The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has submitted official comments in response to a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Request for Information ahead of the upcoming federal surface transportation reauthorization (STR) legislation that Congress is set to develop.In the comments, Cary Davis, AAPA President and CEO, emphasized that, “Infrastructure takes time to build. It cannot be expanded or contracted rapidly in response to crises or market trends…
Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday.He provided few details in…
State and local officials will join Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Thursday, September 4, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Port Milwaukee’s South Shore Cruise Dock. The South Shore Cruise Dock, located at 2320 S Lincoln Memorial Dr, will…
July was a standout month for Port Houston’s public terminals, with double-digit growth in key sectors that pushed year-to-date totals to new heights. Container volumes for July were up are markable 21% compared to July 2024, reaching 392,829 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)…
In its latest move towards achieving greener logistics, DP World, a global supply chain provider, has taken another significant step in its decarbonization strategy with the deployment of five new electric internal transfer vehicles (eITVs)…
The UK’s Department for Transport has today published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, Ro-Ro and container shipping surge…
Full consent has been granted for Port of Auckland’s Bledisloe North and Fergusson North wharf developments.Port of Auckland has started site preparation works and will look to commence pre-construction works for Bledisloe North wharf in September…
The Government of Andhra Pradesh in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with APM Terminals, part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, to accelerate port and terminal development in the state.Andhra Pradesh is positioning itself as a logistics hub on India’s east coast…
Cubo Maritime & Port, an open innovation hub founded by Cubo Itaú in partnership with Wilson Sons, Port of Açu, and Hidrovias do Brasil, has completed three years of advancing digitalization, clean fuels, and business growth in the maritime-port sector…
After three years of leading the South Carolina Ports Authority as President and CEO, Barbara Melvin has announced her resignation, with plans to pursue other opportunities.Melvin joined SC Ports in 1998, serving in a variety of roles and leading…
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is proud to announce continued growth in cargo volumes and trade activity through the first half of 2025; thanks to rising container imports and improved schedule reliability that’s helping shippers gain confidence and plan more efficiently…
Construction continues on two key infrastructure projects at the Port of Charleston that will enhance SC Ports’ rail capabilities and grow capacity at the Leatherman Terminal.At the Leatherman Rail Facility, set to open in early 2026, all six…
Russian grain exports via the Black Sea port Kavkaz, which accounted for almost a quarter of all seaborne exports last season, have been significantly hampered this month due to new ship entry and inspection requirements, industry sources said…
The Ukrainian military said it struck the port of Olya in Russia's Astrakhan region on Thursday, hitting a ship with drone parts and ammunition from Iran.Russia uses the port as an important logistics hub for the supply of military goods from Iran…
The Panama Canal will soon begin consultations with companies about launching a competitive tender in the first quarter of next year offering two new ports for construction and operation within its zone, a source involved in the preparations said on Thursday…
