Latest insights on cargo activity, vessel traffic, and regional trade performance HOUSTON – July 20, 2026 – The Houston Ship Channel region showed resilient trade activity, while Port Houston’s public terminals recorded strong June container volumes and a moderate rebound for steel cargo. “The Houston Ship Channel region continues to demonstrate why it is one… Read More
Vancouver, B.C.: The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is looking for an operator for its Fraser Wharves terminal site in Richmond, as part of work to expand trade capacity at the Port of Vancouver in support of federal government efforts to double exports to non-U.S. markets over the next decade. The 40-acre port terminal site in Richmond… Read More
By Stuart Chirls The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration will sign the first-ever agreement with the Port of Long Beach to test small modular reactors (SMRs) for commercial vessels and other potential uses at the port. A formal announcement is scheduled for Wednesday morning at DOT headquarters in Washington. Details haven’t been disclosed, but… Read More
Oakland, Calif. – July 17, 2026: The Port of Oakland handled 181,356 TEUs (twenty-foot containers) in June, a 7.7% increase over June 2025, driven by solid growth in both imports and exports, with loaded container cargo rising 10.3% year over year. The June performance marks another month of strength in loaded cargo, underscoring continued demand through… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – Port of Corpus Christi customers moved 55.8 million tons of commodities through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel during the second quarter of 2026, establishing the best quarter in the history of the Port. The record surpasses the previous quarter high of 54.5 million tons set earlier this year in Q1 2026…. Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi has named Yudi Takizawa Chief Commercial Officer, effective July 13, 2026, as part of a strategic organizational realignment that strengthens the Port’s focus on commercial growth, customer engagement and long-term value creation. The appointment also allows for greater specialization across the Port’s executive leadership team. For… Read More
July 15, 2026 – Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port’s 118-year history and the third time monthly cargo volume has ever exceeded 1 million container units. No other port in the Western Hemisphere has ever surpassed the 1 million… Read More
Oakland, Calif. – July 14, 2026: The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners unanimously elected Stephanie Dominguez Walton to lead as Board President. Fellow commissioners elected outgoing Board President Andreas Cluver to serve as First Vice President, and Commissioner Barbara Leslie was elected Second Vice President of the Commission. President Dominguez Walton was appointed to the Board in 2023,… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — As America celebrates 250 years, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association has recognized the Port of Mobile as one of “250 transportation projects that helped build America.” According to a Port of Mobile news release, “the national recognition highlights transportation projects that have played a significant role in strengthening the… Read More
The Coast Guard welcomed the crews of cutters Venturous (WMEC 625) and Resolute (WMEC 620) to their new home port at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, July 10 and 13, 2026. Both 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutters relocated to Virginia after previously being homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida. The transition brings approximately 154 Coast Guard personnel… Read More
By Bryan Gottlieb The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected TerraMarine—a consortium led by FlatironDragados Canada, Van Oord Canada, Aecon Constructors and Carlson Construction Group—as preferred proponent for the principal marine construction package on its Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion. The July 13 selection advances one of North America’s largest planned port projects into the collaborative development phase… Read More
On July 8, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Manson, and its partners celebrated the opening of the new Charleston Port Facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in North Charleston, South Carolina. Attendees included members of Congress, NOAA leadership and officials, representatives from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), local government officials, project… Read More
Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026, Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba announced Tuesday during his monthly Supply Chain Insight media briefing. Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 779,331 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, up 10.6% from June 2026,… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles is seeking proposals for its Zero-Emission Truck Purchasing Incentive Project—eligible to all Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs) currently registered in the Port Drayage Truck Registry—for the purchase of at least 10 battery-electric, Class 8 drayage trucks. This purchasing incentive will provide up to $300,000 per battery-electric truck, with a maximum award… Read More
A double feature photo of Dutra’s tug the Becky T and the Derrick Barge Morty working at The Port of Long Beach on ITS’s Pier G wharf expansion project. The dredged material, which is collected using a fully electrified 8300 Liebherr crane, is used to create a huge stretch of new land to be used… Read More