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Port Houston, a top five container port in the U.S., will host its 3rd annual Houston International Maritime Conference (HIMC24) on November 6-8, 2024 at Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston. Building on the success of last year’s sold-out event, HIMC24 will address the key challenges and opportunities that are impacting the global maritime industry today and… Read More
Even while unexpectedly supporting the Port of Baltimore over the past three months, the Port of Virginia is on its way to having the deepest channels on the East Coast by next year, a distinction that will help it further support the exchange of domestic and international goods. According to Port of Virginia CEO and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the Port of Los Angeles will receive an estimated million in federal funding this year for maintaining its harbor channels and repairing its wharves. The record amount reflects the federal government’s commitment to fully implementing reforms to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) long sought by the… Read More
Master contract negotiations at the East Coast ports could be coming back online in as little as a few days. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and its maritime employers the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) said Monday they expect to complete their local contract bargaining by Friday at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Both parties expect master contract negotiations to… Read More
The State Ports Authority is asking regulators to approve a contract that would let the maritime agency clean up pollution on the former WestRock paper mill site in North Charleston in preparation for redeveloping the 274-acre property as a shipping terminal. The proposal is called a voluntary cleanup contract, and the S.C. Department of Health and… Read More
The trapped cargo ship Dali will “hopefully” be refloated this week after authorities set off charges at a key portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Monday evening, an official said. The charges helped demolish a portion of the bridge wreckage that was resting on the ship – a move meant to help… Read More
Welcome to the 140th edition of our maritime journal! We’re excited to present this issue alongside our second-ever GreenTech for Ports and Terminals conference, which took place in Barcelona from 7-8 May. Discussing sustainable practices is paramount in the maritime sector, especially with the ongoing rise in global shipping emissions. Projections indicate a tripling of… Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, announced that the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (San Pedro Ports) will receive more than $112 million through the FY 2024 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan for critical construction upgrades and operations… Read More
The Port of New Orleans announced Tuesday that President and CEO Brandy D. Christian will step down in June to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. Christian has served as president and CEO since January 2017, as well as the CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) since its acquisition by the port… Read More
BALTIMORE, MD — The container ship Dali suffered two electrical blackouts that led to major equipment failure before it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing a span to collapse into the Patapsco River, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report gives the first detailed look into what happened… Read More
There was a boom, several plumes of smoke and then a splash as millions of pounds of Francis Scott Key Bridge debris fell Monday evening into the Patapsco River. Crews had previously placed linear-shaped charges — explosive cutting devices — on the large piece of the bridge that dropped March 26 onto the bow of the Dali… Read More
$15 million is flowing into the Port of Savannah, electrifying the nation’s third-largest port. The port is becoming greener, thanks to two grants from the Federal Highway Administration. $7.5 million is going to the ports to start a pilot program, replacing fossil fuel with renewable diesel for more than 600 “jockey trucks.” Georgia Tech will… Read More
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero said April numbers will show trade flows coming to the U.S. West Coast are continuing to strengthen. “I think you’re gonna see that our volume from April is higher than any month that we’ve had this year in 2024,” Cordero said May 9. April’s data will show “eight months… Read More
The Port of Lake Charles is moving up the list of the nation’s busiest ports. Hovering around 12 or 13 at the beginning of the year, this deep-water port is now ranked 10th. Tim Jay of Global Trade called The Port of Lake Charles an “elite player in maritime commerce.” Port of Lake Charles Executive… Read More
The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was postponed until Monday because of weather conditions, officials said. Crews have been preparing for weeks to use explosives to break down the span, which is an estimated 500 feet (152 meters) long and weighs up to… Read More