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A major development at Philadelphia’s port will be a game changer. At least that’s the hope of state and city officials who celebrated the first direct maritime shipping service between Philadelphia and Asia on Thursday. City, state and federal officials gathered to greet Philadelphia’s maiden call of Wan Hai Lines, a Taiwanese shipping giant that will make direct weekly… Read More
The Port of Virginia® continues processing record-setting amounts of cargo having handled nearly 318,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in July and in doing so making it the most productive July in the port’s history. July’s TEU total was ahead of the same month last year by more than 24,500 units, or 8.4 percent. Additionally, July… Read More
German ports have continued to suffer from growing congestion as the rest of Europe stabilises from the Russia – Ukraine conflict that began earlier this year. Data and analysis firm FourKites has seen port congestion continue to climb at Bremerhaven and Hamburg over the past few months, while the rest of Europe appears to have stabilised… Read More
South Carolina Ports is marking the completion of its years-long infrastructure project as its fifteenth and final ship-to-shore crane is now operational at the Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch Terminal. The fifteen new ship-to-shore cranes have 155 feet of lift height and the ability to reach out over 22 containers to work the biggest ships calling the… Read More
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA) reports that its client Quonset Development Corp. (QDC) recently celebrated the official opening of the renovated and extended Pier 2 at the Port of Davisville, R.I., creating a third berth to support the booming offshore wind industry and Davisville’s auto-import business. QDC retained GZA to provide a broad range of waterfront and geotechnical engineering… Read More
After leading a community engaged process, the Port of Portland has selected Mayra Arreola as the new Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer. Her first day at the Port will be Sept. 12, 2022. Arreola is currently the Director of Resource Management and Operations for the Oregon Department of Education and previously served as the Director of… Read More
Increasing intermodal rail capacity at select ports and developing inland ports are among the goals of projects receiving millions in federal grant money. The funding came from the RAISE grant program, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity. The program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, awarded more than $2.2 billion to… Read More
Sharon L Weissman, new president of the Long Beach Harbour Commission, has laid out an agenda of environmental, community, and workforce goals for the year ahead at the Port of Long Beach. As head of the Board that sets policy for the port, Weissman said she wants to sharpen the Port’s environmental focus by ensuring… Read More
The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Wednesday a supply chain pilot data-sharing project aimed at easing bottlenecks at congested U.S. ports has begun exchanging data and doubled in size. USDOT announced the planned project in March with truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and ports “to develop a digital tool that gives companies information on the… Read More
The Port of Everett Commission has authorized the strategic property acquisition of the former Mukilteo ferry terminal holding lanes to preserve the property for the future redevelopment of the Mukilteo waterfront. The Port is purchasing the 0.89 acres, located across from Ivar’s at 707 Front Street, from Mukilteo Landing LLC to ensure the site’s optimal development potential… Read More
Eastern Kern will be the site of a major goods-movement project expected to help address shipping bottlenecks at ports in Southern California while attracting local investment and possibly new jobs in a sector usually associated with the valley portion of the county. The county Board of Supervisors signed off Tuesday on the Mojave Inland Port,… Read More
The Federal Maritime Commission is considering invoking its newly granted emergency powers under the 2022 reform of the Ocean Shipping Act to require data sharing among terminals, truckers, carriers, and other parts of the shipping industry. The commission said it would consider if data sharing would help to alleviate the persistent challenges of port congestion… Read More
Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ (JBLE) Third Port, the US Army’s pier complex sitting where Skiffe’s Creek meets the James River in south-eastern Virginia, recently completed a multi-month dredging project. The dredging, a 24/7 operation, was part of a regularly scheduled maintenance, which occurs every five years. Jay Dehart, a harbourmaster with JBLE US Air Force tenant… Read More
The Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project looks to address transportation inefficiencies by deepening and widening Charleston Harbor to allow for growth in the shipping industry with the influx of Post-Panamax ships calling on port in the Lowcountry. The project will provide over $169 M in average annual benefits. The Charleston District has been working… Read More
Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ Third Port, the U.S. Army’s pier complex sitting where Skiffe’s Creek meets the James River, recently completed a multi-month dredging project. The dredging, a 24/7 operation taking place April 18 – June 15, was part of a regularly scheduled maintenance, which occurs every five years. “Five years is just a historical mark,”… Read More