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Increased tariffs on bilateral US-China goods trade may result in decreased traffic at certain US ports, but medium-term revenues of ports will be partly insulated from volume declines by contractual minimums, a…

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has recommended the US Administration rescind a decision to hike tariffs to 25% on about US$200bn in goods exported from China.

DP World has acquired multipurpose marine terminal Fraser Surrey Docks in Vancouver from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, a fund managed by the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division of Macquarie Group.

Canadian ports need dedicated police to help tackle crime including the increasing theft of vehicles which are being exported through ports, a new report has found.

PSA International said it has finalised an agreement to acquire Halterm Container Terminal in Canada’s Port of Halifax and Penn Terminals in Pennsylvania, US from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners.

A 20-year usage agreement made as part of Orient Overseas (International) Limiteds (OOIL) US$1.78bn sale of Long Beach Container Terminal to Macquarie Group subsidiary Olivia Holdings will ensure a continued benefit for…

Negotiations for an agreement on APM Terminals modernisation plan at the Port of Los Angeles Pier 400 are in progress and being led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Firefighters battled a fierce blaze at a recycling plant at the Port of Stockton on Monday, with their efforts hampered by high winds.

Port construction companies are amongst businesses which could be affected by US government action enabling parties to sue businesses in Cuba deemed to have profited off private land seized during the country’s…

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has for the second time delayed a decision on a strongly contested permit for APM Terminals to carry out modernisation work to introduce driverless electric…

The Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5 in the US state of Washington is set to “return to use as a premier international container terminal” after both building and lease agreements were approved…

Yildirim Holding Inc. said it has lined up the financing for its subsidiary Yilport Holding to bid for a multiyear concession for the Long Beach Container Terminal in California.

As APM Terminals has recently found to its cost, sentiment can trump both plans and contracts, especially when it concerns automation at Los Angeles.

The total economic value that US coastal ports provide, in terms of revenue to businesses, personal income and economic output by exporters and importers, has risen 17% in the last five years,…

Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT) board of directors have approved a 25-year agreement with terminal operator SSA Marine for the development and operation of a US$238.7m international container terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island…

The Port of Long Beach will accept applications from 1 March to 1 April for its Community Sponsorship Program.

More than $300m in infrastructure improvements is being considered as part of a drive to grow international marine cargo to the Port of Seattle.

Ports made the cut for US President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address.

Georgia Ports Authority’s Big Berth/Big Ship programme will enable the Port of Savannah to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024.