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Port Fourchon is close to the offshore oil platforms in the US Gulf, but it is also at the southern edge of Louisiana where the land is fading away. Port Fourchon became momentarily famous when it was reported that it was the landing spot for one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana…. Read More
DredgeWire sailed by these four new cranes on Sunday, moored temporarily near Annapolis MD on the Zhen Hua 24 heavy lift ship which sailed straight from Shanghai China to the Chesapeake Bay, with a small delay from Hurricane Ida. The cranes will serve neo post Panamax vessels at the Seagirt terminal. Quite a sight. For more… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Port of Corpus Christi) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating their intention to co-develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solution in the Coastal Bend in support of national decarbonization targets. Such a solution would involve… Read More
(Bloomberg) — Port Fourchon, America’s biggest base supporting the U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil industry, appears to have largely withstood a powerful punch left by Hurricane Ida after the Category 4 storm tore through the Louisiana community. “While damaged, we are hopeful in the fact that a lot of key infrastructure remains and looks… Read More
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has awarded a contract for programme management and control services to HDR Engineering, as part of the due diligence and permitting process for the new Louisiana International Terminal container facility. Progress on the container terminal project to date includes land acquisition in December 2020, initiation… Read More
North Carolina Ports has reached an agreement with Sun Valley, Idaho-based Cold Summit Development to further expand its cold chain and cold storage capabilities, according to the company’s release. Plans for the development of a 280,000 square foot multi suite cold storage facility located on the Ports Raleigh Street property. The facility would offer 40,000… Read More
HOUSTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – More than two dozen oil vessels were clustered off Louisiana seaports on Tuesday as the U.S. Coast Guard and port operators assessed damages wreaked by Hurricane Ida, according to sources and Refinitiv Eikon data. Dozens of ports from Louisiana to Alabama closed as Ida tore through the Gulf of Mexico… Read More
TACOMA, Wash. — Thousands of shipping containers, some empty, some filled with goods, are taking over the Port of Tacoma with no end to the overabundance in sight. It’s a result of the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that’s also led to rising prices and product shortages. “It’ll probably be a steady growth… Read More
The Port of Virginia is leasing 72 acres at its Portsmouth marine terminal for Dominion Energy to use as base for building out its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, a precursor to making the state a center for the U.S. wind industry, said Gov. Ralph Northam. The agreement “to propel development of the largest… Read More
The draft environmental report on the future of Capitol Lake shows the Port of Olympia has an interest in bringing Panama Canal-size ships to the marine terminal. The discovery was made by resident and former Port of Olympia commission candidate Helen Wheatley, who shared the information during public comment at Monday’s Port commission meeting. The… Read More
Growth and activity at the Port of Wilmington were on full display Friday as the site hosted a visit from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C.. Accompanied by N.C. Ports officials, he watched as a German post-Panamax ship unloaded and took on cargo containers. He saw evidence of expansion in the many construction projects underway at… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Georgia’s seaports handled record cargo volumes in the first month of the 2022 fiscal year. The Georgia Ports Authority said the Port of Savannah moved 450,000 container units of imports and exports in July, a 25% increase from the previous year and a new all-time high for that month. Meanwhile, shipments of… Read More
Efforts are continuing to provide liquefied natural gas fueling solutions to ship owners and operators along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. In the latest development, the Port of New Orleans announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with CLEANCOR Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings, to collaborate on the development… Read More
Wando Welch Terminal’s 15 ship-to-shore cranes are getting a summer workout. S.C. Ports Authority reported another record-setting month with the highest July container volumes in history. In total for the month, SCPA handled 244,821 TEUs — an industry measurement equivalent to a 20-foot container — at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K. Leatherman… Read More
Project partners A&R Logistics and Benore Logistic Systems to deploy electric trucks CHARLESTON, SC — AUG. 19, 2021 — South Carolina Ports received a $1.3 million grant to support project partners as they deploy all-electric, energy-efficient trucks in place of diesel trucks. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant to… Read More