North America

Over the last few days, some ports in the US have been dealing with a potentially explosive issue – suspect reefer containers apparently at risk of explosion.

A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March is currently floating across the North Pacific and will reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.

The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.

The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large investment over the next ten years to become a true post-panamax harbour.

The Port of Oakland confirmed maritime operations have been partially resumed after being shut down yesterday prior to an organised march taking place.

The Port of Oakland is being targeted as part of the Oakland General Strike in California today. A group called Occupy Oakland are leading a march on the port in order to…

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

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