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Automation vs. jobs: The battle at Savannah’s port

GA, United States

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Artificial intelligence is transforming industries at an unprecedented rate. A recent study from investment firm Goldman Sachs estimates that AI could replace 300 million full-time jobs within just five years. This shift is already being felt in Savannah, where some workers are fighting to protect their livelihoods from automation. Port Workers Push Back Against AI… Read More

PhilaPort isn’t satisfied with status quo in dynamic East Coast port race

PA, United States

Once considered a hidden gem lying in wait amid bigger East Coast ports, PhilaPort spent much of last year finishing the process of becoming a full-fledged polished diamond. In March, Philadelphia welcomed the largest vessel ever to call a Delaware River port – the CMA CGM Marco Polo with a capacity of 16,200 TEUs – to the… Read More

Ports of Indiana near-record cargo shipments in 2024

IN, United States

INDIANAPOLIS – The Ports of Indiana says cargo shipments have continued to increase, with 2024 totaling its second highest year for annual volume shipments in history. Indiana has ports in Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon on the Ohio River and Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan. Ports of Indiana shipped 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, an increase… Read More

Port of Oakland to benefit wetlands through sustainable dredging

CA, United States

Oakland, Calif. – February 13, 2025: The Port of Oakland deepens its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the next three years to allow more Port-dredged sediment to go towards restoring wetlands… Read More

Georgia seaport becomes the largest U.S. automobile port, surpassing Baltimore

GA, United States

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Brunswick rode double-digit growth to become the top U.S. seaport for automobiles last year, Georgia officials said Feb. 12, surpassing the Port of Baltimore after it shut down for weeks following a deadly bridge collapse. Georgia Ports Authority CEO Griff Lynch made the announcement during a luncheon speech… Read More

Duffy Says Texas GulfLink Oil Port Will Move Forward

TX, United States

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Trump administration planned to “move forward” with approval of a Texas port capable of shipping 1 million barrels of oil a day proposed by Sentinel Midstream LLC. The project, first proposed in 2019 and known as the Texas GulfLink Deepwater Port, has been awaiting a final authorization from the Transportation Department’s… Read More

Indiana ports log second-highest cargo volume in 2024

IN, United States

The Ports of Indiana shipped 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in the port authority’s 60-year history. Last year was the fourth consecutive year of increased shipments, up 3% from 2023 and second best to 2018, which holds the record at 14.8 million tons, ports authority officials said in a press release. In… Read More

JAXPORT completes first of two vehicle berth expansions at Blount Island

FL, United States

Contractors for the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) have completed a year-long construction project to expand vehicle Berth 22 at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The berth is the first of two vehicle berth projects in a $60 million total initiative to increase efficiencies and accommodate additional vehicle vessel calls. Expanding Berth 22 allows it… Read More

Corps criticized for port dredging delay

GA, United States

The lack of progress on planned dredging work at the Brunswick Harbor by the Army Corps of Engineers is raising questions by U.S. Sens. Jon Offoff and Raphael Warnock, the state’s voices in the U.S. Senate. The two Democrats have sent a letter to Corps leadership expressing “alarm over the Corps’ failure to dredge the… Read More

Proposed Wilmington harbor project draft study due in fall

NC, United States

WILMINGTON — A study of possible environmental impacts associated with the proposed Wilmington harbor-deepening project is expected to be released in the fall. The draft environmental impact study examines different alternatives for the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s plan to make room for larger container ships to get to and from the Wilmington port. The… Read More

Port of Brunswick Dredging in Limbo due to Federal Funding

GA, United States

Officials from the Port of Brunswick announced during the yearly State of the Port address that the harbour that processes more than 500,000 cars a year is now the country’s top port for autos and heavy machinery. The Port of Brunswick handled more than two million tons of roll on/roll off cargo in 2024. Last year, the Port… Read More

Port of Jacksonville, Fl. Bullish on 2025 due to Capital Projects

By Ric Anderson| In the annual State of the Port event, board chair Wendy Hamilton says this could be a “transformational year.” Terminal upgrades that are scheduled to go online in coming months and increased connectivity between Jacksonville and seaports around the world have JaxPort leaders feeling bullish about 2025, the chair of the Port Authority board… Read More

US ports prepare for ramped up retail imports ahead of tariffs

United States

According to the latest Global Port Tracker report, a collaborative effort between the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, revealed that in December 2024, US ports processed approximately 2.14m twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), exhibiting a robust 14.4% year-over-year growth. This performance marked a slight decrease from November and contributed to an annual total of… Read More

Chinese cranes at U.S. ports raise homeland security concerns

CA, United States

Long Beach, California — Los Angeles and Long Beach are home to the largest port complex in the Western Hemisphere. Last year, 40% of the nation’s imports, worth nearly $500 billion, passed through the ports in more than 20 million containers, according to L.A. and Long Beach port officials. Each shipping container gets offloaded by towering… Read More

How Trump’s Funding Freeze Threatens US Port Cybersecurity

United States

A $20 billion federal program to beef up cybersecurity at U.S. ports could be in jeopardy under President Donald Trump’s proposed federal funding freeze. Failure to modernize commercial ports could cripple U.S. maritime cybersecurity efforts at a time when China is ramping up strategic port investments across the Western Hemisphere, security analysts warned in congressional… Read More

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