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The port of Miami is expanding, and it’s doing so in a way that could cause lasting damage. That’s because the dredging – underwater digging to deepen the port – is kicking up a lot of sediment, and that’s causing problems for nearby coral reefs. The sediment has been blanketing the reefs and suffocating them,… Read More
The Port of Baltimore is likely to lose at least $6.5 billion of export-import trade this month due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month. Last April, in 2023, the fast-growing and vital Eastern Seaboard port handled $6.8 billion in two-way trade, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Census Bureau… Read More
A third temporary channel for boats to enter and depart the Port of Baltimore has opened, expanding further shipping access as collapsed sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge are salvaged before the span can ultimately be rebuilt. The alternate channel, located to the northeast of the fallen bridge, is open to “commercially essential vessels,”… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority hosted their 55th annual 2024 Georgia International Trade Conference. The event brings customers, business partners and industry leaders together to discuss the latest maritime and logistics industry developments and trends. India was one of the key topics discussed on conference panels. The India government is investing billions in port and transportation infrastructure… Read More
Roger Guenther, who led Port Houston as it became a top-five US container gateway, will step down as its executive director at the end of the summer, with the port naming its infrastructure chief as his successor. The port’s commissioners on Tuesday voted to appoint Charlie Jenkins, the port’s chief channel infrastructure officer, to be Houston’s… Read More
In the heart of Baltimore, Kimberly Matthews, a design manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, stands at the forefront of disaster mitigation efforts, orchestrating a seamless coordination between USACE engineers and architectural engineering firms. With a recent full-scale training operation conducted in early March as a foundation, Matthews and her team are… Read More
With the removal of a 560-ton section of structural steel on April 22, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has cleared enough wreckage from a 35-foot-deep Limited Access Channel (LAC), in accordance with USACE’s commitment to deliver it by the end of April. The LAC runs the northern portion of the wider and federal channel,… Read More
Officials in Baltimore plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to enter and leave the city’s port starting on Thursday — a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub that has remained closed to most traffic since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month. The new channel will be 35… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles handled 743,417 container units in March, a 19% increase over the previous year. It was the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year growth at the nation’s busiest port. For the first quarter ending March 31, local dockworkers moved 2,380,503 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) across Los Angeles marine terminals––nearly 30% more than… Read More
The accident that closed the Port of Baltimore initially raised concerns that supply chains would take another hit just as global shipping adjusted to disruptions from Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. But supply chains have been resilient thus far, and U.S. efforts to fortify them are accelerating. Have there been global economic repercussions from… Read More
Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 19% year over year to 743,417 total TEUs in March, the eighth consecutive month of YoY growth. “Moving into April and the second quarter, I expect robust cargo flow to continue here,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a media briefing on Wednesday. “A… Read More
MAERSK Line has begun publishing advisories to customers about the Baltimore bridge situation on its website, including confirmation that the owners of containership Dali have declared General Average. “General Average is a long established procedure in the maritime industry and is included in our Terms and Conditions of carriage,” Maersk said. “The owners of the vessel have… Read More
The City Council’s dredging update during its Monday, April 15, meeting brought the body up to speed about the project affecting Hueneme Beach. The project includes key partners, the Port of Hueneme, the Harbor, the Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Navy, BEACON, and others, which advocate for the project. In the 1960s, Congress… Read More
The economic centre of gravity is slowly refocusing on regional developments in South America and Asia, and seeing the mature consumer markets lose out to the emerging economies, but that long-term change is slow and far from linear. Global economic growth forecasts remain on the low side, but regionally the catch up of Asian economies… Read More
Salvage crews prepared to remove another massive piece of steel from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. The effort on Thursday will mark a turning point in restoring access to the Port of Baltimore. “We’re getting ready to remove the furthest portion of steel that’s across from the vessel,” said Col. Estee Pinchasin, commander of the U.S…. Read More