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JAXPORT terminal modernisation project hits midway milestone

FL, United States

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

Georgia Ports Authority details billion dollar investments over next decade

GA, United States

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

Centralia and Chehalis ports pass 2024 annual budgets

WA, United States

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

Port Authority Approves $1 Billion Budget Hike In NJ, NY

NJ, United States

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 enhances operations with new super-post-Panamax cranes

NJ, United States

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

Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth

United States

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 Reclaims Title of Busiest Cruise Port with Growth Continuing

FL, United States

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

Belgian, Port Houston and partners sign MoU on energy transition cooperation

Belgium , United States

H.E. Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Transition Cooperation between three Belgian and three Houston-based partners to boost transatlantic cooperation on the green transition. The Center for Houston’s Future, Waterstofnet, Port Houston, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Exmar, and the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition agreed… Read More

Port of Tacoma and Port of Seattle Sign Design Agreements with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Waterway Navigation Improvement Projects

WA, United States

The Port of Tacoma (POT) and the Port of Seattle (POS) joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in ceremonies marking design agreements for the Seattle Navigation Improvement Project and the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. These projects are part of a comprehensive modernization initiative for The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) gateway that began… Read More

Ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Houston sign MoU for green corridor

World ,

According to the Port of Houston, the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding is a first step in solidifying such a partnership between crucial stakeholders based in countries that are strategic allies. Furthermore, as stated, other stakeholders on both sides are welcome and encouraged to join as partners start working on a roadmap for implementation…. Read More

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Approves $230 Million in Upgrades to PATH System

New York , NJ, United States

One of the Garden State’s most traveled transit options that provides a critical connection to New York City will be implementing a variety of improvements in the coming years as millions of dollars have been allocated for the PATH. The Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted 12-0 during their… Read More

Greater Houston Port Bureau Appoints Vincent DiCosimo as Board Chairman

TX, United States

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Greater Houston Port Bureau Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Vincent DiCosimo, vice president of government affairs at Targa Resources, will assume the position of the chairman of the board on January 1, 2024. DiCosimo has served as first vice chairman on the Port Bureau’s board for the last three years…. Read More

Maryland’s Port of Baltimore Announces Cargo Volume Growth Through Third Quarter

MD, United States

Cargo volumes continued an upward trend through the third quarter of 2023 for key targeted commodities at Maryland’s Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. From January through September at the Port’s state-owned terminals, roll on/roll off farm and construction machinery recorded a 28 percent increase compared to 2022, container volumes rose six percent, and overall… Read More

Georgia Ports splashes $127 million on expanding terminal capacity

GA, United States

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board has approved a $127 million budget to build the Blue Ridge Connector, an inland rail terminal in Gainesville linking Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah’s 35 global container ship services.  According to GPA, the future facility will open in 2026 and serve a region important for the production… Read More

Twin ports of San Pedro unveil green shipping strategy with Singapore

CA, United States

The twin ports of the San Pedro Bay Complex partnered with Singapore to unveil Wednesday a strategy to support a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean. Port officials made the announcement during the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference Wednesday — which followed a signing of a memorandum of understanding by the… Read More

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