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Ports play a crucial role in global trade and transportation by serving as gateways for the movement of goods and facilitating seamless connectivity between various modes of transportation, such as ships, trucks, trains and airplanes. They provide essential infrastructure and services to handle various types of cargo, including bulk commodities, containerized goods and liquid cargo…. Read More
Port Technology International (PTI) has ranked the busiest ports in the United States as part of its ongoing coverage of the world’s top ports. The US has the world’s largest domestic market for products and commerce. Its economic prosperity is largely due to its port activities. TEU performance shifted towards the end of last year… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (December 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into settlements with nine companies or individuals regarding claims of violation of the Clean Air Act. The companies and individuals, all based in California or Hawaii, violated the legal ban on importing into the U.S. any motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, nonroad… Read More
HOUSTON, December 18, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Tuesday, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met at its last regular monthly meeting of the year. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting by highlighting the recent Port Houston visit of Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo. Port Houston marked the occasion by joining with Belgium,… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Port of New Orleans scored a nearly $74 million grant to move forward with building a new container terminal in St. Bernard parish. Robby Showalter is the president of Save our St. Bernard. He’s voiced his concerns time and time again, saying the location of the terminal is too much for the area…. Read More
U.S. ports are receiving multimillion dollar grants to upgrade cargo handling infrastructure. The grants are part of the Biden administration’s $21 billion commitment to modernize port infrastructure in the U.S. Midsize port cities such as Baltimore are among the 2023 grant recipients. In November, the Port of Baltimore received a $47 million grant to kick-start an… Read More
East Coast U.S. seaports are poised for a big decade. In Baltimore, a public-private partnership invested $550 million into Seagirt Marine Terminal to handle consumer cargo arriving on larger ships. Baltimore will next build a new rolling cargo dock and establish a new manufacturing hub with a $47 million federal grant awarded in 2023, among… Read More
The Port of Philadelphia welcomed the largest vessel to ever call in Philadelphia: M/V CMA-CGM J. Madison, a 14,400 TEUS cargo vessel, arrived at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal on Friday, December 15, 2023. “With our deeper main channel and our super post-Panamax cranes – we can easily handle this size vessel and larger,” said… Read More
The phased construction project began in 2022, with the company recently completing four of the project’s eight phases, including installing upgraded terminal lighting and a redesigned terminal gate system, as well as paving nearly 40 acres with heavy-duty asphalt. Six new outbound truck lanes are also currently under construction and scheduled to open in February… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has outlined further details of the $4.5bn investment to improve the US state’s ports over the next ten years including the construction of Garden City Terminal West in Savannah, US. COO Ed McCarthy described the details of the investment during the 2023 Georgia Transportation Summit while also highlighting the connections… Read More
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com With 2023 coming to a close, both the Port of Centralia and Port of Chehalis recently approved their 2024 fiscal year budgets. For the Port of Centralia, budget revenues amounted to $2,075,851 with expenditures adding up to $1,910,242. The port commissioners also moved to renew the port’s levy, but not… Read More
NEWARK, NJ — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has given a green light to a $1 billion budget hike for 2024. Following a month-long public comment period, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved the agency’s $9.3 billion budget on Thursday. It contains $3.9 billion in operating expenses, $3.6 billion in… Read More
APM Terminals Elizabeth announces the commissioning of two new ZPMC super-post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. The cranes have a 23-container outreach designed to accommodate both ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and Neo-Panamax Vessels. The cranes have completed all testing and are ready to handle the largest ships calling U.S. east coast ports, capable of carrying up… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48019Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-23-2 Title: Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth By David L. Young, Brandan M. Scully, Sean P. McGill, Ashley J. Elkins, and Marin M. Kress Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited December 2023 17 pages / 1.6 MB Contact ERDC Library 601-634-2355 erdclibrary@ask-a-librarian.info Release no. 23-173 Source
PortMiami reclaimed its position as the world’s busiest cruise port in 2022-2023 reaching nearly 7.3 million passengers for the first time in its history. The whopping 82 percent increase of the prior year was further evidence of the full resurgence of the cruise industry this year while indicators are that the port will experience another… Read More