It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
On Nov. 3, Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans president and CEO and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad CEO, delivered the 2023 State of the Port address. She highlighted successes across the Port’s four lines of business — cargo, rail, industrial real estate and cruise. In the address titled “Delivering Louisiana’s Future,” Christian also… Read More
Organized labor is having a moment. Unions representing port workers, parcel deliverers, auto workers, writers, actors, teachers and others are securing or seeking to secure hefty salary increases by striking or threatening to strike. Container shipping flows to the U.S. have been affected by labor negotiations this year — and could be even more affected… Read More
Two Houston-area ports will soon see a combined $26.9 million worth of projects come to fruition thanks to federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. Cedar Port in Baytown will receive nearly $10.9 million for its infrastructure development project, and Port Freeport in southern Brazoria County will receive nearly $16 million for… Read More
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation 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
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp have filed a brief in support of the SC State Ports Authority (SCSPA)’s petition for a writ of certiorari in SC State Ports Authority v. National Labor Relations Board submitted. The governors’ brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the petition,… Read More
(Bloomberg) — The White House announced more than $653 million in awards for port infrastructure projects across the country Friday, in a push to strengthen post-pandemic supply chains. Among the largest awards are a rail expansion and roadway improvement project in Long Beach, California that will get $52.6 million and a Tacoma, Washington port terminal… Read More
OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) – A $5 million federal grant will help the Port of Ogdensburg expand. Right now, the port can load and unload one ship at a time and it’s the only American port on the St. Lawrence River. With the help of federal money, the port will be able to double –… Read More
The Transportation Department on Friday awarded $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States, including the Port of Baltimore. The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials said the projects… Read More
While continuing his responsibilities as the Head of the nation’s busiest port, Seroka will represent the North American region within the IAPH, a non-governmental organisation founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1955. The IAPH has evolved into a global alliance of ports over its six-decade history, now encompassing 177 ports and 147 port-related businesses across 84 countries. These… Read More
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