Port Houston has registered its second-highest month ever for containers following a surge in demand for imported goods. Total throughput reached 353,525 TEU in September, a year-on-year increase of 26 per cent. Record breaking figures follow only August 2022. Loaded import container volume was up 31 per cent in September over the same month last… Read More
Transport Canada launched a ports modernization review in March 2018 with an aim to optimise the current and future role of Canada’s 17 port authorities (CPAs) in the country’s transportation system. The review focused on how ports might better support the competitiveness of Canada’s economy by facilitating the movement of goods; strengthen relationships with Indigenous… Read More
The South Carolina Ports Authority is developing rail and barge projects aimed at supporting the growth of imports and exports through the Port of Charleston. SC Ports will be partnering with Palmetto Railways, CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to develop the Navy Base Intermodal Facility, which will provide near-dock rail to Charleston…. Read More
Governor Tom Wolf and U.S. Senator Bob Casey visited the Port of Philadelphia to celebrate a $20.3 million federal grant to construct a new 100,000 square-foot warehouse at Tioga Marine Terminal. “The port is an economic powerhouse not just for the Philadelphia region, but for all of Pennsylvania,” said Gov. Wolf. “This is a major… Read More
The Jacksonville Business Journal has named JAXPORT CEO Eric Green a 2022 Ultimate CEO honoree. The publication’s editors selected Green as one of 12 Northeast Florida business leaders who have shaped the Jacksonville area through leadership and civic involvement. A Jacksonville native, Green joined JAXPORT in 2005 and was named CEO in 2017. Under his… Read More
Port of Miami Crane Management (PMCM) is to continue the digital transformation of its business by installing Paceco Momentum’s digitalisation tool – the Paceco Spyder – on three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. A further two cranes will get the system at a later date, to go with the six STS cranes that had the tool installed… Read More
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy threw up another potential hurdle to block Manhattan traffic-congestion pricing with an inquiry into the potential revenue hit to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The plan would cut bridge and tunnel toll collections “without a commensurate increase in revenue from an alternative source,” Murphy wrote to Port… Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate subcommittee overseeing transportation and infrastructure appropriations, announced a federal grant of over $4.1 million from the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) going to Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc for the purchase of an electric dock crane at the Port of Vancouver. The funding… Read More
September volumes at South Carolina Ports rose nearly 11% year over year and reached a monthly record, as port operations strove to maintain fluidity, port officials said. SC Ports handled 226,807 twenty-foot equivalent units at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Leatherman Terminal at the Port of Charleston, a monthly record for September. “We… Read More
Port Houston in Texas, US, has ordered 14 hybrid-powered Konecranes rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal and 12 hybrid Konecranes RTGs for the Bayport Container Terminal. The hybrid RTGs feature advanced Li-ion battery technology and a battery management system that monitors the charge level and health of the batteries. Konecranes can… Read More
Finnish company Konecranes has received an order from Port Houston in Texas, US, for the supply of 26 hybrid rubber tire gantry cranes (RTGs). Under the contract, Konecranes will deliver 14 hybrid RTGs to Port Houston’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal, as well as 12 hybrid RTGs to the port’s Bayport Container Terminal. The cranes will help Port Houston to… Read More
Jack C. Jensen Jr. has been elected chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Jensen replaces Charles H. Ponstein, whose term expired. Also elected were Joseph F. Toomy, who will serve as vice chair, and Walter J. Leger Jr., who will serve as secretary-treasurer for the nine-month term. Jensen joined the board… Read More
Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3,712,000 in federal funding from the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration for improvements of the wharf at the Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT), previously known as the Port of Richmond. This funding was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, negotiated by Sen…. Read More
DP World has added new trade routes in the first three quarters of 2022. The new routes – connecting the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East – have opened new trading opportunities for cargo owners. The routes, which cover more than 23,000 nautical miles, also offer better access to goods and services for underserved… Read More
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) successfully sold three ZPMC Post Panamax ship-to-shore cranes and replacement parts on GovDeals, the leading online marketplace for government agencies and educational institutions to sell surplus assets. Fully operable and in good condition, the cranes had been used to load and unload container ships at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal where… Read More