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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
Candidate says she would bring government experience, international connections to the table Preeti Shridhar believes she has the connections and knowledge to take on the challenges facing the Port of Seattle as it expands its capacity to accommodate economic growth by land, sea and air. Shridhar is one of seven candidates seeking the Position 2… Read More
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The state-owned public marine terminals at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore set new records in March, including new monthly standards for cargo tonnage and number of containers. The Port had a record year in 2018. “Month after month, the Port of Baltimore continues to demonstrate its importance to Maryland’s economy,”… Read More
The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Port of Savannah are forging a partnership to create a new connection between the St. Louis region and the largest single-terminal container facility in the western hemisphere. In response to record movement of 4.3 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in fiscal year 2017, the Port of Savannah is… Read More
The South Carolina State Ports Authority home-based its largest cruise ship yet at the Union Pier terminal near Charleston’s Historic Downtown just a couple of weeks before the state’s Supreme Court will decide whether neighbors should have a say in the port’s proposal to build a bigger cruise facility. The Ports Authority wants to build… Read More
On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the Port of Corpus Christi celebrated the commencement of the Port’s Ship Channel Improvement Project, marking a historic milestone in America’s progress to becoming the net exporter of energy. Lasse Petterson, CEO of Great Lakes Dredge Compnay shakes hands with Sean Strawbridge CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi. GLDD… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi is dredging the ship channel in hopes of building a terminal to load supertankers at Harbor Island. But the port isn’t the only player in a game which would mean billions to the winner. There’s a race to build an oil export terminal in the Coastal Bend. These terminals load… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi is already one of the country’s main oil export hubs, but they’re facing competition from Dutch company Trafigura. Both want to build a supertanker facility in the Coastal Bend; so, the race is on, but is it winner take all? VLCC terminals are coming to the Coastal Bend, there’s no… Read More