The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has suspended negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance over a new labor contract for dockworkers at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, fueling concerns over potential strike action that could exacerbate already strained supply chains. The current labor contract is set to expire at the end of September…. Read More
WATSONVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 12, 2024– Granite (NYSE:GVA) has executed a long-term lease with the Port of Woodland for a new construction materials facility. The facility will be on a 25-acre site next to the Columbia River, reinforcing Granite’s commitment to the Southwest Washington area home market. Key Highlights: Location: The facility will be near Woodland, WA, providing construction materials into the Southwest Washington area construction market…. Read More
The union representing dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast container ports has suspended labor contract negotiations set for Tuesday, citing a dispute over automation. The breakdown comes less than four months before the current six-year pact between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the US Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and terminal operators, is set to… Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis reappointed a Jacksonville attorney to the Jacksonville Port Authority board of directors and appointed another local lawyer to a first term. Dan Bean, counsel at Smith Gambrell & Russell and CEO of K9s for Warriors, was appointed to the board by DeSantis in 2023. He is currently board chair. Bean also is… Read More
GALENA PARK, Texas (KTRK) — A plan to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel is getting pushback as the next phase of the project unfolds. Dirt being dredged from the channel is set to be deposited in nearby disposal facilities, and community members who live in those areas worry the waste will bring harmful chemicals… Read More
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released the results of its 8th Annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey of over 630 companies. The study shows that 40% of the shippers and logistics services providers (LSP) surveyed are planning to invest in transportation technology to prepare for industry and… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles, the top container port in the United States, received a record $58 million in funding The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been awarded a total of $112 million in federal money from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Local and state leaders touted it as a milestone… Read More
The Port of New Orleans is celebrating a new financial commitment state lawmakers made to the port during the recently adjourned legislative session. The legislature committed $230.5 million to Port NOLA infrastructure projects, including the new Louisiana International Terminal and the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor. Prior to the legislature earmarking this money for the projects,… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority has announced its application for a federal grant to launch a major emissions reduction effort at port facilities. The Port Operations With Emissions Reduction Project, or POWER Project, would be funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports initiative. The Alabama Port Authority is applying for $69 million of funding to deploy new technologies,… Read More
HOUSTON (Nexstar) – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined local leaders Friday to commemorate the addition of Wharf 6 to Port Houston. “By making sure Port Houston is ready for the increased demand that we already know is coming, we’re able to support the economic growth that matters not just to this region and… Read More
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has approved a $2.6 billion dollar budget for the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department for fiscal year (FY) 2024/25. The revenue and spending plan supports the Port of Los Angeles’ priorities of community investment, decarbonisation of port-related operations, workforce development and cargo infrastructure modernisation. Buoyed by steady cargo volumes… Read More
The Port of Baltimore experienced its worst month in more than 20 years, according to my analysis of tonnage data for April released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, its sixth worst by value. That it handled any exports and imports at all in the first full month since the container ship Dali struck… Read More
BALTIMORE – As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial maritime… Read More
Port Houston announced on Thursday its plans to relocate its administrative office to the Fifth Ward. The port said the office’s new home will be in the Eagle River mixed-use development on Buffalo Bayou at the intersection of Jensen Drive and Clinton Drive. “It’s important to us to remain close to the ship channel we serve,” Port… Read More
Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab faces significant terminal congestion in Mediterranean and Asian ports, causing substantial delays in its vessel schedule, the Danish shipping group said in a statement on Monday. As a result of that congestion, the world’s second-largest container shipping company, will skip two westbound sailings from China and South Korea that had been planned… Read More