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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – The Alabama Port Authority in Mobile has now formally responded to Mobile Baykeeper’s notice of intent to file suit over the authority’s $366 million project to deepen and widen the Mobile shipping channel. In a letter sent by Port Authority Director John Driscoll to Baykeeper officials, Driscoll strongly advises Baykeeper to formally withdraw its… Read More
The Port of Baltimore returned Wednesday to full operations for the first time in months, but questions remain about rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Officials touted the Key Bridge Response Unified Command’s efforts to successfully reopen the Federal Channel and the Port of Baltimore less than 100 days after the bridge collapse. And, federal… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. — Spurred in part by the closure of the Baltimore port in March, the Port of Virginia continues to grow, as it moved more cargo by some measures this fiscal year than the year before while it had the second-best fiscal year performance in port history. The facilities handled 12.9% more general cargo… Read More
The Ports of Indiana and Antwerp-Bruges have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on advancing economic development, container shipping, decarbonisation, port security and technology integration. Jody Peacock, CEO for Ports of Indiana, said. “Our ports have mutual strategic, economic, and innovation interests, and this agreement formalises a plan for working together to advance… Read More
Port Houston has crossed the 2 million TEU threshold more quickly than ever before. During the first six months of the year, the port successfully handled 2.09 million TEU across its terminals, representing a double-digit growth of 13 per cent year-to-date (YTD) compared to the first half of the previous year. In June, 339,157 TEU… Read More
The executive overseeing Georgia’s seaports said Tuesday that a record 830,000 automobiles moved through the Port of Brunswick south of Savannah in the 2024 fiscal year, bringing it neck-and-neck with the top U.S. auto port. The combined number of auto and heavy machinery units handled by Brunswick and the Port of Savannah topped 876,000 in… Read More
The agreement is the first step in what could be a six-plus year development process resulting in a facility that would anchor the multi-billion-dollar offshore wind industry and several hundred high-quality, long-term jobs in the Central Coast region. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — On Tuesday evening, the Port San Luis Harbor District’s Board approved entering… Read More
Visualizing the Busiest Ports in the World This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. In 2024, nine of the world’s 10 busiest ports are located in Asia, underscoring the eastward shift in global trade flows. Due to supply chain… Read More
Darren Fisher’s giving a kind of crash course on dredging. In the Port of Baltimore, it means lifting sediment from the bottom of the Patapsco River and putting it on a barge. “Then they bring the barge over to us, and they pump that material in,” said Fisher. “It’s kind of like the consistency of a… Read More
On Friday, a small towboat capsized and sank in the Houston Ship Channel, killing one crewmember. At about 1400 hours on Friday afternoon, the 55-foot towboat Miss Peggy capsized at a position near the Lynchburg Ferry crossing on the Houston Ship Channel, prompting a large multi-agency response. Several Good Samaritan boats were near the scene and quickly… Read More
Imagine a major highway with poorly timed traffic lights. Everything slows down, causing delays and frustration. Ports in the United States are like those highways, and excellent container cargo operations are like well-timed traffic lights. They keep everything moving smoothly and efficiently. This is important beyond port terminals because they are major economic hubs, handling a… Read More
BALTIMORE — On Monday night, the Baltimore City Council put forth a bill to prime Baltimore for potential economic recompense following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March. “[The bill] provides the city the opportunity to pursue actions moving forward, for the best interests of Baltimore,” Nick Mosby, president of the Baltimore City Council, told WMAR…. Read More
Port Houston has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to handle cold treatment cargo. The approval enables Port Houston to receive and manage shipments that complete the prescribed cold treatment process while in transit on the water, significantly enhancing the port’s operational capabilities and service… Read More
A global IT outage caused by a glitch in Microsoft’s cloud computing services grounded thousands of flights worldwide Friday morning, disrupting the flow of air cargo and potentially throwing a wrench in freight movement across sea and land. The “big three” domestic airlines—American Airlines, Delta and United—paused their global flight schedules for multiple hours, while cargo handling operations at… Read More
You might have guessed the Port of Baltimore is off to the worst start this year among the nation’s leading airports, seaports and border crossings. A container ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the port entrance in April, causing the center span to collapse and all but eliminating trade until early June. But… Read More