The New Yorker – Page 7
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NewsShoot first, aim later
Vessels presently described as post-panamax will be the new panamax class three years from now when the works are finished in Panama.
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The positives of private investment
Port authorities and governmental bodies have a great deal to gain when the deep pockets of big corporate entities are opened up.
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NewsA relevant four letter word
In the world of port logistics, one consistent “four letter word” is D-R-A-Y, which refers to trucking of containers between a yard facility and a link to railways where boxes can move hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles around the country.
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NewsConsider the wider transport system
Automation is a big thing in the ports business, sometimes crucial to growth, and sometimes less so. At box terminals in New York, where the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post has put labour practices under a microscope, it is vital.
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NewsSecurity funding needs local support
Port security is full of challenges. The Port of Everett is set to install lighting, courtesy of a $1.3m free ride, fully funded by US port security grants covered within ARRA - a Federal infrastructure funding initiative.
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NewsRAMPing up American port potential
An important piece of legislation, the Realize America’s Maritime Promise proposal that could free up money for harbor maintenance, is kicking around Washington, DC.
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NewsStreamlining TWIC and the TSA
One recent news item in the “streamlining of government” category caught my attention: the Obama administration wants to consolidate a handful of business-facing agencies into the Department of Commerce.
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NewsA gassy on-dock debate
Maritime issues, by their nature, always cross boundaries - geographical, economic, or other.
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NewsThe highway to funding
Even without explicit ties to port funding, highway projects throw off enormous benefits to ports.
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NewsMaking the most of a supporting role
In this season of Labor Day, job creation and the inchoate 2012 Presidential campaign trail - now an eighteen month affair - ports continue to be a bit player in the larger script.
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NewsPrivate cash more attractive than ever
Pulling in Federal money to fund infrastructure projects got a little bit harder, as the US credit rating was downgraded.
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NewsAre you taking the TWIC?
Back in the early days after the attrocities of September 11, 2001, one of my business ventures was the recipient of a Round 1 Port Security grant from what became the TSA, the body behind the TWIC ID scheme.
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NewsGive cargo a vote
There is a cliché to the effect that "...cargo does not vote - but people do". Usually the context is the funding of infrastructure.
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Virginia sees the bigger supply picture
The State of Virginia, technically a “Commonwealth”, is setting the pace in transportation planning.
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NewsUS 'Infrastructure bank' back on the table
The long talked about “Infrastructure Bank” is back in discussion-mode, albeit with a much different visage than originally proposed during the campaign season three years ago.
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NewsDitch politically-motivated infrastructure schemes
With attention focused on the ongoing sagas of the Highway Trust Fund, it’s clear that Obama advisor’s advisors (keenly aware of the old adage, “Cargo does not vote”) are not looking carefully at maritime issues.
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Cargo is still king
In early January, the Port of Seattle joined a growing list of ports with Green Truck programs.
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NewsBlack clouds on the funding horizon
With the Holidays approaching, air travel delays (rather than port issues) are occupying most transport watchers.
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NewsNot in my backyard
In these days of hyper-connected supply chains, we sometimes forget about the human factor, good old fashioned labour on the docks, in the warehouses, and around the port.
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NewsComing together for the greater good
Even before the 2008 elections, President Obama and his team were talking about Infrastructure.
