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By: Adam Tindall-Schlicht, Director of Port Milwaukee & President of the Wisconsin Commercial Ports Association The global pandemic has affected every facet of life and work in 2020, and the unprecedented nature of COVID-19 has made the work of Wisconsin’s commercial ports all the more essential. 27 million metric tons of cargo are moved through… Read More
The CDC first issued a no-sail-order on March 13, 2020. Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending that Florida’s seaports receive a large slice of the state’s COVID-19 federal relief funding. Speaking to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday, DeSantis said seaports have suffered huge losses amid the pandemic but noted that they have yet to receive… Read More
Wilson Sons has acquired a minority stake in Israeli startup Docktech along with a commercial exclusivity agreement to use the company’s maritime technology to monitor berth and waterway depth in Brazilian ports. With the digital twin technology developed by Docktech and, through the data collected by its fleet of 80 tugs, the Brazilian port and… Read More
Jasper County took a major step forward this month in its longtime effort to move the Jasper Ocean Terminal closer to reality. County Council voted unanimously March 1 to ratify an agreement in which the South Carolina Ports Authority will transfer its ownership of the port’s future location to the county. “So much work has… Read More
Thanks to an expansion of Ocean Terminal at the Georgia Port, allowing for container traffic, that fresh citrus fruit you crave might be just a bit fresher still. Seaboard Marine has begun importing chilled produce to Savannah through the expanded Ocean Terminal at the Savannah port, according to GPA officials. Workers and staff of the Georgia… Read More
The company that planned to construct a crude oil export terminal on Harbor Island has lost its lease. Port of Corpus Christi commissioners on Tuesday voted to end the lease with Lone Star Ports LLC, directing CEO Sean Strawbridge “to deliver the notice of termination to Lone Star Ports immediately.” Lease plans had involved development… Read More
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The Port of Virginia’s terminals are operating with record efficiency – while handling record volumes – thanks in part to the completion of its three-year, $800 million productivity and capacity-increasing projects. Newly enhanced terminal infrastructure is playing a crucial role in expediting all-time-high containerized cargo volumes through The Port of Virginia, which is foresightedly advancing… Read More
Deal adds to port’s cargo mix, increases DoD’s capabilities Virginia International Terminals last month won a $15.4 million contract for stevedoring and terminal services to support military cargoes, boosting the diversification strategies of the Port of Virginia and the Defense Department. Under the five-year contract awarded by the U.S. Transportation Command, the port’s commercial arm… Read More
Imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports are expected to grow dramatically during the first half of 2021, which is likely to exacerbate ongoing problems with congestion and turnaround times. Container imports are expected to increase, as more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 and turn to more in-store shopping, according to the monthly Global… Read More
Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade, left, praises outgoing port Commissioner Tim Mathews, who is stepping down from the board. Mathews will be succeeded by Matthew K. Glover, right. The Morgan City Harbor & Terminal District board welcomed a new member Monday and turned its attention to an old problem: opening the… Read More
Hamdi Mohamed has had a connection to the Port of Seattle in one way or another for the majority of her life. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), which is owned by the Port, was one of her first points of entry into the United States when she emigrated from Somalia at the age of three. Since… Read More
Spring is in the air, even with a lake wind. And the shipping season is only a few weeks away. But first, we look back. December 2020 wrapped up with some good news for the shipping industry. The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 includes more access to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. “That money… Read More
Just across the Delaware River are the runways for Philadelphia International Airport, uncharacteristically quiet in this time of COVID-19. This is the port where a company called EEW will soon begin building a factory to make the gigantic monopiles that hold up offshore wind turbines. Ørsted North America, which is building the state’s first offshore… Read More