North America

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The North American Great Lakes artery has grand plans for the future, as Stevie Knight discovers

11th October 2011

A change of scene

11th October 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Federal Maritime Commission is to launch an enquiry to investigate if US ports are unfairly losing business to West coast Canadian ports.

6th October 2011

FMC investigates ‘handicapped’ US ports

6th October 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports in the US Pacific North West say that the mandatory Harbour Maintenance Tax that they have to pay for dredging is forcing grain shipments towards cheaper ports in Canada.

1st September 2011

US Northwest ports lose out to Canada

1st September 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ten years on from 9/11, US ports are being asked to enhance their security further, but it’s a troubling issue in the recent environment of budgetary cuts.

1st September 2011

Can US port security stand up to the cuts?

1st September 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The expected landfall of category three Hurricane Irene on Saturday has prompted the US Coast captain of the port North Carolina sector to set Port Condition Whiskey for the state’s Wilmington and…

25th August 2011

US East coast ports prepare for Irene

25th August 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The private sector has propped up South American ports with great success, as Alex Hughes explains

12th August 2011

A private party

12th August 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The campaign to start up a deepwater container port in North Carolina has been facing increasingly muddied waters, including a new move to relocate the proposed International Terminal.

4th August 2011

Carolina’s hub campaign faces frustration

4th August 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America subsidiary, Port Newark Container Terminal, is to invest $500m to upgrade its facility at the port of New York-New Jersey through a 100 acre expansion.

3rd August 2011

Newark undertakes major container expansion

3rd August 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A highway to improve truck access to and from the Port of Savannah estimated at $140m, has been endorsed by Governor Nathan Deal.

23rd July 2011

Savannah to gain connections

23rd July 2011

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

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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

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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