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JaxPort gains new service connecting to five Asian ports

FL, United States

Ocean Network Express will add Jacksonville to its East Coast 2 route in February 2025, CEO Eric Green says. JaxPort is landing a new service that will provide direct connections to five ports in Asia, CEO Eric Green announced Oct. 28. In a report to the JaxPort board of directors, Green said shipping line Ocean… Read More

Inland ports are rising

United States

Inland ports are trending upward as seaports invest in inland location to leverage efficiencies and a platform for growth to handle rising TEU volumes. Inland ports are rising. Naturally, inland ports have always been a fundamental feature of the American port system — whether those ports are located on the Mississippi-Missouri rivers in the center… Read More

Virginia Port Authority (VPA) proposes maintenance dredging of Elizabeth River

VA, United States

CENAO-WRRE NAO-2010-00404 FEDERAL PUBLIC NOTICE The District Commander has received a joint permit application for Federal and State permits as described below: APPLICANT Jeff Fisher, Chief Engineer Virginia Port Authority 600 World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 PROJECT LOCATION:  Norfolk International Terminals (North and South), 7737 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23505 PROJECT SIZE: 234.33 ACRES NEAREST WATERWAY: Elizabeth… Read More

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Selections for Nearly $3 Billion of Investments in Clean Ports as Part of Investing in America Agenda

United States

WASHINGTON —  Today, October 29, as part of President Biden and Vice President Harris’ Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 55 applicants across 27 states and territories to receive nearly $3 billion through EPA’s Clean Ports Program. These grants will support the deployment of zero-emission equipment, as well as infrastructure and climate… Read More

Port Will Advance Sustainability, Efficiency Using $380M Federal Investment to Electrify Assets

VA, United States

NORFOLK, VA — The Port of Virginia® is closer to its goal of eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 thanks to a recently announced multi-million-dollar federal grant that will be used to buy electric equipment and the infrastructure needed to support it. On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that The Port of Virginia… Read More

Port of Corpus Christi Selected by EPA as Clean Ports Program Grant Recipient

TX, United States

Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) has been selected to receive $105 million through the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports Program to deploy zero-emissions equipment as a major step in reducing criteria air pollutants – those regulated by EPA because of health and environmental effects – and… Read More

EPA Awards More Than $200 million to Great Lakes Ports

United States

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded nearly $3 billion to 55 recipient projects in 27 states and U.S. territories. These grants are from the agency’s Clean Ports Program, which was enacted by Congress in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. The agency received more than $8 billion in project applications. Today’s awards… Read More

The Andersons signs long-term Port Houston lease

TX, United States

MAUMEE, OHIO, US — The Andersons, Inc., has signed a long-term lease agreement for its operations at Port Houston, Texas, US, with facility expansion plans to support customer exports of soybean meal, among other bulk grains, to high-demand markets. The upgrades will focus on increased reliability and efficiency and include providing rail-based soybean meal unload… Read More

Port NOLA Appoints Beth Ann Branch as President and CEO

LA, United States

The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Beth Ann Branch as the new president and CEO of the port and the CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB). Branch officially will begin at Port NOLA December 1. Branch follows Brandy Christian, who had served as Port… Read More

Port Houston Surpasses 3 million TEUs In Record Time Steel Imports also up 25% in September

TX, United States

CMA CGM Cassiopeia, the largest vessel to call Port Houston, arriving to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal. Port Houston continues to shatter records, in September surpassing three million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) faster than ever before. Port Houston has recorded 3,120,589 TEUs so far this year, a 10% increase compared to the same period in… Read More

Dock workers at East Coast ports to resume negotiations with operators

United States

The union representing dockworkers in East Coast U.S. ports is set to return to the bargaining table with maritime employers next month, part of an arrangement reached after a three-day strike was suspended on Oct. 3. The International Longshoremen’s Association and the group representing port operators and shipping companies said Friday that they will resume contract… Read More

Port workers are at war with automation. Can they win?

United States

They have until January 15 to hash out a new contract. Here’s what’s at stake. It’s 2035. You just started a job working at a US container port, but unlike the longshoremen of the past, you aren’t worried about losing a limb — or worse — while unloading a cargo ship. That’s because this port… Read More

Major Dredging Projects in the Works for Nantucket Harbor, Polpis and Madaket harbors.

MA, United States

(Oct. 24, 2024) In the mid 1840s floating dry docks known as camels were used to tow large whaleships through the shallows into and out of Nantucket Harbor. It was cutting-edge technology at the time. Now, almost 200 years later, town sustainability manager Vince Murphy told the Select Board last week that if the harbor isn’t… Read More

Port Houston continues to expand its operational capacity with the addition of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes

TX, United States

Port Houston continues to expand its operational capacity with the addition of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. A total of 8 new STS cranes are soon to arrive at Bayport and Barbours Cut Container Terminals in Q1 2026. These cranes are part of ongoing efforts to enhance efficiency and support growing volumes. Once the new cranes… Read More

Ship Owner In Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse To Pay $100 Million

MD, United States

BALTIMORE, MD — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, officials said Thursday. The settlement comes a month after the Justice Department sued Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine… Read More

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