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The Port of Los Angeles has witnessed a significant throughput decline last month, moving 43 per cent less than its previous February’s all-time record. Total cargo at the port reached 487,846 TEU in February, while container traffic at neighbouring Port of Long Beach also declined to 543,675 TEU last month, down a third from the same… Read More
A combination of the Lunar New Year, ongoing labor negotiations and concern about a slowing global economy resulted in the Port of Los Angeles seeing a 43% year-over-year drop in container cargo in February. The port processed 487,846 20-foot-equivalent containers, down from last year’s 857,764. “February declines were exacerbated by an overall slowdown in global trade, extended… Read More
Paul Matthews, CEO of the Port of South Louisiana, sat down with Biz New Orleans this week to provide an update on the port’s plan to purchase the Avondale Global Gateway for $445 million from Virginia-based maritime company T. Parker Host. The facility is the site of the former Avondale Shipyard, which at one time… Read More
European ports are preparing for a major regulatory change next year in how the hundreds of companies in their global supply chains address cybersecurity as ports have become a target for criminal hacker groups and state-sponsored attacks. Cybersecurity rules approved by the European Union for pharmaceuticals, transportation, energy and other critical infrastructure companies are set to take effect in 2024 and… Read More
The California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA) issued the statement as the governments of California and Japan announced a letter of intent that pledges to develop green shipping corridors along a critical trade route in the global supply chain. Today, the California Association of Port Authorities applauded the announcement that the State of California would… Read More
From record volumes a year earlier the Port of LA handled 487,864 teu in February 2023, a 43% drop on the same month in 2022. “February declines were exacerbated by an overall slowdown in global trade, extended Lunar New Year holiday closures in Asia, overstocked warehouses and a shift away from West Coast ports,” said… Read More
Cruising is making a big comeback. Cruise lines say bookings are rolling in like tall waves. And the Port of Galveston is welcoming new ships and terminal upgrades. Cruise passengers are bidding a farewell to the pandemic, and saying ‘all aboard’ to deals that have been up to 30% off. But that high demand is already starting… Read More
This weekend marked the first time in PortMiami’s history that a cargo vessel, the Motor Vessel (M/V) Seaboard Blue, was bunkered at PortMiami using liquified natural gas (LNG) as a fuel. Shell, using its Q4000 bunker barge, filled the Seaboard Blue with LNG prior to its inaugural southbound sailing to Honduras and Guatemala. The 1,000… Read More
A total of $17.6 million was divided equally among four contractors by county commissioners last week, a step forward in Miami-Dade County’s masterplan for Port Miami. “The current magnitude of the Seaport’s Capital Improvements Program (its 2035 master plan) and its complexity,” Mayor Daniella Levine Cava explained in a report to the commission, “requires teams… Read More
The Bellingham Shipping Terminal wharf is being upgraded this year as part of an ongoing rehabilitation project. This project includes the replacement of a deteriorated structural component at the Central Terminal, dock repairs at the South Terminal and maintenance dredging of high spots underwater, according to Port of Bellingham spokesperson Mike Hogan. The goal of… Read More
Three cranes originally scheduled to be removed from the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal Thursday will now begin their journey to a new home on Saturday morning, the Maryland Transportation Authority said. The three cranes have been at the Seagirt Marine Terminal since its opening. To avoid distracting drivers on the Francis Scott Key and… Read More
The Georgia Center of Innovation, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), hosted more than 800 attendees at the 2023 Georgia Logistics Summit, where experts offered insights on the intersection of the economy, technology, and growth of Georgia’s ports. Now in its 14th year of bringing together all aspects of the logistics industry, the Georgia… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities issued a statement responding to the media reports circulating over the past week that suggested Chinese-manufactured cranes used to move containers and other heavy cargo in ports might compromise U.S. security. The organization which represents more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin… Read More
Original Cranes Departing as Port Continues Infrastructure Improvements; Traffic Held for Brief Periods Thursday at Key, Bay Bridges as Cranes Ship Out (BALTIMORE, MD) – Three original Post Panamax-style container cranes that have been at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal since it opened in 1990 will be shipped out Thursday,… Read More
In a “What’s Next” speech during the State of the Port luncheon, JaxPort CEO Eric Green talked about upcoming construction projects, parcels of property that the authority hopes to lease for shipping activity, and how Jacksonville can take advantage of $1 billion worth of port-related investments over the fast five years. Here is what Green said at… Read More