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Debate over which port expansion should come first plagues Terminal 2 hearings Environmental impact hearings for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s (VFPA) proposed Terminal 2 project at Roberts Bank have reignited debate over whether another local port expansion should come first. In a heated discussion at a March 31 public hearing in Tsawwassen, GCT Global… Read More
The State Ports Authority is asking the Trump administration for an exemption from proposed tariffs on Chinese-made goods, saying the import tax would cost the agency an extra $36 million for a dozen ship-to-shore cranes it is buying. “It doesn’t stop us from buying the cranes but it obviously puts a dent in our capital… Read More
The Port of Grays Harbor’s bid for a potash shipping facility at Terminal 3 reached a milestone Tuesday, when Port Commissioners approved a resolution allowing Port Executive Director Gary Nelson to sign lease options for project-related property leases. “There’s been a lot of hard work put into this,” said Port Commissioner Phil Papac at a… Read More
The prospect of higher tariffs on Chinese goods continued to impact trade in May with the Port of Charleston notching another month of record cargo volumes. The 204,457 containers measured in 20-foot increments set a record for the month of May, the State Ports Authority said Tuesday. That number beat the previous record set a… Read More
A Mississippi city is examining the possibility of building a new $125 million port on the southern Mississippi River. The Vicksburg Post reports that the city of Vicksburg has hired an engineering firm to do a feasibility study. Mayor George Flaggs Jr. says the firm will look at whether Vicksburg and Warren County should expand… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi is poised to eclipse the Port of Houston as the top U.S. crude oil export hub over the next 10 years, according to a new report from the global energy research firm Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mackenzie’s North America Crude Markets Service believes that major investments in shipping facilities and pipeline… Read More
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $1.6 billion fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 Annual Budget for the Port of Los Angeles. The approved budget lines up with the Port’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan priorities, with an additional emphasis on sound financial management. “While the Port of Los Angeles achieved record cargo volumes in… Read More
A planned expansion by the Prince Rupert Port Authority may propel the northern British Columbia, Canada, port into the second busiest in Canada. A recently announced terminal master plan showcases the sequencing of development at the Port of Prince Rupert with the long-term potential to develop six to seven million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) of… Read More
Port CEO says dredging will be welcome news for shipping and cruise industries The Port of Summerside has called for tenders for dredging its harbour and the channel. The harbour is usually dredged every eight years to get rid of excessive sand and silt to ensure proper depth in the channel, but it has been… Read More
Baltimore Project Improves Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay BALTIMORE, MD – A stream at The Maryland Zoo at Baltimore that was once eroded has a second life thanks to an ecosystem restoration project funded by the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA). “The Maryland Port Administration is committed to growing the Port… Read More
The City of Delta is a prime example of how port operations can drive the economy and bolster communities. Roberts Bank hosts the largest container terminal in Canada, generating over $1 billion in economic activity every year. Port operations not only fuel Delta’s local economy, they power the country’s, too. By facilitating trade with over… Read More
ICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is examining the possibility of building a new $125 million port on the southern Mississippi River. The Vicksburg Post reports that the city of Vicksburg has hired an engineering firm to do a feasibility study. Mayor George Flaggs Jr. says the firm will look at whether Vicksburg and… Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — The inclusion of $35 million in funding for state port districts in Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget is “awesome” but more money will be needed to repair the Port of Chicago’s aging infrastructure, a port executive said. The Illinois Ports Association had requested $250 million for all 19 Illinois port districts, including… Read More
Our Port represents us around the world. It keeps our local economy in motion and it defines us like nothing else By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index To put it mildly, I am a huge advocate of the Port of Tacoma. Few, if any, entities are more intimately tied to the past, the future and… Read More
On Mar. 27, 2019, the M/V Zhen Hua 25 arrived in South Philadelphia to unload two behemoths at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. These new cranes, identical to two that arrived in 2018, make for a total of four super Post-Panamax cranes – capable of handling the largest ships in the world – now operating… Read More