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New numbers out Thursday showed that nearly one in 10 Georgians has claimed unemployment benefits in the last month as the coronavirus spreads and shuts down much of the economy. The state’s seaports are a major economic driver and support some nine percent of jobs in Georgia, while tourism is a key industry on the… Read More
The Port of Charleston expects to mark a big-ship milestone in June when a container vessel capable of carrying more than 15,000 cargo boxes pulls into the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant. The CMA CGM Panama, part of the Ocean Alliance shipping network, is scheduled to arrive in late June as part of an… Read More
A regulatory saga that for several years has plagued a major container terminal project proposed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is showing no signs of abating, and a final decision by the Canadian federal government has been delayed until November in light of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19. Not only are there substantial environmental… Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a huge number of blank sailings and idled containerships. With a decline in volumes form shippers and ocean carriers the Port of Virginia has therefore decided to close its Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT). Effective of 4 May the PMT will be closed, and truck gate openings at Norfolk International… Read More
A giant containership squeezing under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge as it made way toward the Port of Oakland was a sight for sore eyes yesterday as shipping enthusiasts flooded social media with images of the sea giant. The 19,200 TEU MSC Anna, owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company, has docked at the port’s Oakland International… Read More
JaxPort saw an 8 percent drop in cargo containers and a 21 percent plunge in automobile shipments in March compared to the prior year because of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus. Jacksonville’s port saw an 8 percent drop in cargo containers and a 21 percent plunge in automobile shipments in March compared to… Read More
The relief comes in the way of deferring rent for businesses for the months of April through July, and deferring moorage fees for liveaboard and other moorage customers for the months of April through June. Building on recent tenant relief at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Port of Seattle will provide rent relief for qualifying business… Read More
Additional funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to pursue port maintenance projects was approved in the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package that recently was signed into law. The provision, effective Jan. 1 or upon enactment of the next water resources development policy bill, exempts Corps funding through the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from certain… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – Pin Oak Corpus Christi, LLC (“ Pin Oak Terminals”) received its first vessel Wednesday at the newly commissioned Oil Dock 14 at the Port of Corpus Christi. The new dock can accommodate fully laden bulk liquid tankers up to Suez-max class with loading rates in excess of 40,000 barrels per… Read More
World trade could be in for its worst year since the Great Depression, according to worst-case estimates by the World Trade Organization, but statistics at the Port of Charleston have continued to hold up fairly well — so far — under the COVID-19 strain. Charleston’s port moved 185,631 cargo boxes through its terminals in March…. Read More
STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com A $12.7 million contract to dredge sand from Big Pass and spread it along Lido Key Beach was awarded to Cottrell Contracting Corporation. The project entails dredging and spreading about 710,000 cubic yards of sand on the highly-eroded south Lido Key Beach from the southern tip of the island… Read More
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian ports, categorized by the federal authorities among essential services, have remained opened for business while taking all the necessary measures to protect the health and safety of their employees. Ports on the East Coast are no exception. For the most part, traffic trends have been on a downward path since… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles moved 449,568 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a 30.9% decrease compared to last year. For the first quarter of 2020, volumes have decreased 18.5% compared to 2019. It was the lowest amount of monthly cargo moving through the Port since February 2009. March imports decreased 25.9% to 220,255 TEUs… Read More
Container activity at Port Houston began slowing in late March as the coronavirus outbreak continued to threaten the global economy, port officials said this week. The port handled 248,280 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) in March, down 11% compared to the year-earlier period. Officials said the port also saw seven blank sailings during the month. Despite the… Read More
The Berth 5 Expansion project in Port Arthur hit a big milestone last week! According to Project Engineer Ilias Sgourides, P.E., “We just drove the first of 270 precast pre-stressed concrete wharf piles. We have 92 piles at 30 in. square and 168 piles at 24 in. square ranging from 100 to 126 ft. long.”… Read More