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Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Chief Executive Officer Eric Green outlined significant progress toward the port’s 2020-2025 Strategic Master Plan during today’s sold-out State of the Port address. Hosted by the Propeller Club of the United States – Port of Jacksonville, the event provided updates on JAXPORT’s infrastructure projects, business opportunities, and supply chain trends impacting… Read More
On Fox News’ Fox & Friends, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced his plan to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to eventually strike down President Biden’s proposed Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule, which relies on a likely unlawful abuse of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s discretion to parole more migrants into the United States… Read More
The Port of Galveston is seeking new means to finance port development and growth, which will include cruise terminal improvements, enhanced safety and security, and another new terminal. Strategic investments will help fund the port’s ongoing growth, which will, in turn, have tremendous local economic impacts. Port Growth Planned Port of Galveston has planned a variety… Read More
Summary of Work For the first half of 2023, Project 11 contractors are working near Shore Acres and La Porte communities. As part of the larger Project 11 contract, the Contractor will widen the north shore of the Bayport Ship Channel. This work will take place exclusively south of the existing pipeline easement and heavy… Read More
Charleston Harbor is now the deepest port on the East Coast at 52 feet, a milestone definitely worth celebrating. On Dec. 5, 2022, Gov. Henry McMaster, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Tim Scott, Rep. Nancy Mace, state leaders, representatives from the South Carolina Ports Authority, and other partner agencies who helped the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met on Tuesday, February 21. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting with the news that dredging of Segment 1A of Project 11, the Houston Ship Channel expansion and deepening program, was completed on February 1. Port Houston anticipates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will… Read More
The state Senate unanimously approved Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominations of two top staffers and Elizabeth’s Democratic mayor to the Port Authority’s commissioner board Monday, giving Murphy more influence over the powerful interstate agency. Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage, Murphy administration chief of staff George Helmy, and deputy chief of staff for economic growth Joe Kelley were… Read More
Construction on the Centerm Expansion Project at the Port of Vancouver is now complete, Canada’s Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has confirmed. The expansion project, delivered in partnership with UAE-based terminal operator DP World, provides added capacity, allowing Centerm to handle up to 60 per cent more containers. The work completed includes expanding the terminal… Read More
The Port of Virginia® is progressing toward becoming the only US East Coast port with 55-foot-deep channels that are also wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic of ultra-large container vessels. “It’s an important distinction to have because this sets The Port of Virginia apart from our East Coast peers in a way that cannot be… Read More
Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”) and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Applications due by April 28 https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/servlet/document.DownloadPdfPublicServlet?document_id=9110645
Port says it will have deepest channels on East Coast The Port of Virginia said it is on its way to having the deepest channels on the East Coast, enabling the port to accommodate two-way traffic of ultra-large container vessels. The channels will be 55 feet deep. Work on the biggest section, the Thimble Shoal… Read More
Global supply-chain issues last year helped push cargo traffic at Florida’s 16 seaports slightly ahead of pre-pandemic numbers, while the cruise industry is expected to return to pre-pandemic passenger counts this year. The annual Seaport Mission Plan, issued Wednesday by the Florida Ports Council, said the state’s ports handled 112.5 million tons of cargo last… Read More
One down and one to go in the Port of Vancouver’s ambitious game plan to expand container cargo handling capacity at Canada’s main Asia-Pacific Gateway entry point. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) officially announced completion of its $350 million Centerm expansion project Fepuary 21 following four years of construction. But it is still awaiting… Read More
The CEO of Portland Port still believes building a waste incinerator on the island is vital for the port’s future. Bill Reeves thinks the need for an energy recovery facility has only increased since the planning application was first submitted, over two years ago. He insists that the incinerator will keep the Port competitive, secure… Read More
Representatives from the Port of Ashdod, located south of Tel Aviv, Israel, and leaders from five Greater New Orleans business organizations have signed a letter of intent to create an innovation embassy. The program was born out of a trade mission to Israel by representatives from New Orleans earlier this year, and will focus on… Read More