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PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has submitted formal comments to the US Department of Transportation in response to a request for information ahead of Congress drafting the next federal surface transportation reauthorisation legislation.

20th August 2025

US ports call for funding

20th August 2025

WORLD

WORLD

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), representing over 80 public port authorities across the US, has released its policy agenda for the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump Administration.

17th January 2025

AAPA highlights US ports’ critical role

17th January 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has welcomed changes to a bill which will now see dredging at ports funded to a greater depth.

5th December 2024

US welcomes increased dredging funding

5th December 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

A reinvigorated legislative effort may propel the guts of The Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (or RISEE) Act into the Federal statutes.

26th September 2024

RISEE act proposes sharing wind power returns

26th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has strengthened its presence in Latin America with the launch of AAPA Latin America.

18th September 2024

AAPA launches Latin America initiative

18th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

While the ports, and business entities within them, are buttressed by the ideas underlying “free trade,” they are not immune from being caught up in political rip currents. 

25th July 2024

STS cranes – navigating a way out of the political rip currents

25th July 2024

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A new decarbonisation survey finds progress has been made in US ports but there is a need for further study of the options and technology available. Panos Koutsourakis, VP Global Sustainability, ABS,…

25th July 2024

Challenges and opportunities

25th July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Infrastructure improvements at ports across the US have been given a boost of nearly US$50 million.

3rd July 2024

US ports given US$50m infrastructure boost

3rd July 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

One of the most startling aspects of worsening relations between the US and China (for the port sector) has been moves by the Biden Administration to ‘ban’ Chinese container cranes from US…

19th April 2024

Let’s talk sense

19th April 2024

WORLD

WORLD

American ports have received nearly US$40 million from the US Department of Transportation this year to invest in infrastructure that promotes strong critical supply chains.

4th July 2023

US ports awarded millions for infrastructure work

4th July 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The findings of a survey recently conducted by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) indicate investment in the order of US$50bn in green facilities including shore power, clean fuel handling equipment, electric…

31st March 2023

Us$50 billion expenditure forecast on green infrastructure

31st March 2023

NEWS

NEWS

US ports have endorsed the bill which aims to prevent cargo piling up at the terminals

15th February 2022

Getting behind cargo fluidity

15th February 2022