North America

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the recipients of its FY 2017 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).

US ports saw a boom in imports in July, with preliminary data from the National Retail Federation showing that they handled the equivalent of 1.72m teu, just missing out on creating a…

Canada’s Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal was yesterday closed after 11 employees were injured.

Operations have resumed at the Port of Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

The ports of Texas City, Galveston and Freeport have been reopened with restrictions on vessel traffic, according to Reuters.

Port Corpus Christi is not expected to resume standard operations for another four days as a result of Hurricane Harvey.

America’s Port of Los Angeles is stepping up security measures following a police car chase and death of a suspected car thief at one of its terminals.

Industrial property markets including ports are strong across the US, and Canadian ones are also doing well, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has said.

Landlord-favourable environments are the order of the day on Jones Lang LaSalles (JLL) most recent seaport property ranking.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has identified five top trends to watch out for at North American ports in its Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) 2017 Seaport report.

A project that will analyse rail cargo supply chain performance at the Port of Vancouver has received CAD$250,000 funding.

The Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding their digitised port information portal, which aims to keep cargo flowing efficiently, to include all of the Port of Los Angeles’ container…

The South Carolina Ports Authority’s board of directors has given the green light to the organisation’s plan to buy 46 acres of land to store materials from the dredging of Charleston Harbour.

The Port of Oakland has approved a $230,000 high-voltage cable system allowing more vessels to connect to its shore power facility, with the equipment aiding efforts to limit ships’ diesel emissions, the…

Two members of Jacksonville City Council in Florida have expressed their wish for talks about deepening the state’s longest river to move into public sessions to assess the project, a venture that…

Clever port lighting is expected to save one American port US$1.6m in energy and maintenance costs over the next decade.

Longshore workers at 29 US west coast ports have ratified a three-year contract extension to secure better pay and benefits.