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Logistics, especially heavy logistics, is still very old fashioned and hasn’t really embraced change. I always remember one of my first visits to a transport company more than 20 years ago, when we did a system upgrade and introduced the internet at the time when the depot was using modems. I sat down with the… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Exactly two weeks after the Key Bridge collapse, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an emergency piece of legislation into law directing assistance to workers and businesses impacted by the sudden slowdown of shipments at the Port of Baltimore. The Maryland PORT Act directs the Departments of Commerce and Labor to establish funds… Read More
A large container ship experienced an engine failure near New York City, leading it to come to a halt close to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Friday night. This incident occurred less than two weeks after a similar failure caused another sizable cargo vessel to collide with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The US Coast Guard confirmed that… Read More
Barges will soon be dumping sand offshore of the North End as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging of the Palm Beach Inlet, said an expert working with the town’s Coastal Protection program. Work is expected to begin within the next few weeks and will continue until June, said Mike Jenkins, a coastal… Read More
Nearly two weeks after a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse, one of the East Coast’s busiest ports remains largely cut off from the seas. The reach of the Port of Baltimore is vast, and it could lose an estimated $15 million per day while closed. In the meantime, two smaller,… Read More
Florida International Terminal (FIT) participated in the ribbon cutting of the three new Super Post-Panamax cranes that will serve the Port of Everglades’ four terminals. FIT General Manager Justin Weir commented that “this milestone reinforces the collaborative work to modernize Port Everglades operations by providing better service to the entire foreign trade chain.” Port of… Read More
This Sonar And Positioning Based Method Can Reduce And Remove Bridge Debris Methodically And Economically By Judith Powers Once the visible structure of the downed Francis Scott Key bridge has been removed, the ever more complicated job of removing the submerged debris will begin. Sonar and positioning technology will be needed to identify, locate, reduce,… Read More
On March 26, a 95,000-ton containership named the Dali collided nose-first with the Port of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge folded within seconds, a testament to the massive power of a vessel laden with several thousand containers of cargo. Eight workers were on the bridge when it collapsed; two survived, two were found dead, and… Read More
The biggest US ports are stretching capacity limits and need to expand to handle anticipated growth in inbound shipping, according to shipping industry veteran John McCown. Even before the Baltimore bridge disaster that shut one of the East Coast’s most important delivery points, space was so constrained at the nation’s 10 largest ports that containers unloaded from ocean-going vessels were… Read More
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government effort to tackle supply chain disruptions caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Baltimore County signed a revised grant agreement to enable Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA), a facility in the county, to use a previously awarded $8.26 million DOT… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced late Thursday they will open “a limited access channel 280 feet wide and 35 feet deep, to the Port of Baltimore within the next four weeks—by the end of April.” The Corps said the channel will support one-way traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore “for… Read More
SSA Terminals is a joint venture between SSA Terminals and Terminal Investment Ltd. (TiL), and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), and the expansion project comprises a two-berth international container facility with MSC Lily becoming the inaugural vessel to call. Construction commenced in July 2019, fuelled by a joint investment of more than $500 million from NWSA,… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has a tentative timeline of restoring access to the Port of Baltimore to “normal capacity” by the end of May, it said in a statement Thursday night. “Engineers are aiming to reopen the permanent, 700-foot-wide by 50-foot-deep federal navigation channel by the end of May, restoring port access to normal capacity,” according to the… Read More
The Illinois International Port District (IIPD) welcomed its first international vessel of the 2024 shipping season on Friday morning at Iroquois Landing, otherwise known as the Port of Chicago. The Wagenborg M/V Beatrix imported steel from Europe which is primarily used for manufacturing. This year, one of the IIPD’s main exports will be carbon-free –… Read More
A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport began Wednesday amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit. Crews with California-based Curtin… Read More