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With $67bn in world trade at risk annually from climate damage to commercial ports, the sector needs to bolster resilience. As extreme weather events spike globally, commercial ports – critical hubs that connect 80% of world trade volume – are reckoning with the rapidly materialising climate crisis threats of rising sea levels, storm impacts and drought. In… Read More
Some Florida, Georgia ports still shuttered Tuesday due to tropical storm After roaring into Florida Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, Tropical Storm Debby is crawling up the East Coast, bringing with it catastrophic flooding and dumping feet of rain on some parts of the country. Debby has closed ports, damaged homes and businesses,… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. — Trucks and trains carrying cargo to and from the Port of Virginia are a headache for many in Hampton Roads. But now, the port is preparing to handle even more cargo. This preparation comes in the form of an expansion of the port’s central rail yard. “This expansion is crucial to the… Read More
Commander Witt will take up the role of Vice President of Port State Control Affairs with the world’s largest ship registry. He will be responsible for coordinating and building professional relationships with various PSC (Port State Control) entities including the United States Coast Guard to better support the Registry’s clients and will assist shipowners and… Read More
Following the exciting announcement of a $16 million sub-award from the California State Transportation Agency’s Port and Freight Infrastructure Program (PFIP) grant, the Ventura Port District and the Port of Hueneme are set to commence the next phase of the Commercial Fish Landing Modernization Project. The PFIP grant, awarded to the Port of Hueneme last… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – The Alabama Port Authority in Mobile has now formally responded to Mobile Baykeeper’s notice of intent to file suit over the authority’s $366 million project to deepen and widen the Mobile shipping channel. In a letter sent by Port Authority Director John Driscoll to Baykeeper officials, Driscoll strongly advises Baykeeper to formally withdraw its… Read More
The Port of Baltimore returned Wednesday to full operations for the first time in months, but questions remain about rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Officials touted the Key Bridge Response Unified Command’s efforts to successfully reopen the Federal Channel and the Port of Baltimore less than 100 days after the bridge collapse. And, federal… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. — Spurred in part by the closure of the Baltimore port in March, the Port of Virginia continues to grow, as it moved more cargo by some measures this fiscal year than the year before while it had the second-best fiscal year performance in port history. The facilities handled 12.9% more general cargo… Read More
The Ports of Indiana and Antwerp-Bruges have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on advancing economic development, container shipping, decarbonisation, port security and technology integration. Jody Peacock, CEO for Ports of Indiana, said. “Our ports have mutual strategic, economic, and innovation interests, and this agreement formalises a plan for working together to advance… Read More
Port Houston has crossed the 2 million TEU threshold more quickly than ever before. During the first six months of the year, the port successfully handled 2.09 million TEU across its terminals, representing a double-digit growth of 13 per cent year-to-date (YTD) compared to the first half of the previous year. In June, 339,157 TEU… Read More
The executive overseeing Georgia’s seaports said Tuesday that a record 830,000 automobiles moved through the Port of Brunswick south of Savannah in the 2024 fiscal year, bringing it neck-and-neck with the top U.S. auto port. The combined number of auto and heavy machinery units handled by Brunswick and the Port of Savannah topped 876,000 in… Read More
The agreement is the first step in what could be a six-plus year development process resulting in a facility that would anchor the multi-billion-dollar offshore wind industry and several hundred high-quality, long-term jobs in the Central Coast region. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — On Tuesday evening, the Port San Luis Harbor District’s Board approved entering… Read More
Visualizing the Busiest Ports in the World This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. In 2024, nine of the world’s 10 busiest ports are located in Asia, underscoring the eastward shift in global trade flows. Due to supply chain… Read More
Darren Fisher’s giving a kind of crash course on dredging. In the Port of Baltimore, it means lifting sediment from the bottom of the Patapsco River and putting it on a barge. “Then they bring the barge over to us, and they pump that material in,” said Fisher. “It’s kind of like the consistency of a… Read More
On Friday, a small towboat capsized and sank in the Houston Ship Channel, killing one crewmember. At about 1400 hours on Friday afternoon, the 55-foot towboat Miss Peggy capsized at a position near the Lynchburg Ferry crossing on the Houston Ship Channel, prompting a large multi-agency response. Several Good Samaritan boats were near the scene and quickly… Read More