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In the first half of 2020, ocean container volume for Delaware River seaports was up 4 percent. This is the only seaport on the U.S. Eastern seaboard to see more business than it enjoyed a year ago, according to Sean Mahoney, director of marketing for PhilaPort. Declines for other ports on the eastern seaboard average… Read More
Alameda County labor leader Andreas Cluver has been elected President of the Port of Oakland’s governing Board. The seven-member Board of Port Commissioners chose Mr. Cluver at a special meeting this week. Oakland Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Leslie was elected the Port Board’s First Vice President. Commissioners selected well-known Oakland architect Yui… Read More
COLUMBIA — The Heartland Port Authority of Central Missouri has been given 116 acres to develop a port on the Missouri River in Jefferson City. In a Tuesday press conference, the Heartland Port Authority of Central Missouri announced the signage of House Bill 1330 by Governor Mike Parson which gives the port authority 116 acres… Read More
America’s ports have some of the dirtiest air, thanks to the constant loading and unloading of ships and moving freight around using diesel engines. The diesel is really the workhorse of commerce, doing the heavy lifting that humans and animals used to do before the era of the infernal combustion engine arrived. The coastal area… Read More
Governor Ralph Northam has announced that Virginia will invest $14 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) to replace all-diesel cargo handling equipment at the Port of Virginia with zero-emission all-electric equipment, and $20 million to fund the Clean Air Communities Program to electrify government fleets across the Commonwealth. “As we continue to… Read More
By: Matt Hochberg Cruise fans love to dream of what new itineraries Royal Caribbean might announce next, and with that, opportunities to sail on different ships. While Royal Caribbean has a large fleet of ships, not all of them can sail from every port. Certain ports of call are hindered by structures and obstacles that… Read More
Each time a huge merchant ship, laden with stacks of shipping containers, is seen cleaving the waters of Hampton Roads or when a new or refurbished military warship is launched locally for sea duty, the story the Virginia Maritime Association is being told. In February 1920, 56 business and port leaders signed a charter to… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – The Mississippi River Port system is one of the largest and most influential in the world and it’s about to get a little smarter. A new collaboration announced Monday, July 13 plans to make operations safer and more efficient across Louisiana’s shipping industry. The Mississippi River is in many ways… Read More
In any other year, there would have been a huge celebration for the opening of a new export terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 8, but with the way things are right now, that will have to wait for another day. Construction of the G-3 terminal started back in 2017 and following recent… Read More
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Imports at major US retail container ports are expected to remain significantly below last year’s levels into this fall as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to a new monthly report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “Economic indicators show that the recession brought on by the pandemic… Read More
President Trump‘s order calling for agencies to use emergency powers to speed environmental review and permitting could fast-track Wilmington port project. WILMINGTON – A presidential executive order directing federal agencies to expedite environmental reviews of infrastructure projects has some locals questioning whether the Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project could be on the fast-track list. President… Read More
Coronavirus continued to dampen US demand for goods in June The Port of Long Beach said Friday the COVID-19 pandemic continued to drive down demand for goods in the second quarter of 2020, leading to an increase in canceled sailings and a decline in containers shipped through the gateway. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 602,180… Read More
MIAMI — Just last November, PortMiami was bustling with construction workers bringing to life five new cruise terminals and two cruise company headquarters. Future cruise business was all but guaranteed: Fiscal year 2020 was set to break the port’s 2019 record of 6.8 million passengers, up 22% from 2018. The county agreed to pay $700… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi will receive additional funding from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for infrastructure repairs damaged during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The more than $2.5 million in grant funding derives from federal awards for the State of Texas under the Stafford Act. The Stafford Act authorizes… Read More