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South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has been awarded a nearly USD 20 million federal grant to assist with building vital infrastructure at Wando Welch Terminal in support of the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Port Infrastructure Development Grant for S.C. Ports’ Wando Welch Terminal Wharf Toe Wall and Berth… Read More
New Benchmarks Also Reached for Cars and Containers (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore recorded another record-breaking year in 2019. Figures released this week show new high marks for cargo tonnage passing through the Port’s public and private marine terminals, as well as new benchmarks for containers and the number of… Read More
The Trump administration has included in its 2021 budget proposal $100 million for the Port of Corpus Christi to support its effort to widen and deepen its ship channel. U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, whose district includes the port and Corpus Christi, said in a statement late Monday the funding could be a part of the… Read More
At long last, the endeavor to bring the Delaware River channel to 45-foot depth as far as Philadelphia is virtually complete, and PhilaPort – already experiencing dynamic growth in container and roll-on/roll-off volumes alike – is perfectly positioned to benefit both now and for the foreseeable future. Jeff Theobald, executive director and chief executive officer… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday requested $93.6 million in federal funding during the next fiscal year to keep the expansion of Savannah’s busy shipping channel on track. The figure was included in the release of Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal 2021, which begins Oct. 1. Congress will have the final say… Read More
Jacksonville, FL – JAXPORT is celebrating a milestone win, as the federal government is now fulling fund its portion of deepening the harbor. JAXPORT announced late Monday that more than $35 million was included in President Trump’s budget for Fiscal Year 2021. It’s the first time JAXPORT has ever received funding in the president’s budget…. Read More
WASHINGTON, DC (WKRG) — U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocated $274,300,000 for the Port of Mobile in its Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) Work Plan, officially providing the resources to dredge Alabama’s premier port. The funding, which accounts for the full federal share of the project cost,… Read More
#SCPorts Crane 42 is on the move! The first of the three new ship-to-shore cranes moved into position on the dock this morning. Stay tuned as it becomes operational next week! ????:Ed Stehmeyer, P.E./ S.C. Ports. Source: linkedin.com
Two significant South Carolina Ports Authority projects received recognition during the prestigious 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards for their innovative, creative and environmentally focused approaches to engineering. The awards, given by the American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina, honor the year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments. S.C. Ports Authority and Collins Engineers Inc. received the… Read More
The US port of Virginia is preparing for a lengthy spell of handling materials and equipment for the establishment of offshore wind energy projects. Last Tuesday, the port’s board of commissioners gave its unanimous blessing to a proposed agreement with Danish offshore wind specialist Ørsted to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. The… Read More
Thanking the Gulf Ports Association, Port of NOLA and USACE Colonels Murphy and Vail for productive meetings today. Callan Marine also hosted a visit to its new 32” cutter dredge, CSD General MacArthur at C&C Shipyard in Louisiana. Source: linkedin.com
Container activity at Port Houston surged in 2019, logging a hefty 11% increase and setting a record. This marks the eighteenth consecutive year of container growth at the largest container port on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Among the nation’s top ten container ports, Port Houston was 2019’s fastest-growing, according to data from maritime sector data… Read More
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has announced that the construction of the Port of Charleston’s new container facility, the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr Terminal, remains on track following the structural completion of the new operations building. In a statement, SC Ports said the milestone meant the terminal is on schedule to be ready by March… Read More
Charleston, SC — The Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal is taking shape along the Cooper River as S.C. Ports Authority prepares to open the new container terminal in March 2021. S.C. Ports celebrated today the structural completion of the terminal’s new operations building. More than 300 people — contractors, port employees, elected leaders and community… Read More
Brand Story – With its rail line, channel expansion plans and space to grow, the Port has its sights set on diversification. To the general public, ports and ships go together like airports and airplanes. While that perception is not necessarily wrong, at the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, maritime activity bookends a much… Read More