North America

A search is being carried out for missing crew members of a vessel that caught fire and sunk at a US port with two confirmed casualties.

Indefinite strike action at a Canadian port is already impacting operations with an estimated 65,000 twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEUs) stuck on its docks.

Plans are in place to develop an environmentally friendly container terminal in the south east of the US.

A Canadian port authority has accused the organisation behind a new stevedore strike of using “pressure tactics”.

US port authorities are seeking US$1.5bn to manage the “extremely negative impacts” on the seaport industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There’s a huge brawl underway in British Columbia, Canada. At stake is the future of coal ports, especially of coal export terminal facilities, as Gordon Feller reports.

More than 30 US port authorities will receive a share of US$100m allocated by a government grant programme for security investments.

Funding has been approved to finish building phase one of the first new container terminal in the US since 2009.

Nearly US$80m has been secured by a US port to help it develop a container terminal.

A New York container terminal operator has lost its legal challenge against Maersk Line switching terminals. AJ Keyes looks at what caused the situation to occur.

More than 100 companies have given their support to the development of a deepwater container terminal project at a Canadian port.

Ports in California are seeing significant cargo volume decreases as COVID-19s impact on shipping becomes clearer, although not all ports have suffered.

A US port has applied for financial support as it faces an estimated US$3bn in revenue loss over a 24-month period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A US port will be able accommodate larger cargo vessels following confirmation of a loan to help finance a major infrastructure project.

A California port has asked for help to stabilise its finances days after it issued a warning about the effect of COVID-19 on cargo volume.

A proposed container terminal project has been defended as it faces a roadblock following the publication of an environmental impact assessment report.

A 400ft container dock extension has been completed at a US terminal to enable it to simultaneously handle two container ships for the first time.

An investigation is underway following the death of a dockworker at a California port.

A key economic outlook for the US ports sector has been revised to negative from stable due to weakened demand and persistent supply chain risk as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…

A US port is seeking federal support of US$1.9bn to cover revenue losses and expenses resulting from the “extraordinary challenge” presented by the coronavirus pandemic.