Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a ground lease agreement for a mixed used development at Terminal 1 between Boz Port of Vancouver Owner and the Port of Vancouver. Terminal 1 is the port’s 10-acre waterfront development along the Columbia River. The current conceptual design… Read More
On Tuesday, PortMiami welcomed the 15,000 TEU CMA CGM Argentina, the largest container ship ever to call at a port in Florida. The Neopanamax vessel arrived in Miami via PNYNJ, the Port of Virginia and the Port of Savannah. Her arrival heralds a new era for South Florida port operations, and it reflects the considerable… Read More
“Lineage and Port NOLA have worked closely on this project to accommodate growing volumes and new lines of export agriculture commodities, and a growing trade of fresh produce imports.” BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards, Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy D. Christian, and Lineage Logistics President and CEO Greg Lehmkuhl announced… Read More