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By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On February 21, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration administrator, Admiral Mark H. Buzby, joined Senator Bill Cassidy, Senator John Kennedy and Representative Garret Graves in presenting a $13.4 million Port Infrastructure Development Grant check to the Port of South Louisiana for the Globalplex Multi-Modal Connections Project. “This funding is… Read More
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced it has closed Baltimore’s cruise ship terminal due to the spread of the coronavirus. The cruise terminal will remain closed, “until further notice.” Cruise ships scheduled to return to Baltimore on active sailings will be permitted to return. Provided guests onboard do not have any confirmed cases of coronavirus and/or… Read More
CHARLESTON — S.C. Ports Authority saw steady container volumes in early 2020 and recorded the highest February ever for both cargo volumes and rail moves at inland ports. S.C. Ports moved 197,214 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) across the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in February. SCPA has handled nearly 1.64 million TEUs… Read More
Canadian Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Japanese Tomakomai Port Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel and the provision of LNG bunkering services at both ports. The MOU was signed by representatives of the two port authorities on March 5, 2020…. Read More
Exciting news at Port Houston today! U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao visited the Port to announce Port Infrastructure Development Grant Program Awards for Texas. Nearly $22 million of the economic development grants will be awarded to Port Houston. The Bayport Container Terminal Intermodal Expansion to Meet Demand Grant will enable Port Houston’s Bayport Container… Read More
In what is being called a “once-in-a-generation investment,” the Port of Seattle will spend $9.5B to make capital improvements at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and its marine terminal facilities over the next decade. “This is a testament to the growth of the region,” Port of Seattle Managing Director of Economic Development David McFadden said. McFadden… Read More
The Port of Seattle has canceled the first two sailings of its 2020 cruise season amid the ongoing health risks stemming from the spreading of the coronavirus. The said sailings were planned for April 1 and April 5. They were ‘port of call’ sailings, which means that the vessel makes a one-day stop in Seattle… Read More
The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded a $39m grant for two ports in Texas. The grant was formally announced by US Transportation Secretary Elaine L Chao at Port Houston along with Port Houston officials. The grant is a part of the $280m discretionary grant funding announced last month. The funding… Read More
Still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, Port Aransas may face a future under Big Oil that some fear will destroy the idyllic vacation spot treasured by generations of Texans. “Right now, I can see Ingleside where they are loading VLCCs (very large crude carriers); and at night, the lights are unbelievable. And that’s 10 miles away,”… Read More
Pasco commissioner again seeks expanded Port Richey dredge Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano wants to keep afloat an idea the city of Port Richey thought it had sunk already — expanding the city’s planned canal dredging linking Miller’s Bayou to the Pithlachascotee River. Dredging that canal, technically two channels known as 1 and 26A, is… Read More
PORT ANGELES — Shoreline-area sediment too polluted for open-water disposal, as had been planned by the Port of Port Angeles, will be used instead as fill material for the port’s Marine Industrial Park. The change in fate for the sediment could cause a “significant cost overrun” for the Port’s Terminal 3 dredging project, which had… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles, the U.S. busiest port, has seen a 22.9 percent decrease in handled containers for the month of February compared with the same month in 2019 amid the coronavirus impact. The coronavirus outbreak has caused a major disruption to the supply chain, resulting in an increase of canceled sailings and a… Read More
With enhanced terminal infrastructure and efficiencies and construction under way to bring channel depth to 55 feet – the most among U.S. East Coast maritime gateways – The Port of Virginia clearly is putting out the welcome mat for cargo business. John F. Reinhart, entering his seventh year as the Virginia Port Authority’s chief executive… Read More
Rick Cotton, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Mr. Cotton is currently asymptomatic and has self-quarantined at his home while maintaining a full schedule. Any staff members who have had close contact with him in recent days are also working from home… Read More
Port officials say a decline in international container volume led to reduced hours BALTIMORE — The Port of Baltimore is reducing hours at its terminal that handles container business due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to port officials. Officials with the Port of Baltimore say “Ports America Chesapeake,” which operates the Seagirt Marine Terminal at… Read More