The Port of Los Angeles processed over 10.3 million container units in 2024, marking a nearly 20% increase from the previous year and securing its position as the second-best performance in the port’s 117-year history. The achievement comes as the port celebrates its 25th consecutive year as the Western Hemisphere’s busiest container port. In December… Read More
State Intends to Bolster Water Freight, Improve Supply Chain Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers granted $10.8 million on Jan. 15 for five harbor infrastructure projects to improve the movement of freight and the state’s supply chain. “As billions of dollars of cargo move through our ports each year, maintaining and improving these critical parts of our… Read More
Tonnage and Containers Up at Houston’s Public Terminals Port Houston is celebrating a landmark year, achieving a record-breaking 53,066,219 million tons of cargo in 2024, up 6% over 2023 at the public terminals. Container volume rose 8%. This milestone demonstrates Port Houston’s critical role in moving cargo and driving economic prosperity for Houston, the region,… Read More
Everything you enjoyed this past holiday season — from the gifts you received to the meals on your table — was made possible by a distributor who worked tirelessly to maintain a safe and efficient supply chain. And there’s a crucial, often unseen factor that enabled this smooth flow of goods: our ports remained open…. Read More
Will shipping be blown off course by high tariffs under Trump? This article was originally published in November 2024. It has been republished to mark President Trump’s inauguration. Shippers are used to changing winds and having to be flexible with plans, and that will likely be a useful skill going into four more years of… Read More
Three quarters of businesses worldwide are overhauling their supply chains by working with more rather than fewer suppliers to mitigate risks in an increasingly fragmented global environment. Research unveiled by Economist Impact and DP World at the World Economic Forum highlights this strategic pivot, driven by geopolitical uncertainty which is likely to grow with the… Read More
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Green has announced that he would provide updates on the port’s main expansion projects and future plans. According to JAXPORT, this will occur at the State of the Port address on 6 February at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. The Propeller Club of the United States… Read More
Today marks the end of the Joe Biden administration in the US, one of the most profitable four-year periods for shipping. With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the shipping industry has many questions about what the future of global trade holds, some of which could be answered swiftly with the incoming… Read More
HOUSTON –Ports in Houston and New Orleans were closed on Tuesday because of winter weather and are likely to remain closed through Wednesday. Port Houston closed all facilities on Tuesday, and they will remain closed through Wednesday because of a winter storm that brought snow and icy conditions to the region. Container terminal truck gates closed Monday… Read More
Representing the Port of South Whidbey in a sea of other port districts in the state, Jack Ng was recently chosen to be the vice president of the board for the Washington Public Ports Association. “We are just a small potatoes port district,” said Ng, who has served as a Port of South Whidbey commissioner… Read More
HOUSTON–The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced on January 10th that the agency awarded nearly $25 million in grant funding to the Port of Houston Authority (Port Houston) as part of a public-private collaboration between Port Houston and Linde Inc. (Linde), a leading industrial gases company, with additional partners GTI Energy,… Read More
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation is sending $10 million in grants for maintenance and construction projects in ports at La Crosse, La Pointe, Marinette, Green Bay and Manitowoc. The grants are part of the Harbor Assistance Program, created by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1979 to help harbor communities with maintaining ports. “The… Read More
After winning hundreds of millions of dollars for Jacksonville’s port so it can be a bigger player in international trade, JaxPort is watching and waiting to see whether President-elect Donald Trump will impose steep tariffs when he’s sworn in Monday. Among many “Day One” pledges Trump made, he has said he plans to quickly put 25% tariffs on imports… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles announced a new $31 million grant Thursday to test new reduced emission technology. The project, in partnership with the Catalina Express and Harbor Breeze Cruises, will test new renewable diesel-powered and electric-powered boats. Among the new projects, port leadership hopes to produce “the design, construction and launch of a passenger ferry… Read More
Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio said Chinese port facilities at either end of the Panama Canal pose a military threat and could be used by Beijing in a crisis to shut down military shipping. Mr. Rubio, appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said President-elect Donald Trump’s comments about the need to restore U.S…. Read More