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The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach will make $60 million in Clean Truck Fund Rate funding available through the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) for vouchers toward the purchase of zero-emissions, Class 8 drayage trucks that operate at the San Pedro Bay ports complex. The… Read More
Even before contract negotiations get underway, the threat of a strike shutting down US ports on the east and Gulf coasts next year is looming. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents 45,000 dockworkers at the ports, reaffirmed its commitment to strike if negotiations for a new labour contract do not reach a fruitful conclusion… Read More
1. Port of Shanghai, China (-17 m) Specifically, the Port of Shanghai’s Yangshan Deep-Water Port has the deepest draft globally at 17 meters. Situated on Hangzhou Bay, this premier terminal has enabled Shanghai to consolidate its position as the busiest container port worldwide, processing over 43 million TEUs in 2021. Thanks to its unrivalled depth,… Read More
“North Carolina Ports is pleased to announce a new partnership with Seaboard Marine that will add a new Central American service to the Port of Wilmington’s growing rotation of connections to Latin America. Seaboard Marine’s Wilmington, NC – North Central America service will commence with a weekly Wilmington port call in early December. This service… Read More
UPDATE FROM AAPA 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Two weeks ago I attended the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) 2023 Annual Conference and had the honor of participating on a panel, “State of the Maritime Industry,” with other maritime executives, to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities affecting the global maritime sector. The panel covered… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi expresses its deepest condolences on the loss of former Port Executive Director Harry G. Plomarity. As the leader of the Port of Corpus Christi for nearly two decades (from 1976-1994), Harry Plomarity steered the Port through a number of important milestones. Those include expansion of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel,… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced a $14 million “port improvement project” at the Portland International Marine Terminal (IMT). Funding for the project comes from the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), a more than $663 million “discretionary grant program administered by the Maritime Administration.” Projects eligible for PIDP grants “improve the safety, efficiency,… Read More
On Nov. 3, Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans president and CEO and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad CEO, delivered the 2023 State of the Port address. She highlighted successes across the Port’s four lines of business — cargo, rail, industrial real estate and cruise. In the address titled “Delivering Louisiana’s Future,” Christian also… Read More
Organized labor is having a moment. Unions representing port workers, parcel deliverers, auto workers, writers, actors, teachers and others are securing or seeking to secure hefty salary increases by striking or threatening to strike. Container shipping flows to the U.S. have been affected by labor negotiations this year — and could be even more affected… Read More
Two Houston-area ports will soon see a combined $26.9 million worth of projects come to fruition thanks to federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. Cedar Port in Baytown will receive nearly $10.9 million for its infrastructure development project, and Port Freeport in southern Brazoria County will receive nearly $16 million for… Read More
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – this funding will help grow capacity and increase efficiency at… Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp have filed a brief in support of the SC State Ports Authority (SCSPA)’s petition for a writ of certiorari in SC State Ports Authority v. National Labor Relations Board submitted. The governors’ brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the petition,… Read More
(Bloomberg) — The White House announced more than $653 million in awards for port infrastructure projects across the country Friday, in a push to strengthen post-pandemic supply chains. Among the largest awards are a rail expansion and roadway improvement project in Long Beach, California that will get $52.6 million and a Tacoma, Washington port terminal… Read More
OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) – A $5 million federal grant will help the Port of Ogdensburg expand. Right now, the port can load and unload one ship at a time and it’s the only American port on the St. Lawrence River. With the help of federal money, the port will be able to double –… Read More
The Transportation Department on Friday awarded $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States, including the Port of Baltimore. The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials said the projects… Read More