North America

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has asked for qualified commercial retail estate developers to redevelop the 30 acre San Pedro waterfront property, Ports O’Call Village.

7th August 2012

Retail development of Port of Los Angeles

7th August 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Callao’s progress has made its neighbours wake up and get jealous, as they are realising that Callao is rapidly becoming the regional gateway.

26th July 2012

Jealously fires up regional rivalry

26th July 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Variations of public-private partnerships are the driving force behind terminal developments on the US East Coast.

19th July 2012

PPPs the favoured expansion choice

19th July 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Canada’s Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) has launched a bid to attract support for the development of a new container terminal at Nova Scotia’s Port of Sydney - the Sydport gateway project.

9th July 2012

Trade route shift opportunity for Canada

9th July 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port freight projects across the US have been awarded US$79m in TIGER IV infrastructure grants with a heavy emphasis on funding green intermodality aiming to get freight off the roads by improving…

28th June 2012

US grants help improve rail infrastructure

28th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Department of Transportation recently awarded a US$15m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to the Outer Harbour Intermodal Terminal (OHIT) Rail Access project at the Port of Oakland.

22nd June 2012

Grant awarded to Port of Oakland

22nd June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Credit ratings agencies are generally supportive of expansion plans and expenses up and down the US East Coast.

18th June 2012

Ratings agency gives plans the thumbs-up

18th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US East Coast ports have staked everything on the blessings of the Panama Canal, says Martin Rushmere

14th June 2012

Eggs in one basket

14th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Ports of Oakland and Long Beach are continuing their efforts to improve safety and environmental performance by ordering multiple Cavotec Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) ship to shore electrical systems.

7th June 2012

US moves towards offshore power

7th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Seattle has outlined concerns about potential impacts to freight and transit movement in the wake of a proposal to build a new US$490m basketball and hockey stadium in the…

31st May 2012

Seattle worry over traffic squeeze

31st May 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Global Terminal & Container Services LLC has revealed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion project to develop a technologically advanced container terminal on the New Jersey waterfront.

21st May 2012

US gateway for global commerce

21st May 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.

9th May 2012

LA pioneers clean ship incentive

9th May 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Savannah has secured funding of $46.7m to help pay for the Savannah Harbor deepening.

26th April 2012

Savannah secures additional funding

26th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles has adopted a five-year strategic plan through to 2017, focusing on three key areas: competitive operations, strong relationships and financial strength.

26th April 2012

LA sets out five-year plan

26th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The strategically placed CentrePort in Canada has announced the second phase of its Brookside Industrial Park West development has been a sell out in terms of business premises.

19th April 2012

Canadas CentrePort flying high

19th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will help expedite the permitting and review process for US government infrastructure projects, which will directly benefit US ports.

29th March 2012

Presidential infrastructure order to aid US ports

29th March 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The United States is threatening to add Nigeria to its list of countries whose ports are considered insecure.

26th March 2012

US threatens to downgrade Nigerian ports

26th March 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports in the Canadian province of British Columbia aim to become more attractive to investors with a move to make the existing cap on municipal port property tax rates permanent.

4th March 2012

Canada to make port tax caps permanent

4th March 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority is investing in green on-dock technology with the approved purchase of four electric-powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes.

28th February 2012

Georgia turns to RTG greening

28th February 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project has received a welcome $2.5m funding boost from the US Army Corps of Engineers.

23rd February 2012

Savannah receives extra funding

23rd February 2012