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The Port of Los Angeles, the top container port in the United States, received a record $58 million in funding The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been awarded a total of $112 million in federal money from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Local and state leaders touted it as a milestone… Read More
The Port of New Orleans is celebrating a new financial commitment state lawmakers made to the port during the recently adjourned legislative session. The legislature committed $230.5 million to Port NOLA infrastructure projects, including the new Louisiana International Terminal and the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor. Prior to the legislature earmarking this money for the projects,… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority has announced its application for a federal grant to launch a major emissions reduction effort at port facilities. The Port Operations With Emissions Reduction Project, or POWER Project, would be funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports initiative. The Alabama Port Authority is applying for $69 million of funding to deploy new technologies,… Read More
HOUSTON (Nexstar) – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined local leaders Friday to commemorate the addition of Wharf 6 to Port Houston. “By making sure Port Houston is ready for the increased demand that we already know is coming, we’re able to support the economic growth that matters not just to this region and… Read More
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has approved a $2.6 billion dollar budget for the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department for fiscal year (FY) 2024/25. The revenue and spending plan supports the Port of Los Angeles’ priorities of community investment, decarbonisation of port-related operations, workforce development and cargo infrastructure modernisation. Buoyed by steady cargo volumes… Read More
The Port of Baltimore experienced its worst month in more than 20 years, according to my analysis of tonnage data for April released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, its sixth worst by value. That it handled any exports and imports at all in the first full month since the container ship Dali struck… Read More
BALTIMORE – As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial maritime… Read More
Port Houston announced on Thursday its plans to relocate its administrative office to the Fifth Ward. The port said the office’s new home will be in the Eagle River mixed-use development on Buffalo Bayou at the intersection of Jensen Drive and Clinton Drive. “It’s important to us to remain close to the ship channel we serve,” Port… Read More
Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab faces significant terminal congestion in Mediterranean and Asian ports, causing substantial delays in its vessel schedule, the Danish shipping group said in a statement on Monday. As a result of that congestion, the world’s second-largest container shipping company, will skip two westbound sailings from China and South Korea that had been planned… Read More
BALTIMORE – Ten weeks after the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment blocking the 700-foot-wide Fort McHenry Federal Channel on June 3-4. Using concrete breakers, underwater surveys, and oxyacetylene torches, they separated tons of concrete roadway, cable, and steel rebar from “Section 4C” while… Read More
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 30, 2024 – The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority celebrates its 100th project financed through the Northwest Ohio Bond Fund, which has a national rating of “A” from S&P Global Ratings. This 100th project provides $8,000,000 to support Midwest Terminals, operator of the Port of Toledo’s General Cargo Dock, to finance the construction… Read More
Crews in the Patapsco River are still cutting and lifting large chunks of what remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge as they clear the way to restore the full 700-foot-wide channel into the Port of Baltimore. While larger vessels have recently been able to transit cargo into and out of the port through a limited-access… Read More
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday Daniel Bean’s reappointment and Patrick Kilbane’s appointment to the Jacksonville Port Authority. Daniel Bean Bean is a Partner at Abel Bean Law, P.A. A veteran of the United States Navy, he currently serves as the Treasurer of the Five Star Veterans Center, the Secretary for K9s for Warriors, and is the… Read More
(The Center Square) – The Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma are receiving a combined $54.1 million as part of newly unlocked federal funding. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. announced that she was able to secure $25.2 million for the Port of Seattle and $28.9 million for the Port of Tacoma as part of… Read More
EVERETT—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) on Thursday, May 30, visited the Maritime Institute, which celebrated its grand opening at the Port of Everett last week. The Maritime Institute offers a variety of Coast Guard-certified courses, including firefighting, celestial and electronic navigation, and training for roles like able seafarer or steersman. Their 4-week “Mariner Bootcamp” offers basic credentials for those looking for… Read More