WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) announced $39,662,903 in federal funding for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) to expand freight handling capacity at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal within the Port of Baltimore. The investment supports… Read More
By Stas Margaronis Continued dredging issues related to U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) practices have frustrated the Port of Stockton’s ability to reach its legally mandated 35-foot draft undermining waterborne transport volumes of import and export cargoes, according to Kirk DeJesus, Executive Director, Port of Stockton. Resolving these challenges will increase cargo volumes and… Read More
New RTGs docked at Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal Port Houston surpassed 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 1,087,870 TEUs, up 2% over 2025’s record-breaking year. Total tonnage across Port Houston’s public facilities was up 5% in the first quarter, totaling 13,897,479 short tons. Port Houston handled 391,037… Read More
WASHINGTON — America wants to make its maritime sector globally competitive again. But significant obstacles stand in the way of development and expansion, says the chief U.S. ocean shipping regulator. “The message that I try to reinforce is that [shipping revitalization is] going to last many administrations past this one,’ Federal Maritime Commission Chair Laura… Read More
Seven Alaska Projects Selected from Competitive Federal Port Infrastructure Development Program Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced that Alaska has secured more than $115.4 million in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. Seven Alaska projects were selected out of 37 awarded nationally, spanning coastal communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to… Read More
By George Lauriat The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) posted a throughput of 8,897,531 TEUs — a very good year by most measures, and an exceptional year considering the geo-political and economic headwinds. On a deeper dive into the numbers, PANYNJ’s loaded TEUs were up nearly 3% over 2024 at 5,995,798… Read More
By Zane Hill The two ports had a combined first quarter that saw them move nearly 4.8 million TEUs of cargo – a step down from last year’s record but still well ahead of prior years. The trend punctuates what leaders had predicted this year – a “slump” that is only so because of how shippers… Read More
At times, cargo too big, too wide, too tall or too heavy to fit in a container comes through the Port of Long Beach. Occasionally, this cargo is all of the above. The Port has a Heavy Haul Route – designated streets that accommodate oversized and overweight truckloads moving to and from the docks. In… Read More
The Port of Portland selected Krishna Walker as the new Chief Shared Prosperity and Legal Officer (CSPLO). Her start date will be May 4, 2026. Most recently, Krishna served as Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer at CareVet, where she led the legal process for over 200 business acquisitions and supported a tenfold increase in… Read More
By Hayes Gardner More than a dozen container ships are scheduled to unload in Baltimore this week. A couple of years from now, that number could be much higher. Tradepoint Atlantic, the booming logistics hub at the old Bethlehem Steel site, broke ground earlier this year on a new terminal expected to increase the Port of Baltimore’s container… Read More
PORT 32 Marinas, LLC (PORT 32) – a leading owner, operator, developer, and acquirer of a growing collection of marina assets announced that PORT 32 Jacksonville has completed a comprehensive dredging project. The project deepened marina slips to an average of five feet at mean low water and opened previously inaccessible berths closer to shore. Set at the intersection… Read More
The Port of Long Beach moved the most cargo in North America in March and through the first quarter of 2026, Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba announced Wednesday during his monthly Supply Chain Insight media briefing. Long Beach dockworkers and terminal operators handled 774,935 TEUs of cargo last month, 5.2% fewer containers… Read More
A decisive milestone has been reached today for the Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion project: the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is providing a $1.16 billion loan to the Montreal Port Authority (MPA). The announcement was made this morning at the project site by the Prime Minister of Canada, Marc Carney, in the presence of teven… Read More
by Heiko Osterchrist Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi – The Port of Corpus Christi handled a record 54.5 million tons in Q1 2026, surpassing its previous high of 54.0 million tons (Q4 2024) and rising 6.1% (3.2 million tons) year-over-year. Growth was led by LNG volumes, up 1.5 million tons (33%), driven by commissioning at Cheniere Energy’s… Read More
April 13, 2026 – The Port of Los Angeles processed 752,520 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a slight 3% decrease compared to last year when shippers front-loaded cargo to avoid increasing tariffs. Closing out the first quarter, the Port handled 2,388,843 TEUs, equal to its first-quarter average over the last five years. “Even with the… Read More