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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
Southern California’s ports are continuing to build back their volumes from the low point of early 2023 while reporting that they expect the increases to continue into the end of the year based on the strength of the American consumer. Both Los Angeles and Long Beach are beginning to string together a series of months… Read More
The South Carolina Ports Authority has a $9.7 billion economic impact on the Pee Dee Region and supports 1 in 12 of the region’s jobs, according to a new study. The findings of the 2023 S.C. Ports Economic Impact Study were presented by its author, Joseph Von Nessen, a research economist and professor with the… Read More
Container flow in September sagged in Houston, while the global demand for crude oil continued to fuel exports through Corpus Christi, Texas. The Port of New Orleans reported plastic resins, chemicals and coffee as its top containerized cargo during the month. Port Houston’s monthly container flows slip in September Port Houston handled 325,588 twenty-foot equivalent units… Read More
Seasonal workers who maintain the navigation channels in the Columbia River for the Port of Portland approved a new contract that provides a pay bump of 15% to 21% over the next four years. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701 represents the unit of about 50 workers in the port’s dredge operations. Their new… Read More
Port of Oakland leaders joined the Port Decarbonization & Green Shipping Corridor Symposium today to discuss the important work being done to reduce greenhouse gas footprints globally and locally. Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan addressed port industry colleagues on the latest projects being implemented at Oakland to significantly cut carbon emissions from port… Read More
California’s ports are operating at something of a disadvantage when it comes to governance by political leaders, particularly regarding current environmental legislation. That’s the view of John McLaurin, outgoing president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, in an address presented before the Propeller Club of Los Angeles-Long Beach this morning. “The work of the supply… Read More