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Corpus Christi, TX, USA – Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO) today announced that the Company and Howard Energy Partners (“ HEP”) have entered into an option agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (the “Port”) to pursue commercial carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) opportunities on-site at the Port of Corpus Christi. The project will… Read More
McCarthy Building Companies has started work on Phase 2 of the Main Street Terminal 1 project at the Port of Beaumont in Texas. This follows approval by the port’s Board of Commissioners of McCarthy’s $57.3 million construction bid for the project, which is aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than… Read More
Yard, dock, river improvements support expanding trade At Savannah State of the Port on Feb 24, Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) executive director, unveiled plans to expand the port’s container capacity by 60 percent. The enhancements will bring the Port of Savannah’s annual capacity from 6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units to 9.5 million… Read More
Charleston queue hits 31 ships, 13 at Norfolk West Coast union talks loom amid tight port capacity Congestion at East Coast North America container ports worsened as more ships diverted to avoid West Coast gridlock, further delaying the flow of goods to consumers and driving up costs, sources said Feb. 22. There were 31 ships… Read More
Congestion at East Coast North America container ports worsened as more ships diverted to avoid West Coast gridlock, further delaying the flow of goods to consumers and driving up costs, sources said Feb. 22. There were 31 ships anchored off the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 22 while another 13 were waiting off the… Read More
It nearly doubles last year’s investment in PIDP for states and port authorities Aid is on the way to help the U.S. economy’s struggle with overwhelmed ports and supply chain issues. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has made $450 million available in grant funding for port-related projects through the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration’s Port… Read More
Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther has been named to the International Maritime Hall of Fame, as announced Monday by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ). Guenther will be among six global shipping leaders who “all have shown unwavering leadership and dedication to advancing the industry through innovation,… Read More
The Port of Beaumont has started construction on Phase II of its Main Street Terminal 1 project. The Main Street Terminal 1 project is the largest of 20 in the Port’s 2022 Capital Improvement Plan. Phase II of the project includes demolition of a failed dock structure and construction of a new state-of-the-art general cargo… Read More
James Fawcett knows shipping. His decades-long career includes service in the U.S. Navy as a ship pilot and communications officer, plus a decade as a port manager and chief of planning for Los Angeles County’s Department of Beaches and Harbors. He has spent the last 25 years with USC Sea Grant, a part of the USC Wrigley… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has processed 865,595 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January, a 3.6-percent increase compared to last year. It was the Port’s busiest January in its 115-year history. January’s record numbers followed a historic year in 2021, during which North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value saw a… Read More
On February 8, the Port of San Diego Commissioners unanimously agreed to allow BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard to take advantage of $50 million worth of infrastructure improvements to begin later this year. According to David Thomas, vice president and general manager at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., the improvements will support the… Read More
The port promises it can mitigate the impacts of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion on endangered species like Chinook salmon and southern resident killer whales. But in a recent letter to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, scientists argue the port’s final plan still impacts more than 100 species of concern in the heart of the… Read More
When the breakwater was built in Bar Harbor 105 years ago, the project was never finished. Now, faced with rising tides due to climate change, the approved height will finally be reached thanks to a $6.3 million upgrade from the federal government. Conditions in the local harbor have changed considerably since work on the breakwater… Read More
Two groups want to raise the bar when it comes to flood protection. Raising the bar really means raising the levee. BEAUMONT, Texas — One project impacting three Southeast Texas counties has a very specific purpose to improve flood protection. The Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Program is underway to reduce… Read More
The Port of Baltimore’s diesel equipment upgrade program has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The upgrade program replaces older cargo-handling equipment and dray trucks with newer, cleaner, and more efficient models. The grant will help the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) further reduce… Read More