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The world economy, beset with uncertainty for three months over Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs, is about to get more clarity as the US president’s deadline for trade deals arrives on Wednesday. That’s when the 90-day reprieve from Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” levies ends, clearing the way for the protectionism he thinks will narrow US trade deficits… Read More
The feds are trying to figure out where to put 50 million cubic yards of ocean floor dirt. By federal law, the shipping lanes of New York and New Jersey Harbor must be deep enough for large cargo ships. To maintain a depth of around 50 feet, the harbor requires constant dredging from the ocean… Read More
Sea-Intelligence ranked 202 top deep-sea ports for schedule reliability, finding smaller Latin American ports outperformed major global hubs like Shanghai. Sea-Intelligence has analysed schedule reliability across the 202 deep-sea ports with the highest number of container vessel calls, developing a “power ranking” based on nearly 14 years of data. “While a simple average of monthly… Read More
The feds are trying to figure out where to put 50 million cubic yards of ocean floor dirt. By federal law, the shipping lanes of New York and New Jersey Harbor must be deep enough for large cargo ships. To maintain a depth of around 50 feet, the harbor requires constant dredging from the ocean… Read More
Strong Cargo Volumes, Fleet Week Planning and Approval of Record $500,000 in Community Grants Wraps Up Q2 2025 HOUSTON — The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 24. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting applauding the recent announcement of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion… Read More
The Port of New York and New Jersey has claimed the title of the busiest seaport in the United States for the month of May 2025, processing 774,698 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). This volume marks a 20% increase compared to May 2019, before the pandemic, although it is slightly lower, about 2%, than the volume… Read More
Two new ship-to-shore container cranes have arrived at Jaxport’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, expanding the port’s capacity to handle larger vessels as part of a state-backed modernization push. The cranes, built by Germany-based Liebherr, were delivered in multiple large components and are being assembled on-site. Once operational by the end of 2025, the 50-gauge cranes will… Read More
PORTAGE, Ind. – Ports of Indiana has selected Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility at its Lake Michigan port. Considered one of the world’s “big four” global agri-commodities companies, LDC reported net sales of $50.6 billion in 2024. Over the years, the… Read More
Container cargo at the Port of Savannah has more than weathered the volatile tariff landscape so far this calendar year. May cargo came in 2.2% above volumes for the same month in 2024, putting this year’s May volume at just over 500,000 twenty-foot-equivalent container units, according to a GPA press release. The totals marked the second-busiest… Read More
The agreement includes bonus enhancement allowing Green to receive up to 50% of his annual salary for hitting growth metrics. With a unanimous vote on June 23, the Jacksonville Port Authority board granted JaxPort CEO Eric Green a five-year contract extension and a 15% raise in his base compensation. Green, JaxPort’s top administrator for the… Read More
In 2024 the Port of Baltimore overcame a great deal to post the second-best year on record. And out of the gate in the first quarter of 2025, the Port of Baltimore continued its impressive performance. However, the Port is battling headwinds of tariffs and other regulatory challenges. For eleven long weeks in 2024 the… Read More
Key Points A new wave of ocean freight from China is beginning to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The renewed frontloading of Chinese goods is intended to beat any tariff increases as of the August 12 deadline imposed by President Trump for a trade deal. It’s the largest volume of… Read More
Allocation in President’s FY26 Budget HOUSTON– Port Houston is pleased the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget has allocated $161 million for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project 11. In addition, the President’s FY26 Operation & Maintenance (O&M) budget allocated $53.6 million to the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s No. 1 ranked waterway. These… Read More
CHARLESTON, SC — As the broader supply chain and global markets face a great deal of uncertainty, South Carolina Ports is supporting customers with reliable port service and creative solutions. “SC Ports is a well-run port with highly productive operations,” SC Ports President and CEO Barbara Melvin said. “We are proactively supporting our customers amid… Read More
The Little Rock Port Authority Board of Directors met June 18 and voted to reelect its officers. Clay McGeorge will serve as chair; and Stan Hastings will serve as vice-chair. Tamika Edwards will serve as treasurer. The officers were elected to a second, one-year term. “We are thrilled to have the continued leadership of Clay,… Read More