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(The Center Square) – Experts discussed why ports are essential to New Jersey’s economy during the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey’s Transportation Summit recently. Edward Kelly, executive director of the Maritime Association of New York and New Jersey, said at the summit that New Jersey’s shipping industry provides more than 400,000 jobs and… Read More
Labor leaders say regional ports are still on track to see a growth in tonnage numbers despite changes and precautions the Southeast Texas shipping industry has experienced during the coronavirus pandemic. Since local authorities started enforcing infection prevention policies two weeks ago, the Coast Guard has issued five Captain of the Port orders for the… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Container activity at Port Houston climbed 29 percent in February compared to the same period last year, while blank sailings in the month of March caused by a combination of the Lunar New Year and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic expect to impact volume in March and the months ahead at the nation’s 6th… Read More
Maryland port’s Seagirt Marine Terminal will not move cargo Monday and Tuesday The Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Ports America Chesapeake operates the Seagirt Marine Terminal, which the Maryland Port Administration said would be closed because of “current declines in international container volumes.” Seagirt handles the… Read More
Best February ever recorded despite challenges from coronavirus pandemic It’s business as usual at Georgia’s ports, but with an “isolate and operate strategy.” That strategy includes spreading out workers at the 1,300-acre Garden City Terminal in Savannah to minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch said…. Read More
As Donjon Marine began dredging operations to prepare a berth at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort, on the other side of the country, Foss Maritime tugs were this morning assisting sister ship USNS Mercy into the Port of Los Angeles. At 0730 hours today, Foss tugs… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Container activity at Port Houston climbed 29 percent in February compared to the same period last year, while blank sailings in the month of March caused by a combination of the Lunar New Year and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic expect to impact volume in March and the months ahead at the nation’s 6th… Read More
Cargo ship traffic has seen little impact from COVID-19 The Port of Vancouver closed its administrative offices but continues to operate amid COVID-19 pandemic. Most its 60 staffers are working remotely, and all of the port’s terminals are operational. “We’re continuing to see cargo moving across our docks, which is great,” said Ryan Hart, the… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 24, 2020– The Houston Ship Channel and the 200-plus private terminals and eight public terminals that comprise the greater Port of Houston remain operating and open for business following today’s announcement by Harris County, Texas of a county-wide stay-at-home order. Our essential critical infrastructure workers will remain on the job. Employees supporting or… Read More
OGDENSBURG — Commercial traffic is about all there is on the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge. “It’s extremely slow, as far as what we are used to,” said Steven Lawrence, interim executive director of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority. “Other than commercial traffic, and that’s been reduced, it looks like 10 at night out there.” The… Read More
Port Houston plans to reopen its Bayport and Barbours Cut Container Terminals today, March 20, 2020. The terminals were closed after one ILA worker, who recently worked at both Bayport and Barbours Cut Terminals, tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The port authority said it had conducted a thorough investigation regarding the ILA worker, who has… Read More
Rockport Terminals LLC reports that its private port at Aransas Pass, near Corpus Christi, Texas, processed and transloaded over 60,000 tons of bulk liquid and pipeline pipe in Nov/Dec 2019—the first bulk product moved through the facility in 12 years. The Aransas Pass property was previously owned by Nilok Chemicals, which closed and dismantled the… Read More
Jasper County Council has amended a resolution that calls for possible legal action against the South Carolina Ports Authority in an effort “to work with the powers that be instead of fighting with them,” Councilman Tom Johnson said this month. Council voted unanimously March 2 to remove from the resolution a deadline after which it… Read More
The outbreak of COVID-19, which caused numerous Chinese factories to halt production and shut down earlier this year, has led to about a 20% year-over-year drop in shipping volume at the Port of Savannah during the first two weeks of March. “We’re about 20% below last March for the first two weeks of the month,… Read More
Lowe to entitle portion of Union Pier Terminal for redevelopment Charleston, SC – South Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors approved today a professional services agreement with Lowe, the owner of the Wild Dunes Resort and developer of the new Cooper Hotel on Charleston Harbor, to entitle and sell the non-maritime portion of Union Pier… Read More