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Port Corpus Christi could emerge as the United States’ top crude oil export hub over the next decade, thanks to more than $380 million in new shipping facilities and three oil pipeline projects worth $5.2 billion, according to a new study. Wood Mackenzie’s North America Crude Markets Service reported that the startup of three new… Read More
First U.S. port commits to develop LNG as future fuel for maritime industry. Not One of the largest eastern U.S. ports is looking to promote the use liquefied natural gas as the marine fuel of the future. The Port of Virginia announced it will become the first U.S. port to join SEA/LNG, an industry coalition… Read More
President Trump said he would pause tariff escalations with China after meeting with that country’s president, Xi Jinping, at the G20 Summit. One Georgia industry tracking the ongoing talks is shipping. The Trump administration had threatened a 25% tariff on ship-to-shore cranes that come from China. The Georgia Ports Authority is ordering six new ones… Read More
The South Carolina Legislature has appropriated $8 million for the future Jasper Ocean Terminal in the budget bill it passed last month and local lawmakers who have pushed state port officials to move the project forward said they are pleased with the results. “In all, the $8 million appropriation shows a strong commitment by both… Read More
LA WATCHDOG–On Friday, June 28, the Los Angeles City Council, as expected, voted to assert jurisdiction over a recent decision by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that essentially permitted Maersk, the operator of a 484 acre terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, to make minor infrastructure improvements associated with its capital intensive plan to… Read More
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Gulf Coast port has fewer maritime jobs now than it did before a $570 million restoration and expansion project funded by a federal grant. But the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says the state is complying with job-creation requirements. The Sun Herald reports Republican Gov. Phil Bryant… Read More
Forwarders, shippers and the management at Houston are hoping for a speedy decision on dredging to improve access to the port. Container growth is hamstrung after the governor of Texas signed legislation that limits operations of large container vessels in the Houston Ship Channel, a 52-mile federal waterway that provides access to the port’s terminals…. Read More
The Port of Seattle is investing in bringing more big international cargo ships to Seattle. Part of the plan involves moving cargo away from Terminal 46 and using it for cruise ships instead. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is calling that a mistake. Terminal 46 is at the foot of King Street downtown. It… Read More
Port moves doubles purchase order for new larger container cranes The Port of New Orleans Board of Directors has approved the purchase of two more 100-foot gauge gantry cranes. The port will amend a contract with Shanghai Zenhua Heavy Industries to add two more cranes to an existing order already on the books. PortNOLA will… Read More
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles City Council on Friday has voted to veto the harbor commission’s approval of a construction permit for an automation project at APM Terminals Los Angeles – The Los Angeles City Council on Friday has voted to veto the harbor commission’s approval of a construction permit for an automation project… Read More
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the newly established Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The application deadline for the first $92.7 million in funding is September 16, 2019. The PIDP, which was originally authorized by… Read More
Mexico’s government aims to develop three main port projects during the term of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), which ends in 2024. All three projects are expansions, at Veracruz port (already underway), Manzanillo, and Progreso. Combined, works require a 100bn-peso (US$5.2bn) investment, expected to come from public and private funds, Héctor López, general ports… Read More
The State Ports Authority is scaling back expectations for containerized cargo growth for its 2020 fiscal year at the Port of Charleston as tariff concerns continue to impact global trade. The State Ports Authority is scaling back its expectations for growth over the next 12 months as tariffs — both existing and proposed — continue… Read More
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to veto a permit that was approved a week earlier by the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission. The permit would have allowed APM Terminals to begin automating parts of its operation. Dive Brief: The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to veto a permit that… Read More
ENCINITAS — Encinitas officials Tuesday announced the completion of the Cardiff State Beach Living Shoreline Project, making it the second beach in the city that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Work began last October to restore a half-mile stretch of sand dunes that has historically been damaged by storms and flooding. The… Read More