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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
Long Beach, California — Los Angeles and Long Beach are home to the largest port complex in the Western Hemisphere. Last year, 40% of the nation’s imports, worth nearly $500 billion, passed through the ports in more than 20 million containers, according to L.A. and Long Beach port officials. Each shipping container gets offloaded by towering… Read More
A $20 billion federal program to beef up cybersecurity at U.S. ports could be in jeopardy under President Donald Trump’s proposed federal funding freeze. Failure to modernize commercial ports could cripple U.S. maritime cybersecurity efforts at a time when China is ramping up strategic port investments across the Western Hemisphere, security analysts warned in congressional… Read More
Tariffs and geopolitical conversation about control of one of the world’s most important waterways won’t be devastating threats to Jacksonville’s port, officials say, as Asian trade becomes a smaller part of the port’s overall business. At Thursday’s 2025 State of the Port summit, JAXPORT executives and labor leaders said that the tariffs the U.S. imposed… Read More
Almost a year after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland officials on Tuesday unveiled their designs for its replacement, which will be taller and better protected against ship strikes. Construction of the state’s first cable-stayed bridge could be completed in 2028 and cost upwards of $1.7 billion. With its graceful outline… Read More
Logistics firms are scrambling to adjust to President Donald Trump’s new rules that threaten to upend their booming business delivering small parcels from Chinese sellers to American buyers. His decision to revoke a “de minimis” rule for China, effectively closing a loophole that allowed small packages under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free, took effect… Read More
Corpus Christi, Texas, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 206.5 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2024, a new high mark driven by increases in crude oil and dry bulk commodities, including agricultural products. Port customers also ended 2024 with record quarterly tonnage… Read More
The Government of Canada, under the Green Shipping Corridor Program and the National Trade Corridors Fund, is investing up to $25 million in the Halifax Port Authority. The investment aims to enhance environmental sustainability, improve supply chain efficiency, and support decarbonization within the transportation sector. A significant portion, up to $22.5 million, is allocated under… Read More
U S President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on neighbors Mexico and Canada for a month Monday — but China remained in the firing line for levies that are putting the global economy on edge. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both struck last-minute deals with Trump to tighten… Read More
Bridge collapsed in March after cargo ship struck a supporting column Almost a year after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland officials on Tuesday unveiled their designs for its replacement, which will be taller and better protected against ship strikes. Construction of the state’s first cable-stayed bridge could be completed in 2028… Read More
Economic experts say China ranks among the top of monthly imports into the Port of Virginia. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — With a new 10% tariff on exports from China to the United States scheduled to take effect on Tuesday, local economic experts weighed in on what it could mean for all of us, as well as… Read More