Mark Buzby, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) administrator, met with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) earlier this month to discuss economic development, multimodal t...
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The Port of Baltimore has officially received top marks for its security last year from the U.S. Coast Guard, making 2017 the ninth consecutive year it received an excellent ranking. The ranking wa...
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In an annual state of the port address, officials of the Port of Brownsville in Texas reported nearly $24 million in revenue for 2017--topping the previous record of $19.9 million. Tonnage was als...
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Warning of serious regional economic consequences, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) became the latest organization this week to warn of the potential effects of President Donald Trump’s newly p...
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Port of Corpus Christi CEO Sean Strawbridge testified at a House panel on Tuesday about funding constraints and delays the port faces on widening and deepening the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, highlig...
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Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday that the Trump administration was looking at all funding options to rebuild and repair the...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently finished dredging the outer harbor at the Port of Savannah, and work will soon begin on a second phase that will expand the inner harbor channel by five feet....
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North Carolina Ports recently announced the appointment of Benjamin M. Massa as director of carrier and trade development. In this role, Massa will grow and expand Port of Wilmington’s container ...
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New York rail and port projects that promote safety and spur economic development will be able to compete for more than $26.5 million in state funding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday. ...
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Four container cranes manufactured by the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries are scheduled to be shipped from Puget Sound to Tacoma, Washington, today on a 761-foot heavy lift ship. With no contain...
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For the first time in the port’s history, Port of Corpus Christi was included in President Trump’s proposed budget. The fiscal year 2019 budget includes $13 million for the port’s Ship Channe...
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After investing $1 billion and changing its name from the Port of Philadelphia to PhilaPort in 2017, the port had a record year for containerized cargo activity -- a success the port is prepared to re...
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The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon handled a record 6.8 million tons of goods in 2017, marking the third consecutive year the port has handled more than 6 million tons and giving it a three-year average...
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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced Tuesday that it is on schedule to deliver the first ballast free liquified natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel to Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Ship by the end of 20...
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Georgia Port Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch previewed a plan on Monday to more than double container handling capacity at the Garden City Terminal to 10 million twenty-foot equivalent ...
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Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville officials recently named Jeff Miles as port director. Miles has more than 30 years of experience in senior-level management positions in the maritime transportation,...
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The Port of New Orleans moved 1.15 million cruise passengers at its Erato Street and Julia Street Cruise Terminals in 2017, setting a new record and marking the fourth consecutive year of more than 1 ...
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The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry project for the Outer Banks, North Carolina, is on schedule and will go into service mid-summer, according to a recent Passenger Ferry Stakeholder’s Committee. ...
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Looking to get its first hybrid tug design into the construction phase, Baydelta Maritime has turned to Seattle-based Jensen Maritime to design a 100-foot, Z-Drive hybrid tugboat, which will use Rolls...
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Ridership on ferries in Washington state last year was the highest it has been in 15 years with the ferry system carrying approximately 24.5 million people. It was the ninth consecutive year of inc...
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