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West Coast ports have a new labor agreement in hand but they face big hurdles in their efforts to get U.S. importers to bring their supply chains fully back through the gateways. New manufacturing strategies along with geopolitical tensions and China’s lagging economic growth are casting clouds over the ports that have long been a… Read More
Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. dockworkers ratified a six-year contract that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from California to Washington State, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said on Thursday. Members of the ILWU voted 75% in favor of approving the West Coast port worker agreement that will… Read More
By Sofia Gerace Sep 2, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Ports in Europe are racing to win a key role in the bloc’s ambitious climate strategy as they try to evolve from entry points for fossil-fuel imports into industrial clusters for clean energy. In the region’s biggest seaport in Rotterdam, port authorities and major energy companies are developing a large-scale… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards has christened the USNS Navajo, a towing, salvage and rescue vessel. The ship is the first in the Navy’s new class of towing, salvage and rescue ships. The vessels are named in honor of the Navajo tribe and its contributions to national defense. The Navajo is the first of nine planned ships. Bollinger… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Florida Legislators presented JAXPORT with a $30 million check during the port’s monthly Board of Directors meeting, said JaxPort in a news release. The funding will be used to purchase two new container cranes for the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The new cranes will increase JAXPORT’s cargo handling efficiencies, allowing more… Read More
The PCIP is considered to be a project of national significance by creating a new gateway for west coast imports and exports for the movement of containers through the Port of Coos Bay. Total investment is anticipated to be over $2 billion and will result in the creation of thousands of jobs while adding much… Read More
Galveston City Council failed to approve a port plan to issue $50m in bonds to help pay for improvements to Cruise Terminal 25, the future home of Carnival Jubilee. According to the Galveston Daily News, five of seven council members voted in favor of the debt issue but six votes were needed to pass in this… Read More
Port Houston said it experienced the largest container volume in July this year with more than 344,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled during the month. The record container volume represents a 5 percent increase over the same period in 2022. So far this year, the port has seen 2,202,538 TEUs, only 1 percent less than… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is in the midst of a $1.9 billion infrastructure improvement plan to keep pace with future supply chain needs. Most recently, the GPA welcomed the arrival of four super cranes. The ship-to-shore cranes are the workhorses of container ports, ensuring high-productivity operations so that ships can make port stays fast… Read More
Florida legislators have provided the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in Florida $30 million to purchase two new container cranes for the Blount Island Marine Terminal at the Port of Jacksonville. Jaxport says the cranes will increase the port’s cargo handling efficiencies, which will allow more cargo to move through the port. The new ship-to-shore cranes… Read More
Four new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes arrived at the Port of Savannah on Thursday, part of $1.9 billion in infrastructure improvements that will help boost capacity at the port. The addition the cranes will bring Port of Savannah’s fleet to 34 machines at the Garden City Terminal, the largest single container terminal in… Read More
Georgia Ports Authority to redevelop Ocean Terminal in Savannah Source
Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees has been recognized as a 2023 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ). Rees was among the honorees celebrated at a luncheon of hundreds of corporate and community leaders hosted by the HBJ on Aug. 24 in Houston. A panel of judges reviewed nominations and… Read More
Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Port of Seattle Commission President Sam Cho, philanthropist Melinda French Gates, Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez, Downtown Seattle Association Board Chair Sung Yang, Friends of Waterfront Seattle President and CEO Joy Shigaki, and Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe Leonard Forsman to announce Elliott Bay Connections (EBC), an unprecedented public-private… Read More
The Port of Houston, TX, USA, has partnered with Portchain Connect to increase communication with its customers and improve its overall berth alignment. Portchain Connect makes use of AI for streamlining communication and data, which includes the use of automatic identification systems for the embedded tracking of vessels. The features of the Portchain Connect network include… Read More