Officials envision offshore wind industry tenants shipping to Long Island BETHLEHEM — Plans to expand the Port of Albany by 80 acres to the south into the town of Bethlehem received a boost last week when the town planning board agreed to accept the State Environmental Quality Review or SEQR survey for the project. Now… Read More
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $1.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020/21. The budget is based on expectations of slower cargo volumes in the near term and a continued slowdown in the worldwide economy, due to market uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lingering impacts from the… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA –The Port of Corpus Christi was awarded a grant by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) under the 2019-2020 Port Access Program for safety improvements to the Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor and Rincon Road leading to the Rincon Industrial Complex. The Port Access Program is funded by the Texas Mobility… Read More
Work will deepen harbor without disrupting ship traffic, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is taking advantage of slow container traffic incurred by coronavirus business shutdowns to catch up on infrastructure improvements, announcing Sunday that it has set a new precedent by using four dredges simultaneously on its Savannah harbor… Read More
Braskem has chosen South Carolina as the location of its new Global Export Hub to serve its international customers, according to the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA). In a statement, the SCPA said the the new Global Export Hub facility will provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping services to support Braskem’s U.S. polypropylene (PP) production… Read More
Ports America Chesapeake, terminal operator of the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, recently announced the expansion of its partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation to offer on-dock intermodal rail service at Seagirt starting today, May 26th. The new on-dock loading will offer enhanced services for Norfolk Southern’s international customers, shifting its international intermodal business from… Read More
Ports America Chesapeake, terminal operator of the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, recently announced the expansion of its partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation to offer on-dock intermodal rail service at Seagirt starting today, May 26th. The new on-dock loading will offer enhanced services for Norfolk Southern’s international customers, shifting its international intermodal business from… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, approved the recommended plan for navigation improvements at the Port of Nome during a signing event Friday in Washington, D.C. With the completion of the Chief’s Report for the… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, approved the recommended plan for navigation improvements at the Port of Nome during a signing event Friday in Washington, D.C. With the completion of the Chief’s Report for the… Read More
Twenty-seven members of Congress representing the states of New York and New Jersey are asking leaders in the House and Senate to include $3 billion in relief funds for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a future coronavirus financial aid package. “As you know, the New York Metropolitan Region has become… Read More
Twenty-seven members of Congress representing the states of New York and New Jersey are asking leaders in the House and Senate to include $3 billion in relief funds for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a future coronavirus financial aid package. “As you know, the New York Metropolitan Region has become… Read More
Will resubmit new Phase I RESTORE Act project to Treasury Department NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco County commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of allowing the Port Richey dredging plan to begin with the first phase the city had mostly wanted all along. Commissioners Jack Mariano and Ron Oakley cast the two no votes. That means… Read More
Will resubmit new Phase I RESTORE Act project to Treasury Department NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco County commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of allowing the Port Richey dredging plan to begin with the first phase the city had mostly wanted all along. Commissioners Jack Mariano and Ron Oakley cast the two no votes. That means… Read More
Leadership from JAXPORT, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Area Port of Jacksonville, and U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville joined U.S. Congressman John Rutherford in welcoming Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf to JAXPORT this week. The visit included an update on JAXPORT’s major growth projects, including the Harbor Deepening Project which remains… Read More
Leadership from JAXPORT, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Area Port of Jacksonville, and U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville joined U.S. Congressman John Rutherford in welcoming Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf to JAXPORT this week. The visit included an update on JAXPORT’s major growth projects, including the Harbor Deepening Project which remains… Read More