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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $292.7 million in discretionary grant funding through the newly established Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The application deadline for the first $92.7 million in funding is September 16, 2019. The PIDP, which was originally authorized by… Read More
Mexico’s government aims to develop three main port projects during the term of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), which ends in 2024. All three projects are expansions, at Veracruz port (already underway), Manzanillo, and Progreso. Combined, works require a 100bn-peso (US$5.2bn) investment, expected to come from public and private funds, Héctor López, general ports… Read More
The State Ports Authority is scaling back expectations for containerized cargo growth for its 2020 fiscal year at the Port of Charleston as tariff concerns continue to impact global trade. The State Ports Authority is scaling back its expectations for growth over the next 12 months as tariffs — both existing and proposed — continue… Read More
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to veto a permit that was approved a week earlier by the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission. The permit would have allowed APM Terminals to begin automating parts of its operation. Dive Brief: The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to veto a permit that… Read More
ENCINITAS — Encinitas officials Tuesday announced the completion of the Cardiff State Beach Living Shoreline Project, making it the second beach in the city that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Work began last October to restore a half-mile stretch of sand dunes that has historically been damaged by storms and flooding. The… Read More
“What Pointe Coupee brings to the table is more riverfront access than anywhere else where the Port of Greater Baton Rouge currently has a footprint,” said Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen. “If things are done the right way, the possibilities of what could be done could really be a game changer for Pointe Coupee in… Read More
Port of Vancouver commissioners passed a significant energy policy shift that shuts the door on any future bulk fossil fuel terminals. By a vote of 2 to 1, commissioners laid out a new statement: “the port chooses not to pursue new bulk fossil fuel terminals on port-owned industrial property.” For the past several weeks, dozens… Read More
With the Port of Corpus Christi expected to become the nation’s top crude oil export hub over the next decade, now is a good time to buy or sell a crude oil export terminal along the South Texas waterway, industry analysts said. Flint Hills Resources has become the third company over the past two months… Read More
The Massachusetts Port Authority has named a new leader. Massport announced Thursday that its next CEO will be Lisa Wieland, an internal candidate who has been with the organization since 2006. The board of directors voted to name Wieland, Massport’s current port director, as the head of the organization for the next five years. She… Read More
The Port of Brownsville recently received a key permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the 17-mile Brownsville Ship Channel. Dredging on the $350 million project could start in 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) permit issued June 6 is the latest step in the port’s effort to deepen the… Read More
A Massachusetts jury has awarded a multimillion-dollar verdict to a pair of marine contractors who say they encountered boulders where sand and silt was supposed to be when dredging New Bedford harbor for a new port terminal. Cashman Dredging and Marine Co. and Weeks Marine Inc. have won a $21.3 million judgement in Suffolk County… Read More
Let me get this straight. Trafigura, through its Texas Gulf Coast Terminals Project (TGTP), announces plans to construct a single-point mooring buoy system in the Gulf of Mexico 14 miles off the coast of Padre Island to export U.S. crude oil and the Port of Corpus Christi and its public-entity followers cry foul. But when… Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — The authority that operates New York’s airports and many of its bridges and tunnels is proposing fare and toll hikes across a broad swath of its facilities, some potentially taking effect as early as this fall, to keep pace with inflation and help fund more than $30 billion in capital projects… Read More
As America’s ports handle larger amounts of cargo from bigger container ships, the ports are in a building boom. But the cost of expanding could get more expensive if a Trump administration plan to impose 25% tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes manufactured only in China are implemented. The White House is considering adding the cranes to… Read More
CHARLESTON – The South Carolina Ports Authority has recognized 25 delegates for completing the 2018-19 Port Ambassador Program, which provides participants an understanding of the connection between the Port of Charleston and South Carolina’s business community. Pough gets new contract; SCSU head coach returning for 18th season The 10-month Port Ambassador Program immerses participants in… Read More