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Our Port represents us around the world. It keeps our local economy in motion and it defines us like nothing else By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index To put it mildly, I am a huge advocate of the Port of Tacoma. Few, if any, entities are more intimately tied to the past, the future and… Read More
On Mar. 27, 2019, the M/V Zhen Hua 25 arrived in South Philadelphia to unload two behemoths at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. These new cranes, identical to two that arrived in 2018, make for a total of four super Post-Panamax cranes – capable of handling the largest ships in the world – now operating… Read More
My administration is working to improve the transportation infrastructure of Pennsylvania, and the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) is no exception. More than $300 million in infrastructure, warehousing, and equipment investments are underway at PhilaPort through my Capital Investment Program and port development plan. The arrival of two super post-Panamax cranes last year increased PhilaPort’s capacity… Read More
Regular maintenance to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) is required for recreational and commercial boats to make their way up and down the body of water along the coast of Charleston. Without regularly scheduled dredging maintenance, the waterway would fill with sand, silt and sediment preventing boats from passing through at low tide. Recently, the… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harris County Commissioners Court appointed Wendolynn “Wendy” Montoya Cloonan to serve as a member of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. The appointment occurred Tuesday, during the Commissioners Court weekly meeting. “I am pleased to welcome Commissioner Cloonan to the Port Commission and look forward to her leadership,” Port Commission Chairman… Read More
Fourth largest U.S. port looks to usurp West Coast gateways for Midwest box volumes. The Port of Savannah aims to boost its market share of freight moving into the U.S. Midwest, saying it offers a cheaper way into the Gateway of the West than the West Coast gateways. To that end, the Georgia Ports Authority… Read More
The Canadian government will fund two projects to boost capacity at the Port of Halifax and reduce trucking traffic in the eastern Canadian city’s downtown. The C$47.5 million investment (a Canadian dollar equals US$0.74), announced on June 3, will allow more cargo to transfer via rail from the South End (Halterm) to the Fairview Cove… Read More
Massport officials are pushing to keep the large new container cranes they plan to buy off of the list of tariffs on Chinese imports, saying that the higher levy on goods from China would add millions of dollars to the project to help the Conley Terminal handle the increasingly larger ships companies use. “Should the… Read More
The Wando Welch Terminal in Charleston will operate for an additional 30 minutes during weekdays starting July 1 in a bid to improve terminal fluidity as container volumes increase in South Carolina. The terminal will be open from 5 am to 5:30 pm on weekdays, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) said. Current gate hours… Read More
Palmetto State’s leadership failure continues … Listen to us now, hear us later … A dozen years ago, this news outlet published a sweeping manifesto aimed at improving outcomes across-the-board in South Carolina, which then (and now) lags well behind the rest of the nation in a host of critical metrics. Dubbed the “95 Theses,”… Read More
The Port of Savannah and St. Louis Regional Freightway have partnered on a significant investment plan that creates a new rail connection between the St. Louis, Missouri, region and the Georgia sea port to help improve the movement of goods to the Midwest. Port of Savannah is investing $3 billion to increase its containerized cargo… Read More
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Business is booming at the Port of Baltimore. The Port of Baltimore has opened the door to a new generation of super-sized ships. Infrastructure investments in deep water channels and cranes have opened the door to ships of these kinds. The Port of Baltimore also handles more cars than any other port… Read More
Leah (Martinez) Cook has joined Port Houston as director of marketing and branding. In her role, Cook will be responsible for all activities related to conceptualising, implementing and executing Port Houston’s market strategy. Cook most recently served as director of marketing, public relations and communications at Intermarine. Among her various responsibilities she successfully executed two… Read More
In ‘Port Report,’ CEO says replacing I-5 Bridge an economic issue for ‘entire West Coast’ Port of Vancouver CEO Julianna Marler lauded recent accomplishments and highlighted upcoming redevelopment of the port’s property west of the Interstate 5 Bridge during her “Port Report” Thursday. “The port is working to redevelop our 10 acres of waterfront property… Read More
Project could help reduce waiting list The Port of Astoria Budget Committee has approved spending $150,000 on dredging at the West Mooring Basin, where the agency faces slips filling in with silt and boats bottoming out. The west side marina has a waiting list of more than 100. But the marina has not been effectively… Read More