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HARLINGEN — The new commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district for Texas visited the Port of Harlingen this past week, a demonstration of support for smaller ports which in the past have felt neglected by Corps’ priorities. Southwestern Division Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Beck and Galveston District Commander Col. Timothy R…. Read More
As global trade continues to rebound, South Carolina Ports’ container volumes show strength with a record November at the Port of Charleston. SC Ports handled 207,066 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in November, up 12% year-over-year. SC Ports has handled more than 1 million TEUs thus far… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles is about to get a Port Cyber Resilience Center (CRC) which will be designed and operated by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). The move is being announced on the back of the official approval of the project with IBM by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, following a… Read More
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) received an award for their demonstration project that removes excess nutrient pollution and increases oxygen content in the Baltimore Harbor. MDOT MPA received The Award of Excellence for Environmental Mitigation by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). MDOT MPA Executive Director William P. Doyle… Read More
On the heels of achieving its busiest month on record for both container trade and roll-on/roll-off cargo, the Georgia Ports Authority has reached a major milestone on its Mason Mega Rail Terminal. Railcars are now traveling newly installed track linking Garden City Terminal’s Chatham and Mason railyards. The additional track boosts on-terminal storage capacity… Read More
PORTS AMERICA CHESAPEAKE INVESTS OVER $160M IN SEAGIRT MARINE TERMINAL IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND THE HOWARD STREET TUNNEL EXPANSION (December 2, 2020—BALTIMORE, Md.) As container volumes continue to grow and the Howard Street Tunnel expansion project moves forward, Ports America Chesapeake is currently investing more than $110 million in marine terminal upgrades, and will invest an additional… Read More
An emergency project is now underway to clear a main waterway used by ships traveling between Port Fourchon in southern Lafourche Parish and the Gulf of Mexico oilfield. Silt pushed north by about half a dozen Gulf storms this hurricane season has made Belle Pass too shallow for some ships to navigate safely, officials said. Keeping… Read More
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Port officials have begun clearing a shipping channel in Louisiana after sediments pushed into the waterway by hurricanes made the water too shallow for some vessels to pass safely. The work on Port Fourchon’s Belle Pass in Lafourche Parish began last week after the Greater Lafourche Port Commission gave $2.1… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA –The Port of Corpus Christi’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) has been named the best in the nation by Site Selection Magazine, a recognition of the efforts by the Port and its customers to promote economic development and job growth in the Texas Coastal Bend region. The Port of Corpus Christi’s FTZ… Read More
The Houston Ship Channel port complex and its public and private terminals, collectively known as the Port of Houston, is now the number one port in the United States in terms of total waterborne tonnage, newly released government statistics show. It is also ranked first for foreign waterborne tonnage and number of vessel transits. Nearly… Read More
The Port of Baltimore recently won a national award, but it wasn’t for cargo volume or economic success—it was for cleaning up nutrient pollution in the Baltimore Harbor. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recognized the Maryland Port Administration with an Award of Excellence for Environmental Mitigation, for the port’s unique algae project. Known… Read More
PortMiami just posted the biggest import-export numbers in its 80-plus-year history, new Miami-Dade County figures show, exceeding its prior record by 1.5% despite the difficulties that come with operating under coronavirus conditions. The port processed 107,088 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo in October compared to 105,573 in 2019, an accomplishment staff attribute to “a solid… Read More
The Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the port’s 2021 operating budget during the Nov. 24 regularly scheduled board meeting. The $54.1 million budget was developed to meet the goals of the strategic plan, including strengthening the port’s financial sustainability, addressing the long-term use of taxes and implementing a comprehensive maintenance plan. Port… Read More
Can the ports of Newark and Elizabeth overtake Los Angeles as the busiest port in the nation? Three bridge and road projects highlighted by Gov. Phil Murphy Tuesday to help cargo trucks move to and from the port might make it happen in the future. The projects highlighted at a Tuesday event held at Port… Read More
Budget introductions by transportation agencies usually are upbeat affairs where officials talk about construction projects and the bright future they promise for travelers. That wasn’t the case when Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials spoke about the $7.3 billion austerity budget proposed for 2021 on Thursday. Representing a $1.3 billion reduction from… Read More