US West Coast
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Bureaucracy and eco-regs worry developers
Huge environmental costs and lengthy bureaucratic processes on the US West Coast are starting to make investors take a second look at the whys and wherefores of building terminals. 13 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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'Panama Effect' keeps West Coast guessing
What might be called the Panama Canal Syndrome is keeping port planners and executives on the alert over the effect the widened canal will have on US West Coast port traffic. 02 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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Double trouble depresses volumes
Canada and the environment converge on US West Coast ports, as Martin Rushmere discovers 01 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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Wind power blows San Francisco away
San Francisco is adding a second string to its bow with emphasis on encouraging wind power shipments. 14 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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Growth strategies go west
San Francisco and Prince Rupert use economics and natural advantages to get ahead, by Martin Rushmere 13 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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Ports hold back on Canal congratulations
Pacific Coast ports are mostly taking a wait-and-see attitude to the impact of the expanded Panama Canal in 2014. 17 Dec 2010 - Port Strategy
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Mixed results expected from Congressional shake-up
US government maritime policy is certain to change with the defeat of the Democrat who chaired the Congressional committee in charge of port affairs. 15 Dec 2010 - Port Strategy
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Bulk over boxes
Diversified US West Coast ports have been the clear winners in 2010's weak market, explains Martin Rushmere 13 Dec 2010 - Port Strategy
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LA/LB watch impact report progress
The clearance of a seven-year Environmental Impact Report logjam is one of the most important port issues from the point of view of the Marine Exchange of Southern California. 07 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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Stockton nurtures environmental obligations
The Port of Stockton saw imports fall but exports increase in the first nine months of 2009, and is predicting a final result for the year to be similar to 2008. 04 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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Tackling terminal costs
Port and terminal operators are looking for ways to take costs out of their systems and provide the most efficient service possible, says Allison Enedy, director of communications at APM Terminals Americas. 03 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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Responding to recession
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have drawn up plans to eliminate the claiming process for cargo carried by clean trucks. 02 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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Volumes down, spending up
Volumes have plummeted in the economic downturn, but US West Coast ports remain committed to investment, as Felicity Landon discovers 01 Dec 2009 - Port Strategy
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Diversity keeps Portland ticking over
Portland handles a diverse portfolio of cargoes and this has helped balance out the drop in container and breakbulk volumes this year, says spokesman Joshua Thomas. 12 Nov 2008 - Port Strategy
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Tacoma still on for 2009 expansion
The Port of Tacoma is gearing up for the start of a major construction programme in 2009. 11 Nov 2008 - Port Strategy
