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$450 Million in Funding Available for Port Infrastructure Projects WASHINGTON (March 23, 2022) – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)is opening up $450 million in funding for initiatives working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize impacts to the climate and surrounding communities from port operations.Areas targeted for projects includecoastal seaports, inland waterways, and Great… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – As part of the state budget passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives, lawmakers have allocated $350 million to a ports project aimed at relieving congestion on the road and at sea. The South Carolina Ports Authority is moving forward with the development of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility. An… Read More
Jonson Cox CBE has been appointed as chair of the UK’s largest Trust Port, the Port of London Authority (PLA), by the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP. Jonson Cox takes up his new role from 4 April 2022, succeeding Christopher Rodrigues CBE, who has been PLA chairman since January 2016. After an… Read More
William Doyle, the Executive Director of the Port of Baltimore advised DredgeWire: “Technical experts have been onboard and have been surveying the vessel since last week. A salvage team, Naval architects and divers are working to determine the best course of action to free the ship. The Coast Guard is overseeing the efforts. The containership… Read More
Savannah Harbor Deepening Complete Over the past two years, Weeks Marine’s Dredging Division has worked with the USACE Savannah District on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The J.S. Chatry and the 506 utilized over 40,000 feet of submerged line along with two boosters to achieve a final grade elevation of -51 ft. This project… Read More
Sacramento – Today, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay to support offshore wind activities in an area designated for development on the north coast. Once renovated, the new Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal will be capable of handling large heavy cargo… Read More
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)– Dredges have arrived at the Port of Iberia and are preparing to double parts of the channel’s depth. A hydraulic dredge will be running 24 hours a day seven days a week. A bucket dredge will also work alongside the first. Dredging is scheduled to last eight to ten months. Executive… Read More
For more than 20 years the Acadiana-Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC) has been a dream for officials at the Port of Iberia, and for the first time movement has started at the port to finally see the deepening of the channel come to fruition. Dredging equipment was recently moved into the port by Magnolia… Read More
The construction of the new MSC Cruises terminal kicked off in Miami with the “laying of the first stone”, according to the company’s release. MSC Cruises is the world’s third-ranking cruise line brand owned by the MSC Group, a global leader in the shipping and logistics sector. The construction work, carried out by Fincantieri Infrastructure… Read More
Port Authority took about 35 state representatives and members of the House Democratic Policy Committee on a tour Monday of its light rail system to show off future projects such as revamping stations at South Hills Junction and Station Square. The biggest news local officials got, though, is that the state may have a new… Read More
Singapore-based ocean carrier Sea Lead Shipping Pte Ltd. will bring its first U.S. East Coast container service to the Port of Jacksonville (Jaxport), the Jacksonville Port Authority and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last week. Beginning May 7, the port will serve as the carrier’s last port of call on its Asia East Coast rotation,… Read More
The Florida House has unanimously approved a plan that could be a step toward adding an area along the St. Johns River in Putnam County to the state port system. The measure (SB 1038), which is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, would give Putnam County until July 1, 2024, to apply for a… Read More
A 10-year Port of Los Angeles policy that’s provided millions of dollars to create parks, fountains and waterfront promenades in San Pedro and Wilmington should be made a permanent fixture in the port’s budget, supporters say. The Board of Directors for the San Pedro Property Owner’s Downtown Business Improvement District was the latest group to… Read More
ZIM Shipping Line to Call Seagirt Marine Terminal With New E-Commerce Service As Port Continues To Grow Container Business (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), working closely with public-private partner Ports America Chesapeake (PAC), has attracted one of the top ocean carrier container companies in the world,Israel-based ZIM… Read More
Florida has recently broken cargo container records, seen new shipping lines calling on Florida ports, and has successfully shifted cargo that would typically call on West Coast ports to the Sunshine State. While many businesses continue to leave California for Texas and elsewhere, international shipping companies have been increasing their operations in Florida, with one… Read More