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Billions of dollars in federal grants aimed at reducing air pollution at seaports are included in the Democrats’ inflation bill with the caveat that the money cannot be used to automate container terminals. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, announced last week by Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is a pared… Read More
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday a third-party logistics provider will create 75 new jobs in New Hanover County. Port City Logistics plans to construct a 150,000-square-foot “high velocity” transload facility with cross-dock doors located near the Port of Wilmington. This buildout will cost around $16 million and will introduce a warehouse storage space designed… Read More
Anew study from The Water Institute aims to help The Greater Lafourche Port Commission leadership find the best use of dredge material resulting from Port Fourchon dredging and expansion. Results will help improve the resilience of the port, serve long-term needs of local communities, and improve the ecosystem. The work was done using a “community-informed… Read More
Besides congestion, strikes at major ports in Europe, Asia and North America have become another addition to multiple challenges facing shippers. UK is the latest country teetering on the edge of a potential port strike. This could severely affect shipping at Felixstowe and Liverpool, two of UK’s major ports. Interestingly, the port strikes have spread… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 5.76 million twenty-foot equivalent container units during the last fiscal year, up 8% over fiscal 2021, the agency reported Tuesday, July 26. Several external developments are playing a role in the increased activity at the Port of Savannah, including labor-management disputes at West Coast ports and the diversion… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi achieved its best quarter and best first half in the Port’s 100-year history, this month. In Q2 2022, the Port moved a record 46.4 million tons, eclipsing the prior record quarter (Q4 2021) by 4.8 percent. The Port of Corpus Christi also closed out June by celebrating not only its… Read More
Former president of the South Carolina Ports Authority, Jim Newsome, is set to receive the 2022 Joseph P. Riley Leadership Award. The Charleston Metro Chamber announced Newsome as the recipient in an announcement on Monday. The Joseph P. Riley Leadership Award, named after the longtime Charleston mayor, was initiated in 1992 by the Charleston Metro… Read More
Port congestion is no longer just a West Coast story, but fears of it continue to drive the trend of movement toward East and Gulf coast options. A research report released last week from Blue Alpha Capital founder John McCown analyzed the country’s top 10 ports on import performance in June, with volume up for the month 5.9 percent from the year-ago… Read More
On June 3, the Oregon Senate approved Governor Kate Brown’s appointments of Katy Coba and Richelle Luther to the Port of Portland Commission. “The Port Commission plays a key role in creating new statewide economic opportunities and building shared prosperity for the region,” said Governor Brown. “The perspectives and experience of Commissioners Coba and Luther… Read More
The Port of Seattle filed a civil lawsuit today demanding that The Boeing Company pay its fair share of the cost of the Superfund Cleanup in the Lower Duwamish Waterway. The Port’s litigation demands that the “polluter pay,” a core principle of Superfund law. The litigation does not change the Port’s commitment to completing the cleanup, which just… Read More
Carnival Cruise Lines introduces a new high tech security feature at the Port of Baltimore. It will use facial scanning to verify passengers’ identities. Carnival says passengers will pause for a photo that will be compared to the traveler’s existing passport or visa photo in the department of homeland security’s systems. The process takes about… Read More
Although it may seem like an obvious concept, one of the most crucial aspects of embarking upon and completing projects that pertain to carbon capture, hydrogen solutions, sustainability and other environmental improvement criteria is simply defining the project. Rich Byrnes, chief infrastructure officer of the Port of Houston Authority, said there’s a vast difference between… Read More
Congestion at US West Coast ports hit the headlines last year as it reached record levels with vessels waiting more than three weeks to berth at the key ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB) with severe pressure on the supply chain. However, the latest edition The McCown Report by Blue Alpha Capital said… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach set records last month, logging the highest June cargo volumes ever year over year. Los Angeles processed 876,611 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June, resulting in a total 5.4 million TEUs handled year to date, POLA officials said in a press release. Loaded imports were recorded at… Read More
Last week the South Carolina State Ports Authority announced that it achieved a record fiscal year 2022. According to a press release issued by Kelsi Brewer, Director, Corporate Communications and Community Giving for the Ports Authority, South Carolina ports handled 2.85 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Leatherman… Read More