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“The COVID-19 pandemic puts it in a projected $22 million shortfall that municipal governments cannot be expected to cover while addressing the urgent needs of year-round and seasonal residents,” Sen. Julian Cyr said in a statement. BOSTON — A move on Beacon Hill Thursday could ease the financial burden on the five port communities served… Read More
Two new mobile harbor cranes have been delivered to the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal as the Georgia Ports Authority expands its container-handling and berth capacity. The cranes will offload containers from vessels carrying up to 4,800 twenty-foot equivalent container units, the company said in its release. “We’re developing this into a niche terminal that… Read More
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) has introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to critical federal funding for inland ports, terminals, and waterways. The Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act establishes a competitive grant matching program for projects at smaller ports and terminals and makes privately-owned terminals eligible for assistance. It is cosponsored… Read More
The South Carolina Ports Authority adopted its fiscal year 2021 budget including significant investments to continue the growth in the ports. Among the projects is the opening of the first new container terminal in the US in 11 years. South Carolina’s plan projects that the ports will handle more than 1.24 million pier containers from… Read More
Submitted by the Chief, Office of Navigation Systems (CG-NAV) On June 30, 2020 the Coast Guard switched off the last Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) signals after more than 25 years of service. With the improved accuracy and integrity of un-augmented GPS over the last several years, and with the introduction of the U.S. operated… Read More
When an infrastructure bill passes, it will almost certainly include funding for the country’s seaports. That’s because America’s sea and inland ports are essential cogs in the country’s economic recovery. Ports have played an incredibly important role in our short-term emergency response to COVID-19. The delivery of vital commodities and products reached recipients through ports…. Read More
Funding has been approved to finish building phase one of the first new container terminal in the US since 2009. South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) board of directors have adopted a fiscal year 2021 financial plan which includes US$264.2m in operating revenues. The board has also approved a US$319m capital spending plan for fiscal year… Read More
Near 16 percent drop from 2020 spending plan due to decline in cargo, air traffic Oakland, Calif. – June 29, 2020:Coronavirus-induced business declines have prompted the Port of Oakland to curtail Fiscal Year 2021 spending plans. Port Commissioners last week approved a budget for next year down 15.84 percent from FY 2020 levels. The Port… Read More
Nearly 70% more properties in the U.S. are at substantial risk of flooding compared to government estimates, new peer-reviewed analysis shows. Why it matters: Increased flooding, including from sea level rise and intensifying rains, is one of the clearest and most expensive impacts from rising global temperatures. Driving the news: The data will soon feed… Read More
After 16 years as the Port of Edmonds Deputy Director, Marla Kempf will be retiring at the end of June. A highly regarded and well-known leader in the Port industry, Kempf is a member of the Northwest Marine Trade Association, Washington Public Ports Association, and the first choice go-to voice for many regional Puget Sound… Read More
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state port has lost a crucial chunk of funding over a technicality for a construction and remodeling project of a former paper and pulp mill shuttered in 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation has rescinded a $15.5 million grant for the Port of Everett’s plan to build a cargo… Read More
As the money to build a major seaport in Jasper County continues to trickle in, some local officials who are pushing for the project say they’re being forced into a game of economic development hardball: Complain about the lack of progress and other vital projects might not get funded. “We have received veiled messages from… Read More
First phase of Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal at Port of Charleston set to open in March The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) this week adopted a $319 million capital spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The SCPA’s board of directors on Wednesday also approved a fiscal year 2021 plan that projects the handling of… Read More
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) selected new officers with the election of Darryl D. Berger as Chairman, William H. Langenstein, III, as Vice Chairman and Charles H. Ponstein as Secretary-Treasurer during the June 25 monthly Board meeting. Port Commissioners also serve as Directors of the New Orleans Public… Read More
The state of Alabama and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have entered into a Project Partnership Agreement to deepen and widen the Port of Mobile to 50 feet by late 2024 or early 2025. Army Col. Sebastien P. Joly, Commander of the USACE’s Mobile District, and John C. Driscoll, director and CEO of… Read More