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NOME PORT DIRECTOR JOY BAKER updated the Port Commission last week on several items relating to the Port of Nome. The Nome Deep Draft Port is one of the larger projects on Baker’s radar. “One of the larger things in my port director and capital projects report to the commission was to provide an update of the 95%… Read More
With the exploitation capacity of up to hundreds of millions of tons per year, KnowInsiders would like to share with you top 10 and top 50 biggest seaports (container ports) in the world based on cargo volume in the article below! Contents 1. Port of Shanghai (Shanghai, China) 2. Port of Singapore (Singapore) 3. Port… Read More
Port of Palm Beach commissioners Thursday chose its business development director, Michael Meekins, to serve as its executive director, a position that could pay as much as $280,000 a year. That is the amount that has been budgeted but what Meekins will receive has yet to be determined. Meekins said he is hopeful that a contract… Read More
Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as the new chief executive officer for the statewide port authority which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan. The action was approved during today’s meeting of the Ports of Indiana Commission. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the Ports of Indiana since… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on plans to dredge the Hudson River off the shores of Beacon Island, where the Port of Albany is building an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant. The EPA was one of two federal agencies that had expressed concerns with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging… Read More
The Port of Virginia is using four new MAFI T230e Electric Yard Tractors in its cargo operation at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). These are the first zero-emission vehicles in use at NIT, which has a fleet of 100 diesel yard tractors that are used to ferry containers around the terminal. These tractors went into operation… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority and a federal agency have signed off on a big expansion of the state-operated seaport in Brunswick. The port authority’s chief executive, Griff Lynch, signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday to widen and deepen portions of the shipping channel to make room for larger cargo ships… Read More
The Port of Virginia recently finalized the terms of purchase for five new ship-to-shore cranes that are part of an equipment renewal plan that ensures the port’s container terminals and cargo handling equipment are modern and prepared for the future. “In order to maintain our efficiency and competitive edge, it’s important to be continually upgrading… Read More
A Houston organization is concerned about the current designs of the proposed Ike Dike and its affect on cargo ships. The Greater Houston Port Bureau commissioned the study, and its findings were presented to the Gulf Coast Protection Board last week. The study said the gates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to develop… Read More
The projects spotlighted are the final section of the internal roadway between 20th and 23rd streets, a federally funded road safety plan and ongoing piling replacement in the Pier 19 commercial area Internal Roadway Nearly Completed The port has made great progress on its phased internal roadway plan since it was adopted by the Wharves Board… Read More
In a boost for the Port of Baltimore, ocean carrier ZIM Shipping Line plans to expand to weekly service, bringing larger ships with cargo headed for customers throughout the U.S., Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday. ZIM, one of the port’s major container shipping customers, will double the frequency of its E-commerce Baltimore Express from bi-weekly… Read More
On January 23, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change Steven Guilbeault informed the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) that information it had provided satisfied a request for details regarding potential effects of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project on fish and fish habitat, salinity and Indigenous people. The VFPA said in a press release that… Read More
In this article, we will be taking a look at the 25 largest ports in the world. To skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to see the 5 largest ports in the world. Without ports, much of the world’s economy would come to a standstill. They are an integral part of international trade, acting… Read More
The Port of Savannah has taken delivery of its latest set of STS cranes, and they are unusually big – the largest of their kind on the East Coast, and (according to the U.S. Coast Guard) the largest-gauge ever imported into the United States. As part of its project to increase capacity at the Garden City Terminal,… Read More
Port Everglades was awarded a $32m grant to mitigate environmental threats from flooding and sea level rise and ensure continued access for ships. This grant is part of more than $275m for resilience projects issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Everglades will use the Resilient Florida Infrastructure Grant to replace bulkheads in the… Read More