North America

Nova Scotias federal cabinet minister is supporting the Canadian Government’s decision not to fund a major expansion at the Port of Halifax, claiming traffic and proposed land use could be problematic.

The Port of San Diego has handled calls from 17 ships following a cyber security attack which disabled its IT systems last month.

A ransom note was received by the Port of San Diego after it was hit by a cyber attack caused by ransomware which disabled its IT systems last week.

President Trump’s trade tariffs are proving to be a particular headache for US East Coast ports, finds Martin Rushmere

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has a 10-year, US$2.5bn plan to expand the capacity of the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal from 5.5m teus to 8m.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded manufacturing company Hyster a grant to support the development of a zero-emissions container handling truck, powered by a Nuvera fuel cell, for the US’…

The Port of Los Angeles has become the first US member of Port Community System (PCS) grouping the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA).

The US’ Port Freeport has seen the completion of the first of two stages in its transition to high-mast (HM) light-emitting diode (LED) lighting.

North Carolina Ports (NCP) has reported major disruption for the Ports of Wilmington & Morehead City as a result of Storm Florence, with both ports remaining closed until 20 September at least.

Some of the dredging problems plaguing US ports are being sorted out, but the issue of protectionism could hamper a turnaround, reports Martin Rushmere.

The Port of Virginia has said the US Government’s proposed tariff on Chinese-made gantry cranes could increase costs for a planned terminal expansion.

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is set to request that the multi-million-dollar container cranes that US ports have on order and are considering purchasing from Chinese factories, in which there…

Concerns have been raised about the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policy on the US’ Port of Baltimore.

The US-China trade war has prompted an “off the charts” imports rush at the Port of Los Angeles — the US’ busiest port — and a run on already-sparse warehouse space availability…

Current and former employees of a business supplying stevedores to the US’ Port of Charleston have filed a lawsuit that claims it does not pay employees overtime wages.

A new pilot project at the Port of Long Beach will see stakeholders use GE Transportation’s Port Optimizer software to access data that will allow them to move cargo containers more efficiently…

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has urged key House and Senate appropriators to adequately fund the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) navigation programme in a final FY 2019 Energy and…

Anxiety over the COSCO-OOCL deal and a loss of traffic on the US West Coast are occupying port managers minds. Martin Rushmere reports

Cosco Shipping Lines’ Americas network is fully operational following a cyber attack, the company has said.