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ST. THOMAS — While the territory’s airports are nearing pre-pandemic numbers of travelers, V.I. officials are still awaiting signs cruise ships are on the horizon. Carlton Dowe, the Authority’s executive director, briefed the Legislature’s Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture on Monday regarding its operations and projects meant to bolster infrastructure and tourism in the… Read More
Elected Officials Across U.S. Praise the Project for Fostering New Jobs and Prosperity HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Port Houston marks National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. Known as Project 11, the project’s far-reaching benefits impact the United States and the entire… Read More
South Carolina Ports had a record April for cargo handled at the Port of Charleston, following an all-time cargo record achieved in March. SC Ports reported its strongest April ever for containers, moving 225,137 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) across Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal. This is a 27.8% increase… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) issued a Request for Proposals this week for design and permit-support services for development of the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Building on Port NOLA’s 50 years of service as Louisiana’s only international container port, the new container terminal will be capable of handling the… Read More
The U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced its Pacesetter Award recipients for international cargo tonnage increases during the 2020 shipping season. The Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor was one of eight ports in the U.S. to earn the distinction, which marks the 13th time the Great Lakes port has earned the Pacesetter… Read More
As global trade booms, the container shipping industry is introducing another new vessel service at the Port of Oakland. The Port announced yesterday that Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines launched its weekly AA5 Service there last month. The route links three ports in China and one in Taiwan with the Ports of Oakland and Seattle. Wan Hai’s… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trailer Bridge Inc., headquartered in Jacksonville, FL., announced today it has signed a 20-year lease agreement with Puerto Rico Ports Authority for the Army Terminal. This is the company’s first long-term agreement with the port since its inception, signaling Trailer Bridge’s continued commitment to providing weekly sailings to support… Read More
The U.S. container seaport sector endured a series of disruptions caused by the pandemic, but still ended up handling more containers than ever. Meanwhile, the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal complicated an ongoing congestion crisis. The rapid re-emergence of China from initial lockdowns combined with a surge in consumer durables demand and transport of… Read More
On May 7, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation to help ensure U.S. ports are resilient to extreme weather events, including sea-level rise and flooding. The… Read More
The S.C. Ports Authority has shifted two containerships intended to call on the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal back to Wando Welch Terminal as shipping companies look to stay out of the fray cause by a union lawsuit, the Port of Charleston said yesterday in a statement. In a months-long battle to ascertain HLT jobs that they believe should… Read More
Plaquemines Port has reached an agreement to work together with the Maersk Group’s port operations unit, APM Terminals, to discuss the future design of the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD). The agreement includes the consideration of APM Terminals as the future terminal operator. The facility is in the early stages of development as… Read More
PortMiami is one step closer to reducing its pollution from cruise ships. This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved Miami-Dade County’s request for $2 million to build a shore power hookup at PortMiami that will allow cruise ships to plug into the local electrical grid when they are docked instead of idling their engines…. Read More
Coastal communities are advancing port infrastructure ventures as they seek to support the growing offshore wind energy industry. As a newer industry, however, offshore wind energy calls for specialized equipment, services, and labor that ports will have to adapt to in order to be operational. Compared to warehousing or commercial shipping, the offshore wind… Read More
Toshiko Grace Hasegawa of Beacon Hill is running for the Port Commission Position 4 seat against incumbent Peter Steinbrueck. The battle is generational. Both Hasegawa and Steinbrueck come from liberal Seattle families long steeped in politics, but their campaigns represent the varied options of the Port’s future. The Seattle Port Commission oversees a vast transportation… Read More
Older trucks replaced with newer, cleaner models The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Dray Truck Replacement Program, which set a goal to replace 20 existing dray trucks with newer and cleaner models by Earth Day, April 22, 2021, accomplished that goal and, in the process, achieved the most successful quarter ever for replacements since… Read More