A.P. Moller – Maersk is further strengthening its logistics and services offering by adding Performance Team’s premium capabilities within warehouse fulfillment services, e-commerce and inland transport. A.P. Moller – Maersk announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Performance Team, a US-based warehousing and distribution company, to further strengthen its capabilities as an integrated… Read More
New grants will provide critical infrastructure support Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it has awarded more than $280 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. This funding is designed to improve port facilities at or near coastal seaports. “Ports are… Read More
An excavator and construction truck sit parked on Sandy Pond Beach on Wednesday morning near Watertown. Oak Orchard Harbor and Johnson Creek are among 20 dredging sites announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as part of the state’s $300 million effort to build resiliency along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. With the ongoing… Read More
For ports, terminals and stakeholders along two of the South’s major waterways, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2020 work plan, released February 10, marks a major milestone in the campaign to deepen ship channels to 50 feet. The Corps’ 2020 work plan includes $85.35 million to initiate the first phase of deepening the Mississippi… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Work Plan this week (10 February 2020). Below includes highlights of specific operation, maintenance and navigation dredging projects in the United States funded through the O&M account this year (2020). This is not an exhaustive listing, be sure to review the actual O&M… Read More
After years of neglect and lack of funding, the shallowing San Rafael Canal is closer to being fully dredged for the first time in more than 17 years. This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocated $1.3 million in its latest work plan this month to design the dredging of the San Rafael Creek…. Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Port of Charleston will be getting some improvements thank to millions of dollars in federal funding. Senator Lindsey Graham announced Tuesday that the South Carolina Ports Authority will receive a nearly $20 million grant. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Wando Welch Terminal. According to… Read More
“The Army Civil Works FY 2021 budget focuses on investments that enhance and protect our nation’s water-related infrastructure and resources through partnerships and innovative programs that improve project delivery to provide cost savings,” said The Honorable Rickey D. (R.D.) James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The President’s Budget for… Read More
New Benchmarks Also Reached for Cars and Containers (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore recorded another record-breaking year in 2019. Figures released this week show new high marks for cargo tonnage passing through the Port’s public and private marine terminals, as well as new benchmarks for containers and the number of… Read More
On Monday, February 10, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its FY2020 Work Plan. The Work Plan is based on the FY2020 Energy and Water Development appropriations bills signed into law by President Trump in December 2019. “We welcome the FY 2020 Work Plan released by the Army Corps,” said William P. Doyle,… Read More