North America

Members of the United Truckers Association (UCA) held a two day strike at the Port Metro Vancouver this week in an attempt to increase the compensation they receive from the trucking companies…

The port authorities of Seattle and Tacoma are joining forces to swap information in the face of increasing ship sizes and shipping alliances to help counter the bargaining power of carriers.

This year US ports could feel the pinch as container volume growth is expected to lag behind the historical norm, according to Moody’s 2014 Outlook report.

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has jumped on the band wagon to offer financial incentives to shippers based on the A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) rating, following in the…

The recently introduced US$1.1 trillion Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2014 will support US seaport infrastructure and enhance US international competitiveness, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

East Coast ports believe that deeper water is the answer to many of their problems, finds Martin Rushmere

America’s Los Angeles City Council approved major changes this week to the TraPac container terminal project at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) despite not being consulted for three years and the…

Canadian ports have survived the downturn and are looking ahead with renewed optimism as Alex Hughes finds out

Incentivising is becoming more and more popular among ports as Trans-Pacific trade is projected to grow and now the race is on to stay competitive between the ports of Los Angeles and…

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill has finally been passed through America’s House of Representatives.

Rising sea levels pose a significant medium- to long-term threat to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a select committee has been told in the US.

Protests by truckers at the Port of Oakland earlier this week have ended, after other workers encouraged work to continue as normal.

American ports are to benefit from funding from the Seaport Investment Program which will help finance port improvement projects across Florida.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbour Commissioners has voted in favour of the ports recommendation to eliminate a container fee which has never been used.

Hot on the back of the news that the Port of Baltimore has received federal funding to increase its capacity, a new survey has been released showing the breadth of infrastructure concerns…

The US Port of Baltimore has received US$10m in federal funding to increase cargo capacity and infrastructure in a bid to improve one of Maryland state’s “greatest economic engines”.