North America

A project that will analyse rail cargo supply chain performance at the Port of Vancouver has received CAD$250,000 funding.

The Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding their digitised port information portal, which aims to keep cargo flowing efficiently, to include all of the Port of Los Angeles’ container…

The South Carolina Ports Authority’s board of directors has given the green light to the organisation’s plan to buy 46 acres of land to store materials from the dredging of Charleston Harbour.

The Port of Oakland has approved a $230,000 high-voltage cable system allowing more vessels to connect to its shore power facility, with the equipment aiding efforts to limit ships’ diesel emissions, the…

Two members of Jacksonville City Council in Florida have expressed their wish for talks about deepening the state’s longest river to move into public sessions to assess the project, a venture that…

Clever port lighting is expected to save one American port US$1.6m in energy and maintenance costs over the next decade.

Longshore workers at 29 US west coast ports have ratified a three-year contract extension to secure better pay and benefits.

2.6m 20-foot containers are expected to be handled by the Port of Oakland by 2022.

A US port could benefit from a feasibility trial of cost effective zero-emission freight handling using all-electric trucks.