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Port of Seattle Approves 10-Year Agreement with Carnival Corporation

WA, United States

The Port of Seattle Commission today approved a 10-year preferential berthing agreement with Carnival Corporation, per a statement, which includes Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Cunard brands continuing to homeport in Seattle for the Alaska cruise season. The long-term agreement supports the port’s path to work with partners to achieve its… Read More

Port Houston welcomes arrival of hybrid-electric cranes

TX, United States

Port Houston has announced the arrival of six hybrid-electric rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainability and operational efficiency. Including this most-recent delivery, the Port has acquired 26 new RTGs since December 2023, which have been deployed across its Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals. The most recent delivery… Read More

Port Houston witnesses 21 per cent growth in May

TX, United States

Port Houston handled 364,866 TEU in May, a 21 per cent increase, or more than 64,000 TEU, over the same month last year. From January to May, a total of 1.75 million TEU passed through the port’s two container terminals, a 14 per cent increase over the same time in 2023. Despite persistent global supply… Read More

Whitlock wins praise for securing an additional $15.9 million to dredge Port Mansfield

TX, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not have the money to dredge the Port Mansfield ship channel. Its survival as a sports recreational fishing and commercial port was in peril. RAYMONDVILLE, Texas – Ron Mills, port director for Willacy County Navigation District, said it’s a miracle that Port Mansfield is still operating as a… Read More

Maersk and Nike to christen historic, green-fueled container vessel at Port of Los Angeles this August – public vessel tours available

CA, United States

Florham Park, N.J. – A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) proudly invites the public to come aboard a container ship of the future when one of the world’s first methanol-enabled vessels arrives in Los Angeles this August. Powered by green fuel* for its maiden voyage and capable of carrying more than 16,000 containers (TEU), the vessel will… Read More

Port Everglades’ new director is Joseph Morris from Massport

FL, United States

Massachusetts Port Authority Port Director Joseph Morris will be taking the helm at Port Everglades in mid-July. Morris was confirmed by the Broward County Commission following a national search. He succeeds Jonathan Daniels, who took the top job at the Port of Baltimore in February. Morris has been with Massport four years, the first two as… Read More

$2 billion Baltimore bridge rebuild is test case for new national debate over infrastructure spending

MD, United States

Planning is well underway to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed in March. Officials are hoping to use the process as an opportunity to reimagine the rest of the infrastructure in the region. The planning is, in many ways, a fast-motion version of conversations underway in every state, with a total 54,000 projects… Read More

Port Houston Sees Stellar Growth Container volumes up 21 percent in May

TX, United States

HOUSTON—Port Houston handled 364,866 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking an astounding increase of 21%, or more than 64,000 TEUs, compared to the same month last year. From January through May a total of 1,758,960 TEUs moved through the Port’s two container terminals, reflecting a 14% increase compared to the same period in 2023…. Read More

Maryland board to consider $50M contract with Skanska for Key Bridge cleanup

MD, United States

Baltimore’s shipping channel is fully re-opened after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the cargo ship Dali, which knocked the bridge over, will soon head out of town — but the bills from the disaster’s cleanup are starting to come in. Maryland’s Board of Public Works will consider at its next meeting a $50.3 million contract… Read More

A dance on the water: Baltimore’s 6 harbor-assist tugboats essential to the port

MD, United States

As a 574-foot, Korean-flagged car carrier glided through the Chesapeake Bay at 7 mph on a recent afternoon, a welcoming committee came in the form of two Baltimore-based tugboats. The tugs matched the ship’s speed, one latching itself to the freighter’s port side and the other coming up to the stern. With only 4 inches separating the 98-foot Vicki… Read More

Cargo Ship Dali Power Blackout Caused By 2 Bad Breakers Before Key Bridge Crash

MD, United States

BALTIMORE — A new report said two malfunctioning electrical breakers caused the initial blackout aboard the Dali, the container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. The National Transportation Safety Board issued the update Monday afternoon, roughly six weeks after its preliminary report unveiling the blackouts. The NTSB update said electrical breakers HR1… Read More

Port of Long Beach allocates US$760m for FY 2025, wins US$283m grant

CA, United States

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves 19.5% higher budget to bankroll projects like Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a US$760 million budget for the Port of Long Beach for the 2025 fiscal year, which is 19.5% higher than the budget adopted last year…. Read More

Port of Baltimore Reopening Ceremony: DCA, Dredging and Salvage Companies Praised

MD, United States

At a ceremony in the Port of Baltimore, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath and USACE Deputy Commanding General Butch Graham among others announced the full reopening of the Port of Baltimore’s Ft. McHenry channel to 700 feet wide and to a depth of 50 feet. Scott Cowan, President… Read More

Dredging material from Port Authority project to be used in Dauphin Island

AL, United States

The dredging material from the Alabama Port Authority’s ship channel deepening and widening project will be used in Dauphin Island. With the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Mobile Harbor Modernization Project started in 2021 with the goal of deepening and widening the existing bar, bay and river channel bar by five… Read More

The ten busiest ports in the world by container traffic

World ,

Top 10 Busiest Container Ports in the World By Traffic Covid-19 hit supply chains the world over in 2020, and in 2021 the container shortage made headlines. As globalisation has increased, and import and export levels have risen, the role of ports has become more important than ever. Here we profile the ten busiest ports… Read More

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