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The U.S. ports are poised for a record-breaking month in November and December as inbound cargo traffic accelerates, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Retailers have been front-loading their holiday season inventory in response to a shortened holiday season and ongoing global shipping bottlenecks. However, the prospect of a mid-January port strike and the potential for… Read More
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2024 / Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced over $7 million in funding for 12 climate change adaptation projects in British Columbia and across Canada. This funding is part of a broader $39.5 million investment under the Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program. Among these initiatives… Read More
Retailers are under pressure from threats on two fronts heading into January as they frontload cargo imports in a bid to avoid the potential pain of a resumed East and Gulf coast dockworker strike and of broad tariffs being proposed by the incoming Trump administration, according to a report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and… Read More
Posted on December 11, 2024 DredgeWire Wonders…… The article below from the Baltimore Sun suggests that the federal government is prepared to pay already at least $1.7 billion of the $1.9 billion required… Leaving a $200 million shortfall… But what about the $350 million Maryland got from its insurance company??? Baltimore Sun, December 11, 2004 The members of… Read More
As Marylanders review state transportation officials’ proposal to demolish the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and replace the historic structures with new, wider spans, preferences for structures that would include eight travel lanes are emerging. After years of evaluating how to alleviate traffic congestion on the four-mile-long bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority is proposing to knock down the… Read More
The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) of the Port of Brownsville in Texas and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of phase two of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Channel Improvement Project. The project will deepen the 17-mile (27-kilometre) Brownsville Ship Channel from 42 feet (13… Read More
Port of Seattle Commissioners adopted the 2025 budget and 2025–2029 Capital Improvement Plan today. The budget, proposed plan of finance, and Port tax levy were presented to Commissioners in multiple Commission meetings this fall and through a public hearing at its November 12 meeting. With annual operating expenses of $678 million and a five-year capital plan… Read More
VANCOUVER – Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq says an independent panel will review plans to build a major shipping-container terminal at a port south of Vancouver. Port Metro Vancouver wants to build a three-berth, marine-container facility that can handle an additional 2.4 million units every year at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C. The port is… Read More
The Port of Seattle announced today that it has selected Neepaporn “A” Boungjaktha (NEE-PA-PAWN BOING-JUK-TAH) as the new managing director to lead its Economic Development Division. Boungjaktha will lead the division’s work expanding economic opportunity through economic development, real estate development, tourism, and local, regional, and international partnerships. “After a competitive national search, we are… Read More
Port of Houston plans to expand the port’s infrastructure with $1.7 billion in new projects over the next five years to prepare for the exponential population growth in the region. The investment would represent a 35 percent increase in infrastructure spending for the port, according to Commission Chairman Ric Campo, as first reported by the Houston Business… Read More
Container lines and operators of US East and Gulf Coast port terminals said they won’t continue bargaining with union dockworkers on a new six-year contract if it means giving up their right to invest in semi-automated cargo handling equipment. “Modernization and investment in new technology are core priorities required to successfully bargain a new master… Read More
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today provided an update on the $2 billion 11-project Restoring the George repair and rehabilitation program to renew the world’s busiest vehicular bridge. The agency announced that the project to replace every one of the George Washington Bridge’s original steel suspender ropes is more than 95… Read More
A temporary shipping channel has opened around the Port of Baltimore to keep maritime traffic coming into the city following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last Tuesday. Officials said the passage, located on the northeast side of the main channel close to the bridge, has been marked with government-lighted aids for navigation. It is 11 feet deep… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., Houston, announced in November that its marine division has been awarded a contract to support a wharf expansion project at a container terminal in South Carolina’s Port of Charleston. The $88 million contract awarded by South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) will see Orion Marine construct 1,600 linear feet of concrete pile-supported wharf as… Read More
With President-elect Donald Trump vowing to start a new term with new or additional tariffs on foreign goods, port and shipping officials in Baltimore and elsewhere are bracing for upheaval in the industry. Trump proposes tariffs to stem illegal immigration, drug flow, but could pose problem for Baltimore’s port By Lorraine Mirabella UPDATED: December 4, 2024 at… Read More