North America – Page 20
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NewsFacing up to Western Seaboard realities
Anxiety over the COSCO-OOCL deal and a loss of traffic on the US West Coast are occupying port managers'' minds. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsGreen US terminal project enters final phase
The US Port of Long Beach has begun work on the last phase of its Middle Harbor terminal redevelopment project with an emphasis on efficiency and clean cargo equipment.
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NewsCosco US “fully recovered” post cyber attack
Cosco Shipping Lines’ Americas network is fully operational following a cyber attack, the company has said.
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NewsCosco cyber attack hits Long Beach services
Cosco Shipping Lines has confirmed its Long Beach customer service centre (COSAG) has been “adversely affected” following a cyber attack on its US operations.
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NewsHackathon to foster technology innovation
The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Antwerp are hosting an international ‘Hackathon’ in an effort to spur technology-based innovation in the port and maritime environment.
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NewsLabour deal almost struck for New York
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) have announced a tentative agreement on a six-year local contract for the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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NewsLA will suffer from Chinese export tariffs
The Port of Los Angeles’ trade will suffer from any export tariffs placed on goods destined for China as it serves a large amount of business bound for the country while the US would struggle to cope against competitors, an economic expert on NPR''s Morning Edition has warned.
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NewsOakland green-lights big budget
A new $494.2m budget for the fiscal year 2019 is being implemented this week at the US Port of Oakland following the dock’s Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of a spending plan including $34.7m for capital projects.
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NewsCalifornian ports plea for government help
The executive directors of the US ports of Long Beach and Oakland, located in California, have called for continued government support for maritime sector clean air efforts and infrastructure development.
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NewsLA and Long Beach approve clean truck regs
Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.
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NewsOakland goes hybrid to ‘green’ terminal ops
In the US, SSA Marine is to retrofit 13 of the Californian Port of Oakland’s diesel-powered cranes with diesel-electric hybrid engines.
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NewsPrince Rupert set for capacity of 1.8m teus
The next phase of expansion for the DP World Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal will increase annual throughput capacity to 1.8m teus when complete in 2022.
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NewsLA tops Descartes’ US port ranking
The Port of Los Angeles (LA) has been named the US’ top ocean port by import volume.
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NewsDigital Oakland shipping platform aggregates data for greater efficiency
A new online shipping platform will provide supply chain operators with a single point of entry to operations at the Port of Oakland to enable better trade flow management.
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NewsBermuda cargo port project open for applications
Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) is inviting local and international developers to apply for consideration regarding an international cargo port infrastructure project in Bermuda.
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NewsUS$187m funding for Oakland truck projects to improve efficiency
US$187.4m has been awarded to two Port of Oakland projects to modernise truck logistics with the aim of improving traffic flow, safety and freight efficiency as well as reduce environmental and neighbourhood impacts.
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NewsAAPA study shows $20bn+ of access needs
Port members of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) have identified over $20bn in predicted multimodal port and rail access requirements in the next 10 years, with a third of ports identifying pressing rail project needs costing over $50m.
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NewsSustainability focus for revived Brooklyn terminal
A plan to reactivate the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal as a major shipping hub will create new jobs, help reduce New York City (NYC) emissions and see over 900,000 metric tons of material move annually through the port.
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NewsManaging technology and sustainability at GreenPort Congress Americas
Climate change and utilisation of technologies to measure port air emissions will be the focus of sessions on the first day of GreenPort Congress Americas.
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NewsAAPA leader calls for sanctions consideration
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has called on United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to “carefully consider” the negative effects of possible trade sanctions on port and other trade-related jobs across the US, including the consequences of probable retaliatory responses from trade allies.
