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HOUSTON, June 18, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Port Houston is pleased the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget has allocated $161 million for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project 11. In addition, the President’s FY26 Operation & Maintenance (O&M) budget allocated $53.6 million to the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s No. 1 ranked waterway. These funds are… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles handled 716,619 TEUs in May, a 5 per cent decline from the same month last year, marking its lowest monthly volume in over two years. After 10 consecutive months of year-over-year (YoY) growth, cargo movement slowed due to the impact of tariffs on both imports and exports. Port Executive Director, Gene Seroka, said: “May typically sees higher… Read More
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry last week met with terminal operator Ports America CEO Matthew Leech and Terminal Investment Ltd. (TiL) CEO Ammar Kanaan to discuss progress on the Port of New Orleans‘ $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) project. Led by the port in partnership with Ports America and TiL, the LIT project is designed to strengthen Louisiana’s multimodal infrastructure,… Read More
The Port of Long Beach experienced a significant 8.2% decline in cargo throughput in May, processing 639,160 TEUs as tariffs continue to impact global trade flows. The neighboring Port of Los Angeles also reported decreased volumes, handling 716,619 TEUs, marking a 5% reduction compared to the previous year. At Long Beach, imports fell 13.4% to 299,116 TEUs,… Read More
PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners approved a provisional cost-sharing and cooperation agreement that outlines the funding, coordination and decision-making process related to the cleanup of western Port Angeles Harbor. Under the agreement, approved unanimously on Tuesday, the port and five other entities identified as potentially liable parties — the city of Port… Read More
Baton Rouge, LA — Governor Jeff Landry today reinforced his strong support for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), a transformative project led by the Port of New Orleans in partnership with Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) and Ports America—an alliance poised to create thousands of jobs, boost global trade, and secure Louisiana’s standing as a Gulf Coast… Read More
US ports face almost $7 billion in tariff costs under the Trump administration’s proposed levy on Chinese container cranes, according to the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), which has joined other stakeholders in calling for a delay to allow a domestic crane industry to develop before cutting China out of the market. AAPA delivered… Read More
The 35-year dream of widening the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and deepening it to 54 feet from the old 47 feet is at long last a reality. The $625 million project also has spurred marine-terminal owners in Corpus Christi and Ingleside to undertake — or at least consider — major dock and dredging projects that… Read More
Thanks to support by congressmen Randy Weber, Mike Collins and many Port of Galveston partners, Galveston Harbor has received critical maintenance dredging funding for Fiscal Year 2025. Congressman Weber announced recently that Congress approved $47,975,000 in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget for Galveston Harbor and the entrance channel to Galveston Bay. This may… Read More
As President Donald Trump’s tariff wars heat up, Virginia businesses and the industries that support them are feeling the burn. That’s according to the Virginia Advisory Committee on International Trade that met in Richmond Tuesday. When the committee last met in April, the word of the day was uncertainty. And according to Riverwind Advisors investment firm… Read More
A bill that attempted to add a layer of legislative oversight to the governor’s picks for the Port of New Orleans board was officially sunk Monday with Gov. Landry’s veto pen. Senate Bill 89 by Sen. Joseph Bouie, D-New Orleans, would have required the Senate to approve the governor’s picks for members of the Board of… Read More
Leaders at The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach focus on infrastructure projects as trade threats disrupt cargo So far this year, it’s been month after month of new records for the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Even as each port finalizes their May cargo numbers – which… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 6, 2025 – Moran Towing Company has added a new tugboat to its fleet at the Port of Brunswick. The Shiney V. Moran joins the Diane Moran as the company’s two newest tugs supporting Brunswick ship operations. In 2024, GPA’s Brunswick terminals handled 733 vessel calls, including 614 from Roll-on/Roll-off vessels, 89 breakbulk carriers and… Read More
The Port of Long Beach supports more than 2.7 million U.S. jobs, generates $176 billion in income and contributes $309 billion to the value of all the goods and services produced within the nation’s borders. The numbers are based on a new analysis of the Port’s importance to the U.S. economy that the Port released… Read More
The city says the terminal would create 400 construction jobs, 100 permanent jobs and $3.9B in economic over the next 30 years. The mayor’s office, alongside the city’s Economic Development Corporation, announced plans to reimagine the waterfront area by the Fulton Fish Market. The city says the plan would turn the space into a marine… Read More