American Association of Port Authorities

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Drewry anticipates the ‘lurch towards protectionism’ will squeeze trade’s contribution to global GDP but it acknowledges the future is difficult to read in the Trump era. Felicity Landon reports

15th September 2025

Difficult To Read

15th September 2025

WORLD

WORLD

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is strongly opposing a proposed 100% tariff on Chinese-manufactured ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, warning of severe cost implications for US ports.

22nd May 2025

US ports oppose crane tariffs

22nd May 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

US port industry leaders are warning of higher costs and supply chain slowdowns if President Trump’s new tariffs continue to threaten global trade flows.

4th February 2025

Could the US pay a higher price for putting ‘America first’?

4th February 2025

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

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

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