North America

Major expansion plans at a southern US port will see its capacity double and boost big ship capacity.

A delivery of 40 trucks featuring clean engine technology to a major US port drayage company will help California ports meet their emission targets.

Hurricane Dorian has caused major disruption for ports on the south east coast of the US.

A Canadian port authority has signed a MoU with a financial company to help it develop a new container terminal.

West Coast pressures are making themselves felt across the port industry, at a time whenUS Congress treats maritime regulations like a Christmas tree, writes Martin Rushmere

A Canadian port is set to benefit from CAD$37m funding to increase transport efficiency, capacity, and security by reducing waiting times and bottlenecks for container movement.

The Government of Canada will invest CAD$6m for a project in the Sarnia-Lambton corridor and Port of Sarnia to increase the efficiency of moving Canadian goods to international markets.

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said it is deeply concerned over the renewed threat of increased tariffs levied against China.

Three US port-related projects will receive funding totalling US$142.06m to spend on improving freight productivity and efficiency.

Canada’s Government will allocate CAD$46.2m in funding to enable the Port of Nanaimo to make significant infrastructure improvements and expansions at its Duke Point facilities.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has unveiled a new 30-year plan for growth and development that lays out a flexible roadmap for the next generation of land-use…

The Government of Canada will invest CAD$17m in the Port of Belledune to increase capacity and help move Canadian goods to international markets.

The Port of Oakland has said that agricultural exports to Asia are robust and exports to China rose 5% over last year in the first quarter of 2019, despite the US-China tariff…

Canada’s government will amalgamate the Oshawa and Hamilton port authorities to form the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to better attract investment, develop the supply chain, and enhance the region’s global connectivity and competitiveness.

The Canadian Government will invest CAD$47.5m in two projects that will increase capacity at the Port of Halifax to move domestic goods to international markets.

Yildirim Group has said it is looking ahead to ‘new opportunities” and anticipates singing a deal to develop a container terminal in Gulfport, Mississippi, US.

A BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) enforced lockout has been lifted and an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada-organised strike withdrawn after a “tentative agreement” on a new labour contract was…

The Port of Vancouver has stressed how a withdrawal of labour would be “extremely disruptive” as the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) goes ahead with its plan to lock out workers on…

US$225m will be available for US port infrastructure improvements through the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bill.

An industrial incident involving a top loader container handler at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal has resulted in the death of a worker and seriously injured a second worker.