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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $14,412,620 modification (P00009) to contract W912HY-21-C-0015 for removal and disposal of pipelines. Work will be performed in Corpus Christie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 20, 2024. Fiscal 2021 and 2023 civil construction funds and fiscal 2023 non-federal, Port of Corpus… Read More
Port of Newport staff say 5,000 cubic yards of material were dredged from Friday, Sept. 15, to Monday, Sept. 18, and work on four of the six remaining berths has yet to begin. The tall dredge can be seen from around the harbor, secured next to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations’ docks. According to… Read More
Total container volumes were again divided at the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in August, with the Port of Los Angeles recording notable gains while the Port of Long Beach sagged in comparison. On the year, both ports remain down on volume totals when compared to last year – in part because of the pandemic-related anomaly in last year’s… Read More
Port interests in the United States should monitor the potential of a partial or full government shut down as House Republicans fail to come to terms on a spending plan. According to the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), a government shutdown will have potential effects on port operations if Congress is unable to reach an agreement…. Read More
The Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Shanghai have issued an outline of a Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan to accelerate emissions reductions across the Pacific Ocean. The three ports deem this proposal as a significant step towards decarbonising the global supply networks that power our economy and moving to zero-carbon-emission ships. It intends to… Read More
August is usually a peak month for container shipping, but this year’s peak appeared to be quieter at Port Houston. August 2023 saw TEU volume hit 308,000 TEU – a drop of 20 percent when compared against August 2022, when the port handled a record-setting 383,000 TEU across the docks. Part of the drop is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) awarded the fourth and final multimillion dollar contract for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CCSCIP) September 25, 2023. Callan Marine will receive approximately $102.9 million to complete dredging on the final stretch of the project—the Inner Harbor reach. With the final contract the… Read More
The ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai, as well as leading cargo owners, unveiled a plan Friday for the creation of the first-ever green shipping program across the Pacific Ocean. The Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan Outline is intended to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes, according… Read More
Overall container volumes remain solid through August HOUSTON – Loaded export volumes at Port Houston are up 10% year-to-date, maintaining the upward trajectory seen throughout 2023 and helping support overall volumes through Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals. These exports are primarily resins and Port Houston is the nation’s leading gateway for resin exports, with a 59%… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $39,586,250 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of March 1, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $39,586,250 were obligated at the time of… Read More
The low water level of the Mississippi River continues to create obstacles for farmers and shipping companies across the United States. Workers near the Port of Vicksburg are conducting business as usual, but the scenery around them looks very different. Just a few feet away, the Mississippi River is currently in what hydrologists call a… Read More
On the US West Coast, a much-anticipated seasonal surge in cargo inputs has now turned the tables on the statistics at the Port of Los Angeles (Port of LA). In its mid-September media briefing, the port revealed that The Port of Los Angeles had handled 828,016 teu in August, which it said was a 3%… Read More
Meeting the growing traffic demands in an eco-friendly way is one of the major tasks for ports across the globe. Port Houston in Texas is responding to that challenge by going hybrid. The port has recently ordered five Konecranes hybrid RTGs for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal. As part of its long-term improvement program, the… Read More
The largest ports on the East and West coasts recorded 20%-plus year-over-year declines in US imports from Asia in the first eight months of 2023, while Gulf Coast imports dropped only 3.7% during that period. As a result, the combined market share of the four busiest US ports for trans-Pacific imports shrank 2.7 percentage points…. Read More
Ports of Indiana has filled two key leadership roles at its Ohio River ports, naming Ashley Blocker and Michael Graves as Operations Managers in Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville, respectively. Blocker, a southwest Indiana native, was promoted to the new role after serving as Operations Analyst for Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon since 2022. She previously worked… Read More