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The nation’s port leaders say that while container volume was down in the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico facilities, overall trends for 2024 are pointing up. In December, the Port of Los Angeles processed 747,335 containers compared with 728,871 year-over-year for a 2.5% increase. The port saw a 12.9% decline for the entire year, moving 8,634,297… Read More
Georgia Ports continues its focus on infrastructure and engineering projects in 2024 to create business opportunities for customers, business partners, communities and rural Georgians. The Blue Ridge Connector is a catalyst for enabling businesses to succeed through a competitive supply chain in a growing Northeast Georgia regional market. Opening in 2026, the Blue Ridge Connector… Read More
Efforts to build an international container terminal at the Port of New Orleans capable of handling ultralarge container vessels got a boost Monday from the federal government. The port announced it was awarded an additional $226.2 million grant to assist in constructing the $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), a project that aims to position the port… Read More
Global shipping rates are skyrocketing as the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen step up their attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea, a critical waterway for world trade. New data from Freightos Terminal released Friday shows that rates for shipping goods from Asia to Northern Europe surged 461% compared to mid-October, before the diversion of… Read More
Ports of Indiana has hired Kristin Brier in the newly created role of Vice President of Integrated Planning & Sustainable Development. Brier most recently served as Multimodal Director at the Indiana Department of Transportation and has worked at INDOT and Indiana Department of Environmental Management for more than 20 years in roles involving freight, multimodal… Read More
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors has unanimously approved a long term, 30-year agreement with US marine terminal and logistics company, Enstructure, for the lease and development of a 79-acre waterfront property at JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal. Enstructure is the parent company of Jacksonville-based Seaonus Stevedoring, a current JAXPORT tenant operating 35 acres… Read More
The recent decline in volumes on the US Gulf and east coasts and in northern Canada has not derailed port expansion plans. Designs for new container terminals on the lower Mississippi have taken steps forward, while the port of Prince Rupert is working on an export transfer facility as it awaits the outcome of a… Read More
It is an extraordinary detour: Hundreds of ships are avoiding the Suez Canal and sailing an extra 4,000 miles around Africa, burning fuel, inflating costs and adding 10 days of travel or more in each direction. They are avoiding one of the world’s most important shipping routes, the Red Sea, where for months the Iranian-backed… Read More
Disruptions to shipping from the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea already are more damaging to the supply chain than the early COVID-19 pandemic, maritime advisory firm Sea-Intelligence said this week in an analysis of vessel delays. Supply chain data known in the industry as “vessel capacity” shows the second largest drop in recent years,… Read More
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has reported that Inland Ports Greer and Dillon handled a record amount of containers in 2023. Inland Port Greer reportedly transported 175,873 containers onto and off trains in the Upstate last year, a 26 per cent increase over the previous year. Inland Port Dillon transported 43,266 containers onto and off… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will hold its first Regular Commission Monthly Meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, beginning at 9:15 a.m. A quorum of the Port Commission, along with executive leadership, will be present in the boardroom of the Port Houston Executive Office Building, located at 111 East… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Board of Commissioners (The Board) has passed two resolutions to expedite the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor. According to Port NOLA, this is a route for St. Bernard Parish that will connect the new $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) to the interstate system, providing a road that St. Bernard Parish… Read More
Port of Corpus Christi customers set a new high mark in annual tonnage during 2023, moving more than 200 million tons of goods through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel for the first time in its history. The 203 million tons moved in 2023 was an 8.1 percent increase from the prior year. The new high… Read More
In a bid to overcome financial obstacles, the Port of Portland, custodians of Oregon’s sole international container hub, Terminal 6 (T6), has sought state aid. Curtis Robinhold, the port’s Executive Director, has penned a letter soliciting a $10 million lifeline from Oregon’s state officials. The plea was directed to notable figures such as Oregon House… Read More
HOUSTON – Port Houston ended the year on a high note with container twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) up 11% for the month as compared to last December. In addition, December 2023 was the biggest December on record for loaded exports, which were also up 11%, totaling 119,970 TEUs. Loaded imports increased 11% for the month compared… Read More