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Fifty-eight small commercial vessels have crossed into the Port of Baltimore as of Wednesday morning. The small commercial vessels are using two small channels created by the US Army Corps of Engineers as they began removing the wreckage of the Key bridge. Governor Moore and officials from USACE reiterated that crews have been working around… Read More
Two weeks after a container ship collided with a bridge and shut down the Port of Baltimore, effects continue to ripple through the maritime industry. Meanwhile, cargo and cruise-ship traffic hit record highs last year at Florida ports. The News Service has five questions for Michael Rubin, president and CEO of the Florida Ports Council:… Read More
Billions of dollars in funding is being made available through the US EPA’s Clean Ports Program to upgrade US port infrastructure for sustainability goals, pollution-mitigation and efficiency initiatives. This funding is backing investments in everything from zero-emission terminal tractors to zero-emission harbour craft to zero-emission infrastructure such as shore power, electric charging and even hydrogen… Read More
Last week, the National Economic Council (NEC) convened stakeholders across the auto, energy, chemical, and industrial sectors to continue the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to support affected industries and mitigate supply chain impacts stemming from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the partial closure of the Port of Baltimore. Representatives from the White… Read More
BALTIMORE — During a visit Friday to the scene of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, President Joe Biden announced $8 million in federal funding to double the automotive shipping capacity at the Port of Baltimore’s only unaffected terminal. The bridge collapse killed six people and has stranded 11 ships at the Maryland port, costing one roll-on/roll-off… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District is inviting public comments on the Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s Channel Deepening Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The PCCA Channel Deepening Project is located near Port Aransas and Nueces and Aransas counties in Texas. The proposed action would deepen the existing channel from its currently authorized depth of 54 feet to… Read More
This agreement represents a shared pledge to speed up the implementation of more environmentally friendly practices in the marine sector in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region. X-Press Feeders and the participating ports will collaborate and leverage their resources and expertise to develop and execute sustainable approaches for maritime operations. Under the MOU, parties will… Read More
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