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Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $47 million to fund a port improvement project in Baltimore, Maryland under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – this funding will help grow capacity and increase efficiency at… Read More
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, attended the 2023 Brunswick State of the Port Luncheon held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center Oct. 30, 2023. The Brunswick event followed just two weeks after the 2023 Savannah State of the Port held Oct. 12, at the Savannah Convention Center…. Read More
When the South Carolina Ports Authority expansion project in Greer is finished, tens of thousands of containers will move through the port, adding more revenue and jobs to the Upstate. The facility, located near Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, moves cargo via rail to the ports in Charleston, where they are shipped out of state. “We can… Read More
Cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell 22% year-over-year to 660,553 TEUs in September, as volumes normalize after record highs last year. “For the year so far, as well as for the month of September, the seaport was the nation’s third-busiest container port, which reflects a resetting of cargo volumes… Read More
The Port of Brunswick’s ascent as one of the United States’ leading hubs for automobile imports and exports over the last decade has threatened to outpace the facility’s capacity. Not anymore. During the annual Brunswick State of the Ports luncheon on Oct. 30, Georgia Ports Authority CEO Griff Lynch highlighted expansion projects that will allow Brunswick to surpass the… Read More
Ports America has announced Rob Kusicielas as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Kusicielas will be in charge of all commercial operations and strategy for the firm, including overseeing sales, marketing, and business development teams and exploring new market possibilities. Kusicielas joins Ports America from Cargomatic, where he spent over 20 years supervising the planning,… Read More
Georgia port officials say a labor dispute over who will operate cranes at the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston could cost their state hundreds of millions of dollars if a legal decision isn’t overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Georgia Ports Authority said in a filing that a July ruling by the 4th Circuit… Read More
In the perennial tug-of-war between West Coast and East Coast ports, the momentum has shifted yet again. Imports from Asia are starting to head back to America’s Pacific gateways. East and Gulf Coast ports increased their market share in the years prior to the pandemic as the expanded Panama Canal allowed more cost-effective shipping service… Read More
According to Sea-Intelligence, the earliest recovery to the supply/demand equilibrium will begin in 2028. The market is entering a downcycle, with large surplus capacity being supplied in 2023, and the same is likely to occur in 2024. In its 637 issue of the Sunday Spotlight, Sea-Intelligence described the most desirable scenario of the overcapacity market… Read More
The innovation hubs of the Port of Hamburg, the Port of Halifax and the Port of Valencia have announced that they are in talks about the creation of a global network of port innovation hubs. The announcement of this new initiative took place during the Port Entrepreneurship International Congress, organized by Opentop and held within… Read More
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will give a progress update on the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The meeting will include updates of the 2022 Emissions Inventories, Clean Truck Fund Rate implementation, zero-emission cargo handling equipment goals, and grant funding coordination… Read More
Cargo volumes at Port Houston fell 9% year-over-year to 325,588 TEUs in September, marking the second straight month of YoY volume declines. “After a record year in 2022, we were prepared to see a slight dip in import loads and export empty containers this year,” Executive Director Roger Guenther said in a statement last month. Despite… Read More
During her second State of the Port address, South Carolina Ports President and CEO Barbara Melvin showcased how SC Ports is a powerhouse port, serving as a powerful alternative gateway for cargo owners seeking a well-run port in the thriving Southeast market. With more than $3 billion invested into port infrastructure, SC Ports is perfectly… Read More
The Secretariat of Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Latin American Delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), recognize the importance of a competitive port industry for the region’s economic and social development. The AAPA-CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence was launched in 2021 to… Read More
Pollution at California’s ports has been a long-standing topic of controversy, with charges that it is negatively affecting the health of those who live nearby. But new rules announced in mid-October are getting tougher on one source of emissions that has so far been ignored. At the Port of Oakland, the concerns over pollution have… Read More