North America

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Winn Marine LLC has announced plans for a major expansion of its Clarksville port operations, positioning Montgomery County to become the largest commercial water port on the Cumberland River.

23rd July 2011

Clarksville expansion

23rd July 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) recently completed annual wetlands monitoring at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and a threatened and endangered species survey and ecological habitat assessment at the Port…

23rd July 2011

Georgia completes wetlands monitoring

23rd July 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Box carrier APL has purchased 43 acres within the CenterPoint Intermodal Centre in the city of Joliet, Illinois, with a view to developing a large intermodal container terminal.

7th July 2011

Chicago’s new intermodal gateway

7th July 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

America’s top container port, the Port of Los Angeles has signed a five-year labour agreement committing to the creation of some 20,000 jobs.

30th June 2011

LA labour deals to keep expansion on budget

30th June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Continued recovery and fast-tracked expansion plans are todays headline moves for US East Coast ports, according to Paul Bingham, consultant and economist of Wilbur Smith Associates.

20th June 2011

Canal effect more evolutionary than revolutionary

20th June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Long Beach and Los Angeles ports are to press ahead with a series of expansion projects.

3rd June 2011

LA/LB press ahead with developments

3rd June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Stockton and the Port of West Sacramento will be making available their Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a terminal operations and facilities manager for its M580/I80 Marine Highway Corridor…

1st June 2011

Marine corridor looks for partnership developer

1st June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

America’s use of its federal Harbour Maintenance Tax came under fire as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica spoke out against its misappropriation.

1st June 2011

Call to tackle US harbour tax misuse

1st June 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Many US east coast ports will be unable to cope with spiralling cargo projections without setting significant expansion plans in motion, the US Army Corp of Engineers has warned.

21st April 2011

Pressing need for US east coast port expansion

21st April 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority is to install an energy management system to monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting at seven buildings at the Port of Savannah.

24th February 2011

GPA’s remote control on energy management

24th February 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authoritys request for $105m from America’s 2012 fiscal budget for deepening works at Savannah has been refused.

17th February 2011

US budget cuts run counter to depth

17th February 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Officials managing terminals in the port of New York-New Jersey say they are doing everything they can to eliminate inefficient labour practices, although stress this can only be comprehensively achieved as part…

26th January 2011

NY-NJ to stamp out redundant working practices

26th January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action…

24th January 2011

“Aggressive goals” for emissions plan

24th January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An agreement involving the Port of Long Beach and the Panama Canal Authority aims to open up new trade between the port, the Caribbean and South Americas east coast.

21st January 2011

Panama agreement for Long Beach

21st January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) is seeking an operator for its bulk facility at the Port of Mobile.

20th January 2011

Alabama concession call

20th January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal’s administration has dismissed the apparent doubt outlined by the “WikiLeaks” quotes on the Canal expansion’s viability.

23rd December 2010

Panama Canal dismisses WikiLeaks

23rd December 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Pacific Coast ports are mostly taking a wait-and-see attitude to the impact of the expanded Panama Canal in 2014.

17th December 2010

Ports hold back on Canal congratulations

17th December 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US government maritime policy is certain to change with the defeat of the Democrat who chaired the Congressional committee in charge of port affairs.

15th December 2010

Mixed results expected from Congressional shake-up

15th December 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Diversified US West Coast ports have been the clear winners in 2010s weak market, explains Martin Rushmere

13th December 2010

Bulk over boxes

13th December 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of San Francisco has become the first in California to introduce a cold-ironing system. Initially, this will be available at Pier 27, which is used mainly by cruiseships.

6th December 2010

San Francisco cold-ironing first

6th December 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Galveston to facilitate international trade and generate new business by promoting the “All-Water Route”, the route from…

30th November 2010

Panama Canal ties in with Galveston

30th November 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Los Angeles’ port is to boost its global standing through a chain of worldwide satellite marketing offices.

17th November 2010

Los Angeles on hunt for global marketeers

17th November 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Plans to deepen Savannah’s harbour must remain on schedule if the port is to remain competetive, Georgia Port Authority’s executive director Curtis Foltz has warned.

26th October 2010

Savannah’s plans must come through

26th October 2010