Port of New York and New Jersey moved 843,191 TEUs (imports + exports) in August, its busiest August ever. The Port of Long Beach and LA were second and third in cargo volume as more trade moved away from the West Coast due to ongoing concerns about labor strikes and lockouts. The East Coast gains… Read More
Port Arthur Project leaders met with residents Thursday to discuss the impact of these new flood protection measures on their properties. The $863 million project is being worked on by the US Army Corps of Engineers and Drainage District 7. Their objective is to reduce risk from coastal storm surge and flood damage for residents and… Read More
By Jerome Tuaño A $100 million project to clean up Budd Inlet is set to be the Port of Olympia’s biggest project in decades. The Port held a work session on September 20, to discuss their potential approach to cleaning the Budd Inlet from legacy contamination. The cleanup of the area complies with an agreed… Read More
While imports declined by more than 5%, progress moving empty containers off the docks helped propel the Port of Long Beach to a near-record August. The Southern California gateway in August moved 806,940 twenty-foot equivalent units, down just 764 TEUs — or 0.1% — from the same month a year ago, which was the port’s… Read More
US West Coast ports reported sliding throughput figures for August as tepid demand for ex-Asian cargoes pressured the market, while US East Coast volumes registered increases on shifting demand patterns. The Port of Long Beach had its second-busiest August, after shaving just 0.1% from August 2021, the port’s busiest month in history. The port, which… Read More
The Biden Administration has awarded The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) $20.3 million to construct a new 100,000-square-foot warehouse at the Tioga Marine Terminal, as well as safety and efficiency upgrades with the modernization of the terminal’s main gate. “A significant hub for global trade, PhilaPort is an important link in the supply chain and plays a critical… Read More
The White House on Thursday announced that it is awarding $1.5 billion in grants for 26 transportation projects nationwide, including the planned Otay Mesa East Port of Entry in south San Diego, which is getting $150 million during this first round of funding. The money is part of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant program,… Read More
Of the many supply chain headaches brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, shipping container backlogs were arguably one of the worst. A record 109 bottlenecked ships were documented by the Marine Exchange of Southern California & Vessel Traffic Service Los Angeles and Long Beach in January 2022. As of last Monday, that ship… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected 26 projects—nine rail/intermodal-related—to share $1.5 billion in INFRA (Infrastructure for Rebuilding America) grants. The INFRA competitive grant program evaluated highway, multimodal freight and rail projects based on safety, how they supported freight movement and job creation, their efforts to address climate change and resiliency, impacts on equity and quality of… Read More
After an extensive environmental review, the Long Beach Harbor Commission approved the dredging project for the port of Long Beach on September 12th. The project, costing approximately $170 million, will deepen the channels at the port of Long Beach to improve port efficiency. The notable features of the project include deepening of the channel approaching Long Beach from 76 feet to 80 feet,… Read More
Three industry experts from Kongsberg Maritime will be exhibiting at the American Society of Civil Engineers Ports ’22 Conference in Honolulu Hawaii. The conference runs from September 18-21, 2022. Samantha Bruce, Technical Sales Manager for Kongsberg Underwater Technology, will cover single beam and multibeam systems for shallow survey and infrastructure inspection. Mark Atherton, author of Echoes and… Read More
14 companies hailing from 9 countries were selected by the PortXL partner network for the 7th PortXL acceleration program in Rotterdam. During the 3-month program, together with an expansive network of mentors and partners the start- and scale-ups will work on building collaborations. The goal is to sign contracts between corporate partners during the PortXL… Read More
The Port Arthur Project, a component of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Program (S2G Program), will host a public open house on September 22, 2022, to provide the public with information about project progress. The Port Arthur Project is one of three projects included in the S2G Program and focuses on improvements to the… Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced $20,341,494 for the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to construct a new 100,000-square-foot warehouse with rail access, employee parking and loading docks at Tioga Marine Terminal. The project will also relocate and construct a new modernized gate complex and relocate an existing maintenance facility. The funding comes from an INFRA grant from the… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has registered its busiest month on record handling 575,513 TEU in August, as it reached the 1 million TEU mark at the Port of Savannah in only two months since the beginning of fiscal year (FY) 2023. The figure stands for an increase of 18.5 per cent or 89,918 TEU… Read More