USA

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Tecon Salvador, the box terminal for Salvador, is reaping the benefit of China’s advance into Brazil at the expense of the USA. Rob Ward charts events

5th March 2026

Tecon Salvador rises

5th March 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

There are hopes that President Trump’s recent meeting with Xi Jinping of China could see a pause in tariffs on imports of ship-to-shore cranes and chassis manufactured in China and arriving at US ports.

20th November 2025

STS Crane Truce Hopes

20th November 2025

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

The densely populated US North Atlantic port region handles 20% of total North American box traffic. AJ Keyes investigates game-changing developments in this key gateway port region which is home to the…

25th June 2025

Game changer

25th June 2025

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

The risk of Chinese dominance in maritime, logistics and shipbuilding is real. The Chinese reaction to the intended sale of the CK Hutchison terminals demonstrates China’s geo-political interests in ports. In that…

27th May 2025

Go it alone approach: What price durability?

27th May 2025

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

As predicted in the previous issue, the one certainty for port planners is going to be uncertainty, and unpredictability, at least for a while.

23rd May 2025

Politization & digitalisation, promising bedfellows

23rd May 2025

WORLD

WORLD

Port expert and senior analyst Johan-Paul Verschuure - from strategic-financial advisory firm Rebel - charts the implications of the new world order under Trump tariffs, the counter-measures from those effected and the…

7th March 2025

Tariffs: the next chapter of volatility

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The end of February saw the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), the representative body for labour in 35 ports that run from Maine to Florida and along the Gulf Coast, ratify a new…

7th March 2025

The “greatest contract”, a “gold standard” – true or false?

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The world trading system is in transformation and promises to bring changes to the flow of goods traded internationally. The results may be more disruptive than anticipated.

7th March 2025

Dissolution of the existing world trade order

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

So, the era of let market forces work to deliver a competitive environment appears to be fast disappearing.

7th March 2025

A new world order that promises a lot of dis-order?

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

In one of the final acts of the outgoing Biden administration in the US, a total of US$3bn has been earmarked for port modernisation projects across 27 US states at 55 different…

22nd November 2024

USA: Comprehensive funding for clean ports

22nd November 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

September marks the peak season for US West Coast ports, but looming labour strikes could severely impact container trade and supply chains going forward.

17th September 2024

US west coast ports brace again for labour strikes

17th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Three months into 2024 and story of geo-political instability continues.

19th April 2024

A mixed picture so far…

19th April 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Labour issues just can’t go away.

24th November 2023

Labour issues: ports should ramp up their engagement

24th November 2023

WORLD

WORLD

It has been a challenging year for US South Atlantic ports. AJ Keyes  looks at what has been going on and what ports in the region are doing moving into 2024

24th November 2023

No standing still

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced over US$653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

7th November 2023

US ports win record funding for improvements

7th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port Houston, Texas, USA has ordered five hybrid RTGs from Konecranes for…

9th October 2023

Five for Houston

9th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

US-based inspection body, the National Cargo Bureau (NCB), confirms that 55 per cent of inspected containers were non-compliant…

9th October 2023

NCB Safety Fears

9th October 2023

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

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The first round of a new US$400 million grant programme targeting port electrification and efficiency improvements for trucking has opened. The scheme falls…

1st June 2023

Polluting Truck Grant

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

For the first two months of 2023, the Port of New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) was the busiest container port in North America.

9th May 2023

The big apple takes pole position: the shape of things to come?

9th May 2023