North America

The US Port of Vancouver is fighting back at claims it is “out of touch with our community and the public interest”, following its 2013 decision to approve the nation’s largest oil-by-rail…

The Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) port complex has been suffering from congestion for the past few months and is beginning to take its toll on the industry as a whole, says SeaIntel.

Third world, expensive and not performing - this is the scathing view of port operations in North America from a leading shipping line.

Terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have gone all out to try to relieve some of the persistent congestion, but the problem shows no signs of stopping.

UK-based property consultancy Bidwells has set a closing date for expressions of interest in East Scotland’s Perth Harbour.

As congestion hits the second largest port in the US, a congestion relief team has been set up at the Port of Long Beach to address the what the port says is…

Old US west coast rivals the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma have formed an unlikely alliance in order to share space and ensure their ability to reinvest in terminal assets and infrastructure.

It’s the ‘big ships’ and not the Panama Canal that are the talk of the East Coast, writes Martin Rushmere

West coast ports hope that talk is not cheap when it comes to long term labour negotiations finds Martin Rushmere

The container scanning debate has raised its head again in the US with Congress introducing legislation that could bring 100% container scanning to US ports firmly back on the agenda.