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South Carolina Ports today received the largest vessel to call on the Port of Charleston at the Wando Welch Terminal. The OOCL Iris, which was unveiled in December 2024, can hold 16,828 TEUs. Previously, the largest vessel to come into the port was CMA CGM’s Marco Polo, which had a capacity of 16,022 TEUs, or 20-feet… Read More
Among East Coast destinations for imported goods, many Florida ports have established themselves as appealing trade route endpoints by offering the deepwater channels and desired turnaround times needed to accommodate today’s Post-Panamax container ships. As such, competition among top Florida ports for increased tenants and traffic has port authorities looking to increase services and infrastructure… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Artificial intelligence is transforming industries at an unprecedented rate. A recent study from investment firm Goldman Sachs estimates that AI could replace 300 million full-time jobs within just five years. This shift is already being felt in Savannah, where some workers are fighting to protect their livelihoods from automation. Port Workers Push Back Against AI… Read More
Once considered a hidden gem lying in wait amid bigger East Coast ports, PhilaPort spent much of last year finishing the process of becoming a full-fledged polished diamond. In March, Philadelphia welcomed the largest vessel ever to call a Delaware River port – the CMA CGM Marco Polo with a capacity of 16,200 TEUs – to the… Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ports of Indiana says cargo shipments have continued to increase, with 2024 totaling its second highest year for annual volume shipments in history. Indiana has ports in Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon on the Ohio River and Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan. Ports of Indiana shipped 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, an increase… Read More
Oakland, Calif. – February 13, 2025: The Port of Oakland deepens its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the next three years to allow more Port-dredged sediment to go towards restoring wetlands… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Brunswick rode double-digit growth to become the top U.S. seaport for automobiles last year, Georgia officials said Feb. 12, surpassing the Port of Baltimore after it shut down for weeks following a deadly bridge collapse. Georgia Ports Authority CEO Griff Lynch made the announcement during a luncheon speech… Read More
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Trump administration planned to “move forward” with approval of a Texas port capable of shipping 1 million barrels of oil a day proposed by Sentinel Midstream LLC. The project, first proposed in 2019 and known as the Texas GulfLink Deepwater Port, has been awaiting a final authorization from the Transportation Department’s… Read More
The Ports of Indiana shipped 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in the port authority’s 60-year history. Last year was the fourth consecutive year of increased shipments, up 3% from 2023 and second best to 2018, which holds the record at 14.8 million tons, ports authority officials said in a press release. In… Read More
Contractors for the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) have completed a year-long construction project to expand vehicle Berth 22 at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The berth is the first of two vehicle berth projects in a $60 million total initiative to increase efficiencies and accommodate additional vehicle vessel calls. Expanding Berth 22 allows it… Read More
The lack of progress on planned dredging work at the Brunswick Harbor by the Army Corps of Engineers is raising questions by U.S. Sens. Jon Offoff and Raphael Warnock, the state’s voices in the U.S. Senate. The two Democrats have sent a letter to Corps leadership expressing “alarm over the Corps’ failure to dredge the… Read More
WILMINGTON — A study of possible environmental impacts associated with the proposed Wilmington harbor-deepening project is expected to be released in the fall. The draft environmental impact study examines different alternatives for the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s plan to make room for larger container ships to get to and from the Wilmington port. The… Read More
Officials from the Port of Brunswick announced during the yearly State of the Port address that the harbour that processes more than 500,000 cars a year is now the country’s top port for autos and heavy machinery. The Port of Brunswick handled more than two million tons of roll on/roll off cargo in 2024. Last year, the Port… Read More
By Ric Anderson| In the annual State of the Port event, board chair Wendy Hamilton says this could be a “transformational year.” Terminal upgrades that are scheduled to go online in coming months and increased connectivity between Jacksonville and seaports around the world have JaxPort leaders feeling bullish about 2025, the chair of the Port Authority board… Read More
According to the latest Global Port Tracker report, a collaborative effort between the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, revealed that in December 2024, US ports processed approximately 2.14m twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), exhibiting a robust 14.4% year-over-year growth. This performance marked a slight decrease from November and contributed to an annual total of… Read More