North America

Ports America is expanding its box operations at the Port of Long Beach, with a 30% stake in rival container terminal operator, International Transportation Service (ITS).

Operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were temporarily halted yesterday by drayage truck strikes over claims of unfair labour practices.

Global Container Terminals (GCT) is expanding its New Jersey terminal in response to customers’ greater productivity needs and to ensure it’s ‘big ship ready’.

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is introducing two new incentives in a bid to attract additional cargo and compete with other West Coast ports.

The US Water Resources Reform and Development Act has cleared its final hurdle with President Obama’s signing of the much-delayed act this week.

Few in the industry are surprised to hear that the US may have delayed new rules requiring all cargo containers entering the country to be security scanned prior to departure.

US seaports are in line for a wave of modernisation following the US States Congress’ approval of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) 2014.

LNG leads the way in the huge projects in Washington and Oregon, writes Martin Rushmere

As new contracts are negotiated for US West Coast dockworkers, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5% in May, according to the latest Global Port…

The Port of Longview is exploring a propane and butane export proposal as part of a one-year option agreement with Haven Energy.

A proposal by the LA 2020 Commission to merge the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the two busiest container ports in the US – has been slated by Long…

After successful mediation talks, truck strikes at Port Metro Vancouver are finally over, with truckers set to resume normal duties this week.

Five Californian ports are working together to prepare for future tsunamis in a new state wide project which identifies potential hotspots to formulate better emergency plans.

The winter weather has proved a problem for US East Coast ports like New York and New Jersey, and their loss could be Montreal’s gain.

Port Metro Vancouver officials, Government representatives and unions are at stalemate over talks to end trucker strikes at the port this week.

Port Strategy has spoken alot lately about the struggles which US East Coast ports are experiencing in the rush to get upgrade works completed to cater for post-Panamax ships when the Panama…

America’s Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been dealt a huge blow this week by the Obama Administration, which has decided not to fund the full deficit in the US$652m Port of Savannah…

Canada’s Port Metro Vancouver has moved to block strikes over pay and services by members of the United Truckers Association (UCA) after truck drivers from the union Unifor voted to join in…