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In-bound container traffic lowest since 2015 labor dispute at West Coast ports WASHINGTON – Traffic at major U.S. container ports fell to its lowest level in five years during March, according to estimates from the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Imports are projected to remain significantly below… Read More
Just to the south of where Americans once launched men to the moon and will soon begin their voyages to Mars is the site of a different kind of facility — one that also helps launch people, but to more Earth-bound destinations. Port Canaveral is a cargo and naval port 10 mi. south of the… Read More
Sometimes called Kentuckiana because of the region’s close relationship between Kentucky and Indiana, the greater Louisville, Ky., metropolitan area has inland riverports on both the sides of the Ohio River that serve the region. The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, headquartered in Jeffersonville, Ind., is involved in a $23 million expansion to better serve its customers. Plans… Read More
Three vessels, which include a 14,400 TEU, 13,0000 TEU and 8,000 TEU, working at #SCPorts Wando Welch Terminal this afternoon. 13 cranes deployed to keep freight moving. The South Carolina maritime community is working hard to ensure goods get delivered. #theworldconnectshere Source: linkedin
The Alabama Port Authority has finished its 400-foot container dock extension at the Port of Mobile. Completion of this project comes as funding secured by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is now in place to dredge and widen Mobile Harbor by 2024. Within days wrapping up the project, the terminal simultaneously handled two container ships at… Read More
The APM Terminals Mobile facility in Alabama has handled two container ships simultaneously for the first time at its newly expanded berth. The Alabama Port Authority completed its 400-foot container dock extension on March 20 and it now enables two x 8,000-10,000 TEU ships to be handled simultaneously. The two ships were Belita with a… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s newest Commissioner, Dr. Bryan Gulley, was sworn in on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales administered the Oath of Office after Commissioner Richard Bowers participated in his final Port of Corpus Christi Commission meeting. Commissioner Gulley will fulfil the remainder of… Read More
The Port of Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has announced it will parts of its port available for the US Army in the fight against the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. In a statement, it said it will make sections of Terminal 46 available for trailers, container equipment and storage needs in support of… Read More
(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