The Port of New Orleans (NOLA) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the port’s Louisiana International Terminal’s (LIT) sustainability management plan. The terminal will be built in Violet, Louisiana, 17 miles downriver from the Crescent City Connection bridge, eliminating air draft restrictions for vessels that call Port NOLA. The… Read More
Strafford, Mandel move up at busiest U.S. container port The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Jeffrey Strafford as chief financial officer, and Artie Mandel as director of government affairs. Strafford will oversee a wide range of the port’s financial affairs, including the accounting, debt and financial analysis, and financial planning and analysis divisions. A… Read More
Port to establish a regional “Teal New Deal” emphasizing sustainable economic opportunity Port of Seattle Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa today officially assumed the role of Commission President for 2025. Under Commission President Hasegawa’s leadership, the Port is strategically investing in infrastructure and programming to support a strong blue and green economy — a “Teal New Deal”… Read More
The Maryland Port Administration said Monday that it is beginning preliminary work on a multi-year, federally funded $147 million project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Port of Baltimore. The funds are part of a $3 billion national investment in ports that was part of the Inflation Reduction Act signed by outgoing President Joe… Read More
That sand, other materials would be used to make concrete The Port of Kalama may get an unloading terminal for sand dredged from the Columbia River and other material used to make concrete. The proposed plan from Northwest Aggregates Co., which is a subsidiary of West Coast cement giant CalPortland, comes as some say Southwest Washington… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harris County Commissioners Court and the Houston City Council met in a joint session Monday and unanimously reappointed Houston businessman Ric Campo as Chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas. During the meeting, the two governing bodies also unanimously appointed Ms. Frances Castañeda Dyess as Chair… Read More
Dredge, lots of it, is going to have to be dug up for Tradepoint Atlantic to build a $1 billion container terminal in Eastern Baltimore County. The global shipping center is preparing to make the case to the public that the dredging that is needed to clear the path for the big ships will be… Read More
It’s been a while since we had a good stuck boat story, but the rolling disaster that’s been the first 10 days of 2025 definitely wouldn’t be complete without one. This time around, it’s the Algoma Verity, a Supramax cargo ship sailing from the Bahamas that ran aground after trying to leave port in Philadelphia, WPVI reports. The Algoma Verity first got… Read More
Understand the significant growth trajectory of the Stevedoring Service segment, which is expected to reach US$63.2 Billion by 2030 with a CAGR of a 9.6%. The Cargo Handling & Transportation Service segment is also set to grow at 8.6% CAGR over the analysis period. Gain insights into the U.S. market, estimated at $19.9 Billion in… Read More
United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), in a joint statement, called the agreement a win-win The union representing 45,000 dock workers on the US East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, averting a strike that… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port operations were on the radar as maritime stakeholders held an encompassing conversation ranging from harbor dredging and anchorage development to sustainability and alternative fuels infrastructure. The free-flowing discussion on Tuesday came at the 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, where thousands of academics, researchers, government officials, and private sector… Read More
U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy. The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead of a Jan. 15… Read More
On Jan. 3, Toshiko Hasegawa announced that she had been elected by her peers as the Port of Seattle Commission President. She is the first Asian American woman to lead the Port in this capacity in its 110-year history. Prior to her election, she was Commission Vice President. Hasegawa is a fourth-generation Japanese American and… Read More
Contract talks covering 45,000 dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are set to restart on Tuesday in a labor dispute that will help set the pace of automation at ports stretching from Maine to Texas. The International Longshoremen’s Association wants to eliminate past labor contract concessions on automation – notably the use of… Read More
Negotiators are set to resume debate tomorrow for workers at East and Gulf coast cargo ports. Retailers and manufacturers across the country are keeping a watchful eye on negotiations starting tomorrow to draft a new contract for dockworkers at East coast and Gulf coast ports, as the clock ticks down to a potential strike beginning at… Read More