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Salvage crews prepared to remove another massive piece of steel from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. The effort on Thursday will mark a turning point in restoring access to the Port of Baltimore. “We’re getting ready to remove the furthest portion of steel that’s across from the vessel,” said Col. Estee Pinchasin, commander of the U.S…. Read More
City’s port knocked to 11th place in 2023 by Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, while Shanghai and Singapore retained the top two spots, according to data from Alphaliner Volumes fell by 14.1 per cent year on year to 14.3 million TEUs, continuing a slump for seven straight years amid competition from mainland ports Hong Kong, once… Read More
William Doyle is featured on “What’s Going on in Shipping” with Sal Mercogliano. Doyle spoke of the American, Jones Act response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge and how the dredging and marine construction industry immediately sprang into action sending assets, vessels and equipment into Baltimore. He also discussed the Unified Command structure with the… Read More
For article about new data on American bridges being safer, please scroll to the end U.S. standards for keeping bridges from collapsing when hit by ships hail from a different era. They rely on half-century-old West German experiments on model ships for a key mathematical formula. Their minimum specifications cite the danger of empty 195-foot… Read More
Cranes arriving to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal HOUSTON— Container volumes at Port Houston have skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, Port Houston handled 1,069,917 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) year-to-date, an increase of 15% compared to the same period last year. In March alone, container volumes at Port Houston totaled 360,991 TEUs,… Read More
An Israeli company that uses waves to create energy has signed an agreement to bring its technology to Los Angeles Port, marking its first foray into the US market. Eco Wave Power and Shell International Exploration and Production (part of Shell oil company) will work together to launch the Israeli technology at the port. The two companies… Read More
As workers clear the wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, shippers and truckers found creative solutions to keep the supply chain moving as workarounds present new challenges. “Many companies are coming up with creative solutions but make no mistake about it, it’s still a mess,” said Jason Pruitt, a Baltimore trucker and owner… Read More
The Port Maintenance Dredging Market research report represents major insights on the current growth dynamics as well as the primary revenue generation elements that are available in the Port Maintenance Dredging industry along with various other factors over the predicted period 2024-2031. The report on the Port Maintenance Dredging market is focusing on a series… Read More
As one worker cut into a piece of steel with a torch, another operated an excavator — missing at first, but then picking up another portion of what used to be the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The pieces they each wrangled Friday couldn’t have weighed more than one short ton, less than 0.02% of the 50,000… Read More
What was once the Francis Scott Key Bridge partially collapsed on a cargo ship in the Patapsco River is a sight that doesn’t get any easier to see. Almost three weeks since the disaster, the recovery effort hasn’t slowed, and although you may not be able to tell by your eyes alone, the progress is… Read More
The Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, released a report today outlining strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering. The report provides insights into the sources of green methanol and ammonia that could be available to the shipping industry… Read More
Showing a unified force, both democrats and republicans standing together to get federal funding to reopen the Port of Baltimore and rebuild the Key Bridge. It’s been three weeks since the collapse. Governor Wes Moore says he has four directives he has issued to his team. The first being closure to the families. Along with… Read More
The Houston Business Journal (HBJ) honored the Galveston Wharves with the 2024 Landmark Award for its $53 million Cruise Terminal 25 renovation and expansion project. The port won in the publication’s Special Projects category which recognizes the best real estate projects in the greater Houston region, the port said in a statement. The annual ceremony… Read More
While most American ports have decarbonization plans in place, a new report shows there are significant challenges to advancing emission-reduction projects, including financial constraints, low technology readiness and physical space limitations. Those are some of the key takeaways from a new joint publication between ABS and the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Port Decarbonization… Read More
Port officials say the shipping container service is no longer financially feasible. Mayor Wheeler’s office says it’ll work with the port on future uses of the terminal. The Port of Portland says it cannot afford to keep the state’s only shipping container terminal open past September after a deal with a third-party operator fell through…. Read More