Ports News


New Marine Terminal Commissioned in Houston

Dec 20, 2021

Vopak Moda Houston, LLC announced that its marine terminal in the Port of Houston is fully operational. Formed in 2016, Vopak Moda Houston is a joint venture between Royal Vopak and Moda Midstream. Located in Houston’s refining and petrochemical corridor and in close proximity to multiple ammonia…

Egypt Closes Eight Ports Due to Bad Weather

Dec 20, 2021

Egypt has closed eight ports owing to bad weather, officials said on Monday.The ports of Port Tawfiq, El-Zayteyat and Sharm El Sheikh were shut early Monday morning, the Red Sea Ports Authority said.The ports of Adabiya, Ain Sokhna, Port Said West…

St. Louis Container on Barge Project Moves Forward

Dec 17, 2021

Key stakeholders behind the efforts to launch innovative container-on-vessel (COV) service to the Midwest on Firday announced that Hawtex Development Corporation is signing on as the lead developer for a new COV port facility in Jefferson County…

Pritchard Hired as Port of Seattle Commission Chief of Staff

Dec 17, 2021

Aaron Pritchard has been hired as Chief of Staff for the Port of Seattle Commission, the port’s five-member elected body. Pritchard brings over two decades of government experience to the position, including a prior role as interim commission chief of staff…

Dockers' Strike Threatens Ivory Coast Cocoa Bean Exports

Dec 17, 2021

A week-long strike by dockers in Ivory Coast's two main ports of Abidjan and San Pedro could hurt cocoa bean exports from the world's top cocoa producing nation after workers blocked access to the ports on Friday.The two ports were at a standstill…

Carnival Opens New Dubai Cruise Terminal

Dec 17, 2021

Cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation has officially opened its new Dubai Harbor Cruise Terminal with Shamal Holding following their strategic partnership signed in 2018 to develop the new cruise port.With the arrivals of Costa Firenze and…

Port of Hamburg Building New Shore Power Facilities

Dec 16, 2021

To achieve the goals of its clean air plan and reach an important milestone towards climate neutrality in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the city’s legislature has commissioned Hamburg Port Authority – HPA to supervise planning and…

Port Milwaukee Announces Incentives for Green Vessels

Dec 15, 2021

Port Milwaukee’s Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously approved its new ‘StewardSHIP’ sustainability initiative for vessels that have implemented emission reduction measures and other environmental improvements. The port’s newly-approved 2022 tariff creates the program…

Port of Oakland Import Volume Up 8% in 2021

Dec 15, 2021

After two straight months of declining imports, the Port of Oakland reports its import volumes are on the rise, with containerized imports up 6.5% last month compared to November 2020 totals. For the first 11 months of 2021, Oakland imports are up nearly 8%…

US Great Lakes Ports Report Cargo Spikes

Dec 15, 2021

U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway are reporting a rush of activity as manufacturers stockpile raw materials and businesses take advantage of the congestion-free waterway to export overseas with just two weeks left of the season…

LA, Long Beach Container Dwell Fee on Pause Until December 20

Dec 13, 2021

The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach announced Monday that consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” would be held off another week, until December 20.Since the fee was announced on October 25, the twin ports have seen a combined decline of 47% in aging cargo on the docks…

Exxon Proposing to Build Supply Base for Guyana Project

Dec 13, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp outlined a major new investment in Guyana amid government calls for delivering economic benefits to residents from deepwater oil and gas discoveries helping turn the South American nation into an oil powerhouse.A coming onshore…

MARAD Awards $12.6 Million in Grants for US Marine Highways

Dec 10, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects across the Nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding will help address supply chain disruptions…

Four Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes Delivered to Port NOLA

Dec 10, 2021

Four new 100-foot-gauge container gantry cranes arrived at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) on Friday, the culmination of a more than 15,643-nautical mile journey from Shanghai, China.The $112 million investment…

US Retail Imports Grow at Record Pace Despite Pandemic

Dec 10, 2021

Imports at the United States’ major retail container ports are expected to end 2021 with both the largest volume and fastest growth on record despite supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the monthly Global…

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