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U.S. and Canadian ports are continuing to feel the pressure, with ongoing congestion resulting in canceled sailings for September, cuts in vessel services, high warehouse prices and increased anchored vessels on the East Coast, according to a report by CNBC. “It comes as no surprise ocean carriers are blanking (canceling) sailings,” said Alan Baer, CEO of… Read More
“Since joining the Port I have not taken my foot off the gas,” says Hamdi Mohamed, who’s about nine months into her first term on the Port of Seattle Commission. Elected by voters in 2021, Mohamed was one of SECB’s endorsees, and now seems like a good time to find out if we were right… Read More
The Marino Group’s Marine Repair Services – Container Maintenance Corporation (MRS-CMC) has opened a new depot facility at Port Houston. The new facility will support global supply chain fluidity with an expansion of its storage, distribution, repair, and capacity services in the region. Situated across from Port Houston Bayport Terminal and near Barbours Cut terminal,… Read More
by John D. McCown (OpEd) Sixty-six years ago the postwar growth in the US economy saw increasing congestion on highways. That problem became the catalyst for two events in 1956 resulting in capital investments whose returns over the ensuing decades and to this day are significant. One event was the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 that… Read More
Effective September 1, 2022, Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) will serve as the exclusive barge fleeting and shifting service provider for the Yellow Creek State Inland Port (YCP), located in Iuka, Miss., at the intersection of the Tennessee River and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. “Thanks to the leadership of federal, state, and local officials, Yellow Creek Port is on… Read More
Port Canaveral, Fla., has been awarded $1,941,285 in FEMA funding for several projects that will protect critical infrastructure from terrorism and other security threats. The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) will receive $1,357,020 in federal funding for two projects. The federal dollars will be supplemented by a 25 percent CPA cost share match CYBERSECURITY The port’s… Read More
Philadelphia has its first sea shipping route with China, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. A shipping barge at the Port of Philadelphia, laden with white shipping containers signifying refrigerated cargo, seen in 2016. The Port of Philadelphia hosted the maiden call of the Wan Hai 315 container ship on Aug. 18, the first… Read More
Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in the United States, today announced the appointment of Matthew Leech as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 2022. He will succeed Mark Montgomery, who will retire as Chief Executive Officer and continue to support the Company in an advisory role. Mr. Leech is a seasoned ports and terminal executive… Read More
Dozens of ships are waiting off of New York, Houston and Savannah, Georgia By Wall Street Journal Container-ship backlogs from New York to Houston are extending strains on troubled supply chains in the U.S. WSJ’s Paul Berger explains what’s contributing to the congestion and what impact it’s having on the economy. Photo illustration: Adele… Read More
The NetZero Program is a plan to convert the entire cargo movement chain to a carbon neutral operation, from PortMiami’s channel to its final distribution site. The RAISE grant will help fund PortMiami’s intermodal rail expansion by adding two rail tracks and three new electric rubber-tired gantry cranes. Grant funding also provides for the installation… Read More
The long-awaited US Army Corps of Engineers study to evaluate widening and deepening the harbor of PortMiami is now due in June 2026. Results were initially expected this fall, but after the team behind the analysis ran out of time and funds, it requested an added $4.48 million and 57 months to carry the study… Read More
The construction of the five-part Port of Alaska (Anchorage) modernization project began in 2020 and is still well underway, with an expected completion date of 2028. Currently, the project’s first phase has been completed, and the total cost of the project could reach as high as $1.8 billion. The port is a key transport hub… Read More
Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has promoted James Bennett to chief operating officer. He moves from his role as senior director of engineering and construction and will use that expertise to oversee projects including a major automotive and container expansion on Blount Island. Bennett joined Jaxport in 2017, coming in to the role he has held for the… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insert at the beginning of the twelfth paragraph of the release dated August 22, 2022: Congressmembers Sheila Jackson Lee, Randy Weber, and Sylvia Garcia presented their congratulations and spirit of collaboration to Chairman Campo and the Port with Congressional Certificates of Recognition. The updated release reads: RIC CAMPO MARITIME LEADER OF THE YEAR Port… Read More
Governor Larry Hogan today announced a historic agreement to advance a major dredging project at the Port of Salisbury that will provide long-term economic and environmental benefits for the state and the region. “I’m pleased to report that thanks to a unique partnership between government at all levels, we are moving forward with the dredging… Read More