The Biden Administration has awarded The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) $20.3 million to construct a new 100,000-square-foot warehouse at the Tioga Marine Terminal, as well as safety and efficiency upgrades with the modernization of the terminal’s main gate. “A significant hub for global trade, PhilaPort is an important link in the supply chain and plays a critical… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected 26 projects—nine rail/intermodal-related—to share $1.5 billion in INFRA (Infrastructure for Rebuilding America) grants. The INFRA competitive grant program evaluated highway, multimodal freight and rail projects based on safety, how they supported freight movement and job creation, their efforts to address climate change and resiliency, impacts on equity and quality of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and all eight Great Lakes states will execute a watershed study cost sharing agreement, initiating the Great Lakes Coastal Residency Study, September 21st at 8:00 am. This momentous signing event kicks off the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study – a comprehensive watershed assessment of the Great Lakes coastal areas. This… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting public comments for the proposed installation of a flow control feature within Neptune Pass, a newly enlarged pass on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Buras in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The public comment period begins on Sept. 16 and concludes on Oct. 16,… Read More
The transition to regular container dispatches will optimize the Tatarstan enterprises logistics by 15-25% The President of the Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov and Head of the Board of the Delo Group Sergey Shishkarev discussed the key directions of cooperation in the transport and logistics sphere, according to the Group’s press release. The participants focused on organization of container… Read More
ZF Marine Propulsion Systems has hired George Lewis as the new head of product line commercial-fast craft, North/Central America and the Caribbean. He reports to Wolfgang Schmid, ZF’s Industrial Division Head for North America, and is now operating from ZF Marine’s headquarters in Miramar, Fla. “ZF Marine welcomes George aboard and looks forward to the positive… Read More
In the ongoing tug-of-war over beach ownership and rights in Tiny Township, the municipality has managed to dig its toes in and plant its heels upon approval of an upcoming study. Following various instances of conflict and actions over the years regarding shoreline management, the municipality requested staff to look into a shoreline management study this summer…. Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced $20,341,494 for the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to construct a new 100,000-square-foot warehouse with rail access, employee parking and loading docks at Tioga Marine Terminal. The project will also relocate and construct a new modernized gate complex and relocate an existing maintenance facility. The funding comes from an INFRA grant from the… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has registered its busiest month on record handling 575,513 TEU in August, as it reached the 1 million TEU mark at the Port of Savannah in only two months since the beginning of fiscal year (FY) 2023. The figure stands for an increase of 18.5 per cent or 89,918 TEU… Read More
The sight of the canal finally being dredged will have cheered the hearts of everyone in Bridgetown, eased fears that they face another winter of rising tides and freak flooding. But the access point used by the Office of Public Works (OPW) to get to the canal has seen the Garden of Remembrance, the tribute… Read More