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On April 21, President Biden announced a new round of American support for Ukraine to fight against Russia. (Video: The Washington Post) Key updates Satellite images show mass grave near Mariupol with 200 new plots Azov commander says ‘no one has surrendered Mariupol yet’ Biden announces ban on Russian-affiliated ships entering U.S. ports President Biden… Read More
Container volume at Port Houston in March totaled 308,557 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). That brings the total for just the first quarter of 2022 to 903,383 TEUs, an increase of 20% year-to-date over last year’s record year. Cargo at Port Houston’s multi-purpose facility is also growing. General Cargo was up 18% in March and 23%… Read More
The first phase in the expansion of Greer’s Inland Port is days away from completion after a four-month delay due to supply chain disruptions. Bullock Construction out of Maryland has added close to 9,700 feet of track to the port’s rail system, allowing the port to deboard containers from three trains at a time, according… Read More
Linda Springmann has been hired by the Port of Seattle as the new Director, Cruise and Maritime Marketing, bringing more than 25 years of cruise industry experience to the position. Linda joins the Port from Holland America Line where she served as Vice President of Onboard Revenue for Holland America/Princess Cruises/Seabourn brands, Vice President of… Read More
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – April 14, 2022 – The Port of Los Angeles has released an Initial Study/Notice of Preparation (IS/NOP) — the first step in the environmental review process — for the West Harbor Modification Project on the LA Waterfront. The proposed West Harbor Modification Project involves development of an approximately 108,000-square foot outdoor… Read More
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – April 12, 2022 – The Port of Los Angeles processed 958,674 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, its third consecutive monthly cargo record. The Port completed its best first quarter ever, tracking 3.5% above last year’s record. “With improved fluidity on our docks and fewer vessels waiting to enter the port,… Read More
The Port of Seattle released its third annual Diversity in Contracting report on its program operations for 2021. The Port of Seattle established a 16 percent Women and Minority Owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) utilization goal for 2021 for its organization divisions and departments. Despite 2021’s economic challenges, the Port continued to make great strides surpassing… Read More
South Carolina Ports reported an all-time container record in March, marking the 13th consecutive month of cargo records at the Port of Charleston. “As we continue to handle record volumes on our terminals, SC Ports is working alongside our maritime community and logistics partners to navigate the many challenges felt across the entire supply chain,”… Read More
March was the 13th consecutive month for record container volumes at the Port of Charleston, and South Carolina Ports officials say they are working to ensure the port doesn’t get clogged up. As of Tuesday morning, 13 vessels were at anchor at the port and waiting to dock, according to SC Ports’ daily vessel report…. Read More
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced Sam Ruda will step down as director of the port department and Beth Rooney will take the helm May 2. Rooney has served as the port’s deputy director for the past three years. Monday’s announcement hailed Rooney as an “acclaimed maritime industry veteran …… Read More
More than 22,000 unionized workers at nearly 30 ports along the West Coast are set to begin renegotiating their contract next month against the backdrop of an already imperiled supply chain, a historically tight labor market and looming midterm elections. The whirlwind of economic and political factors significantly ups the stakes for the talks, which… Read More
The Port of Seattle Commission approved another two million dollars in funding for its Youth Career Launch Pilot Program, nearly doubling its resources. This puts total funding for the program, an evolution of the Port’s Opportunity Youth Initiative, at $4.1 million for the next three years. The additional revenue comes directly from the faster-than-expected recovery… Read More
ANNAPOLIS— The subject during the Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was wetlands licenses, but Comptroller Peter Franchot brought up the thing that everyone was actually thinking about – the boat. Ever Forward, the enormous container ship stuck in the Chesapeake Bay that has been a nearly one-month headache for the U.S. Coast Guard, the… Read More
The Port of Virginia yesterday announced that the U.S. government has approved the final piece of funding needed to begin work on the port’s dredging project, which will create the deepest and widest shipping channels on the East Coast by late 2024. The work plan, released last week by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers,… Read More
GIBSON ISLAND, Md. — Crews will remove the shipping containers from the Ever Forward, a container ship that has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday. The Coast Guard said in a statement that salvage experts determined they can’t overcome the ground force of the Ever Forward in… Read More