Rockefeller Group and the Matan Companies have announced the formation of a joint venture partnership to develop a 5-million-square-foot industrial and logistics centre in Virginia. The 500-acre Port 460 Logistics Centre is designated for heavy industrial, logistics, sophisticated manufacturing, life sciences, and warehousing purposes. The first phase of the project is underway, with five buildings… Read More
The president and CEO of Tampa’s port, bustling with cargo and cruise ships, got a salary hike Tuesday that will have him making about $597,000 a year. The governing board of Port Tampa Bay voted at their monthly business meeting Tuesday to give Paul Anderson, 63, an 8% raise above the nearly $553,000 he was… Read More
Dive Brief: The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach will offer $60 million in vouchers to help companies acquire zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks that operate in the San Pedro Bay ports complex. The move comes ahead of California’s new truck emissions rules, which take effect Jan. 1, that require any new trucks hauling… Read More
Delaware officials announced a $50 million federal grant to help pay for a massive container terminal expansion project to enable the century-old Port of Wilmington to handle larger Panamax vessels and have a larger footprint for cargo storage. “For decades, jobs at the Port of Wilmington have been a gateway into the middle class for thousands of workers… Read More
A Spanish wind turbine manufacturer vacated its lease and pulled out of a planned $200 million project at Portsmouth Marine Terminal. “Siemens Gamesa discontinued plans to build and operate an offshore blade facility in Virginia, as development milestones to establish the facility could not be met,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The… Read More
Project freight forwarder deugro announced it has opened a 96,775-square-foot operations and logistics terminal in Baytown, Texas, about 26 miles east of Houston. The facility offers access to the nearby Houston Ship Channel, as well as commercial ports in Houston and Galveston, according to Jeff Smith, deugro USA’s global head of supply chain logistics. “Adjacent to Port… Read More
U.S. Department of Transportation officials Nov. 3 announced a $52.6 million grant to modernize critical on-dock rail capabilities and improve several key roadways aimed at speeding the flow of cargo through the Port of Long Beach. As part of the agency’s Maritime Administration’s port infrastructure development program, the grant will fund the addition of a… Read More
New development will support increased activity and accommodate larger vessels McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction on Port Houston – Bayport Wharf 6. The new 1,000-foot-long wharf allows for the latest generation of container cranes to unload shipping containers from neo-Panamax vessels. Construction on Wharf 6 began in May 2021 and was completed in… Read More
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will hold its Budget Workshop on Monday, November 13, 2023, beginning at 9:15 a.m. A quorum of the Port Commission, along with executive leadership, will be present in the boardroom of the Port Houston Executive Office Building, located at 111 East Loop North, Houston, TX 77029. It will… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach will make $60 million in Clean Truck Fund Rate funding available through the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) for vouchers toward the purchase of zero-emissions, Class 8 drayage trucks that operate at the San Pedro Bay ports complex. The… Read More
Even before contract negotiations get underway, the threat of a strike shutting down US ports on the east and Gulf coasts next year is looming. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents 45,000 dockworkers at the ports, reaffirmed its commitment to strike if negotiations for a new labour contract do not reach a fruitful conclusion… Read More
1. Port of Shanghai, China (-17 m) Specifically, the Port of Shanghai’s Yangshan Deep-Water Port has the deepest draft globally at 17 meters. Situated on Hangzhou Bay, this premier terminal has enabled Shanghai to consolidate its position as the busiest container port worldwide, processing over 43 million TEUs in 2021. Thanks to its unrivalled depth,… Read More
“North Carolina Ports is pleased to announce a new partnership with Seaboard Marine that will add a new Central American service to the Port of Wilmington’s growing rotation of connections to Latin America. Seaboard Marine’s Wilmington, NC – North Central America service will commence with a weekly Wilmington port call in early December. This service… Read More
UPDATE FROM AAPA 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Two weeks ago I attended the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) 2023 Annual Conference and had the honor of participating on a panel, “State of the Maritime Industry,” with other maritime executives, to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities affecting the global maritime sector. The panel covered… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi expresses its deepest condolences on the loss of former Port Executive Director Harry G. Plomarity. As the leader of the Port of Corpus Christi for nearly two decades (from 1976-1994), Harry Plomarity steered the Port through a number of important milestones. Those include expansion of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel,… Read More