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The Port of Portland in Oregon recently placed a new workboat into service. Cowlitz was designed by naval architecture firm Glosten and built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Washington. She will primarily serve as a tug for towing and pushing pipeline strings and barges as well as a tender that will support dredging activities… Read More
Panama’s move to void two longstanding port concessions flanking the Panama Canal was a blow to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison and a win for U.S. efforts to check Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere. Yet as CK Hutchison seeks to sell its majority shares in dozens of other port projects worldwide, China‘s COSCO—the world’s fourth-largest shipping company—hopes to… Read More
By Emma Dill State review of a project that would deepen Wilmington’s harbor from its current 42-foot depth to 47 feet is currently paused. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) paused its review at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in coordination with the N.C. State… Read More
By Henry Brannan / Murrow News The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted an environmental approval last month to a project to dredge a 1,000-foot-wide deep water ship turn around in the Columbia River near the Port of Kalama and expand Longview’s existing turning basin. The environmental approval came despite the agency’s environmental review finding it would… Read More
By Erick Bengel OLYMPIA — The Port of Walla Walla has signed an interlocal agreement with Tri-Cities ports and the Northwest Seaport Alliance to ease transportation of goods, create jobs and boost international trade. With the partnership, the ports plan to form an Inland Logistics Hub in southeast Washington. Pat Reay, the Port of Walla… Read More
By Ella Heydenfeldt Santa Barbara Harbor’s long-standing federal dredging support has been removed from President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, creating a $4 million annual funding gap and intensifying financial strain on the city’s Waterfront Department. For nearly three decades, the harbor entrance has been dredged twice a year by the U.S. Army… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., February 10, 2026 – Georgia Ports Authority has appointed Kevin Price as President reporting to CEO Griff Lynch effective July 1, 2026, with a longer-term transition plan to assume the role of President and CEO in mid-2027. Price is a proven operations executive with exceptional credentials and currently serves as President of Gateway Terminals… Read More
By Glenn Taylor Multiple high-profile suitors may be in the running to acquire a major gateway at The Port of New York and New Jersey. Maher Terminals could be put up for sale by its owner, Australia-based Macquarie Asset Management. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, major container shipping lines and terminal operators… Read More
By Stuart Chirls In a case of terminal superlatives, the world’s largest asset manager could back a bid by the world’s biggest container line to buy the busiest container terminal at the top U.S. East Coast port. BlackRock, the New York-based investment manager, could partner with Mediterranean Shipping Co. to purchase Maher Terminals, which handles… Read More
Panama’s president Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday rejected China’s threat to make the Central American country pay a ‘heavy price’ after a Hong Kong company was evicted from two ports on the Panama Canal. Writing on X, Mulino ‘strongly’ rejected the threat from the Beijing office overseeing affairs in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, which came after… Read More
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners approved the nomination of Kathryn Garcia to serve as the agency’s next executive director. As executive director, Garcia will lead day-to-day operations across the Port Authority’s air, rail, bridge, tunnel, and seaport operations and will deliver the recently approved 10-year Port Authority $45 billion capital plan…. Read More
By Alan Bosworth The Port of Virginia has increased its operational capacity to allow for the simultaneous handling of four ultra-large container vessels. This expansion follows the introduction of four new Suez-class ship-to-shore container cranes at Norfolk International Terminals in late January. There are now 29 ship-to-shore cranes located on deep water across the port… Read More
There is currently an active dredging operation underway at the entrance of Port Everglades near Fort Lauderdale Beach. This is part of Broward County’s long-planned Sand Bypass Project, which officially began in October 2025. The project aims to address decades of beach erosion by restoring the natural flow of sand that has been disrupted by… Read More
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) joined the Port of Benton, Port of Pasco and Port of Walla Walla in signing an interlocal agreement to develop an Inland Logistics Hub in the Tri-Cities region of southeastern Washington. This partnership establishes a framework for joint efforts to enhance international trade, expand cargo movement and strengthen Washington state’s… Read More
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG – A recent court ruling giving the United States a win over China in a tussle for control of the strategic Panama Canal threatens to throw a wrench in the stabilisation of fragile ties between the two major powers – and Beijing might have limited options to regain the upper hand. Panama’s Supreme Court on Jan 29… Read More