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The Federal Maritime Commission is considering invoking its newly granted emergency powers under the 2022 reform of the Ocean Shipping Act to require data sharing among terminals, truckers, carriers, and other parts of the shipping industry. The commission said it would consider if data sharing would help to alleviate the persistent challenges of port congestion… Read More
Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ (JBLE) Third Port, the US Army’s pier complex sitting where Skiffe’s Creek meets the James River in south-eastern Virginia, recently completed a multi-month dredging project. The dredging, a 24/7 operation, was part of a regularly scheduled maintenance, which occurs every five years. Jay Dehart, a harbourmaster with JBLE US Air Force tenant… Read More
The Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project looks to address transportation inefficiencies by deepening and widening Charleston Harbor to allow for growth in the shipping industry with the influx of Post-Panamax ships calling on port in the Lowcountry. The project will provide over $169 M in average annual benefits. The Charleston District has been working… Read More
Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ Third Port, the U.S. Army’s pier complex sitting where Skiffe’s Creek meets the James River, recently completed a multi-month dredging project. The dredging, a 24/7 operation taking place April 18 – June 15, was part of a regularly scheduled maintenance, which occurs every five years. “Five years is just a historical mark,”… Read More
Developers and port officials in Dallas County, Texas, are talking with leaders building the new Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District/Louisiana Gateway Project to expand the reach of the budding Gulf of Mexico facility. Plaquemines Port Executive Director Sandy Sanders told Transport Topics he believes a direct rail line between the locations would benefit both… Read More
US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Daniel Maffei has visited the Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to address increasing congestion. The seaport has witnessed a cargo increase of nearly 12 per cent year-to-date compared to the same period last year and an astounding rise of 34 per cent in cargo volume compared to… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther provided a mid-year cargo report to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority during its regular monthly meeting on August 2. “We’re at the halfway point of 2022, and Port Houston business is strong across the board,” he said. “Total tonnage across all the public facilities… Read More
The Port of Savannah continues to see “unprecedented” cargo volumes as it continues to pick up diverted capacity from the U.S. West Coast. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced Monday that July’s cargo volumes came in at 530,800 TEU, for an increase of 18% compared to last year. The number sets a new all-time monthly… Read More
Yesterday, in response to growing concerns about congestion at the Port of New York and New Jersey, Chairman Maffei and Managing Director Lucille Marvin (also the current Acting Director of the Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance) visited Newark and met with representatives from the trucking community and marine terminal operators. Last week, both the… Read More
GREAT FALLS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shaza Andersen, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Trustar Bank in Great Falls, VA, has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Port Authority by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. Ms. Andersen will serve a five-year term effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027. A favored and sought-after authority on leadership, banking,… Read More
As ports around the world are struggling to keep up with record volumes and manage the growing number of containers in their yards, the Port of New York and New Jersey has come up with a unique approach announcing plans to launch a quarterly “container imbalance fee” for ocean carriers. The port authority is urging… Read More
Travel south to where Louisiana’s land gives way to the sea, and then keep going. It might feel like you’re driving to the end of the world, traveling across a tall, winding bridge above broken marsh to reach the state’s southernmost port. Upon arrival, you’re first greeted by elevated fishing camps before passing a long… Read More
Singapore and Rotterdam have joined forces to develop the world’s longest green shipping corridor for low and zero carbon shipping. The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam inked a memorandum of understanding to establish the green and digital corridor on the sidelines of the biennial World Cities Summit in… Read More
Billions of dollars in federal grants aimed at reducing air pollution at seaports are included in the Democrats’ inflation bill with the caveat that the money cannot be used to automate container terminals. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, announced last week by Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is a pared… Read More
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday a third-party logistics provider will create 75 new jobs in New Hanover County. Port City Logistics plans to construct a 150,000-square-foot “high velocity” transload facility with cross-dock doors located near the Port of Wilmington. This buildout will cost around $16 million and will introduce a warehouse storage space designed… Read More