North America

New funding will enable the development of an efficiency and productivity-boosting 5.5m square foot container staging hub at Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into port demurrage, detention and free time practices, requiring terminal operators and ocean common carriers to provide insightful information.

Building partnerships with stakeholders will be a key topic at the GreenPort Congress Conference America.

Gulftainer Group has reached a preliminary agreement with the State of Delaware to lease the Port of Wilmington Delaware from the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC).

Protectionist levies could have far reaching effects for America’s ports, finds Martin Rushmere

The project to dredge the Corpus Christi Ship Channel — which has been waiting on promised federal funds for nearly 30 years — will progress to make the 2021 deadline after the…

Just five port-related grants totalling US$72.7m have been awarded in Round 9 of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programme.

The Port of Oakland has released a five-year strategic plan to boost jobs and the economy that pairs business expansion with community benefits.

The Canadian Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has launched a modernisation review of the country’s port authorities “to optimise their role in the transportation system”.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has expressed fears that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium could result in wide “negative economic consequences for” the US state of…

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has urged the US Government to up spending for the US Army Corps of Engineers and the department of transportation in the FY 2018 budget.

GE Transportation and the Port of Long Beach have partnered to launch a data-sharing project to boost visibility, real-time decision-making and cargo flow through multiple POLB terminals.

The development of environmental regulations needs to be balanced with accommodating trade and jobs, the president of Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has said.

Planning for a US$1bn plus project to build a container terminal and logistics centre is underway by the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA).

The Governor of New York has announced that $26.5m in state-funding is available for preserving and enhancing port and rail services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across the US state.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) president and chief operating officer for logistics Raymond Fitzgerald has been announced as the keynote speaker at the 2018 GreenPort Congress Americas.

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has voiced its approval of a $200bn US infrastructure plan.

The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded nearly $1m in federal funding to support port security programs and critical infrastructure.

The president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) has said that the US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, plus Californian air quality regulatory agencies, need to rethink mandating zero-emissions…

$66bn federal funding is required to supplement $155bn of planned US port capital improvements, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has stressed.