The classification and insurance industries can work together to advance maritime safety through cyber and autonomous technology, Christopher Wiernicki, the chairman, president and CEO of American Bur...
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The Carnival Cruise Line will be offering more short cruises from the Port of New Orleans in 2019, with the arrival of the Carnival Valor. The Carnival Valor is a 2,974 passenger vessel that offers...
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The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) recently announced that it will soon begin construction of an automobile processing facility at JAXPORT’s Dames Point Marine Terminal. The multi-year pro...
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Port Manatee would serve as an ideal gateway for more Ecuadorian imports to reach Florida markets that are home to 10 million consumers and host 100 million visitors each year, a top trade commissione...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published updated drug testing guidelines for federal transportation employees in safety-sensitive positions that include testing for four semi-syn...
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In the face of rising container, breakbulk and auto volumes, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has authorized rail and gate expansion projects for the Garden City Terminal. The news was coupled wit...
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The potential for digitized ports around the world to make the global maritime supply chain operate more efficiently, and steps needed to achieve that goal, highlighted a recent two-day meeting that b...
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Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, revealed solid signs for the organization this week, citing gains in cargo and cruise volumes, as well as sizeable projections for futur...
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The Port Authority in New York released its $3.2 billion operating budget for 2018, which shows a $61 million, or 1.9 percent increase, over the current budget. The largest increase in the proposed...
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Container traffic at the Port of New York and New Jersey increased 24 percent between 2014 and 2016, according to a recent study by the New York Shipping Association and the North Jersey Transportatio...
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The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) recently won the Excellence in Financial Reporting award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This is the ...
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The Port of Savannah saw container trade increase 32 percent last month, with Garden City Terminal moving 410,000 20-foot equivalent container units, setting a record for a single month. The port i...
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The boards of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, the nation’s two largest ports, recently approved the 2017 update to the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. The updates i...
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Following a recent partnership between North Carolina Ports with Crowley Maritime Corp., Crowley will provide the port authority with weekly, fixed-day logistics, and shipping services between the Por...
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Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor will receive a $9.85 million FASTLANE small-project grant, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao recently announced. Chao recommended in August that Congress app...
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The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), along with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, recently celebrated the investment of $17.2 million for a number of Brooklyn Cruise Termi...
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The Merced County, California, Board of Supervisors recently entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Port of Los Angeles to initiate a number of actions including the development of a jo...
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The Ports of Indiana’s shipments during the first nine months of the year increased more than 10 percent compared to 2016. Total tons reached more than 8.1 million, the second highest rate sinc...
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The Board of Commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently approved extending funding by more than $3.8 million over two years for the Council for Airport Opportunity (CAO)....
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Container activity at Port Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport facilities increased by 22 percent over the month of September, according to Port Houston’s Executive Director Roger Guenther. All ...
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