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MPA Names Porter, Gutowski to Lead Business

The Maryland Port Administration has promoted Nick Porter to director and Jeff Gutowski to deputy director of business development, strengthening its commercial team at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The business development unit is responsible for marketing and customer engagement across the port’s core commodities, including autos, breakbulk, containers, cruise, forest products and roll on/roll off high and heavy equipment. Porter joined the MPA in 2017 following logistics management roles ... [+]

Tariffs, Fuel Costs Impact Port of Long Beach

Though the Port of Long Beach saw a 5 percent decline in in containerized cargo in March, the San Pedro port still led North American ports for the month and through the first quarter of 2026, CEO Noel Hacegaba said during the port’s monthly Supply ... [+]

Iran Seizes MSC Ships in Strait of Hormuz, Xeneta

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized two container ships operated by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the U.S. and Iran announced an extension of their ceasefire, according to an April 22 market update issued by Xeneta. The vessels, the ... [+]

Galveston Fills Berth to Create Cargo Capacity

The Galveston Wharves has reached a key milestone in its US$106 million West Port Cargo Complex program, filling in an outdated berth to create new cargo-handling capacity, said Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees. The Pier 38-39 slip fill, part of a multiphase infrastructure upgrade funded ... [+]

CCM Updates to Improve Intermodal Efficiency

Consolidated Chassis Management said it is expanding fleet modernization and interoperable chassis pool initiatives to help motor carriers reduce costs and mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices across the intermodal sector. The company’s latest push centers on enhancements to the South Atlantic Chassis Pool, or ... [+]

Long Beach Begins Work on Heavy-haul Corridor

The Port of Long Beach is expected to break ground in May on expanding capacity for project and breakbulk cargo with a US$5.5 million upgrade to its primary heavy-haul corridor, aimed at easing the movement of oversized and overweight freight through the San Pedro Bay ... [+]

Magaya AI Compliance Tool to Improve Workflows

Magaya Corp. has launched an artificial intelligence-based trade compliance tool designed to embed regulatory guidance directly into freight forwarding and customs brokerage workflows. The new ACEbridge AI compliance agent is built to provide citation-backed answers drawn from official U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources, allowing users ... [+]

UNCTAD, Singapore Partner on Green Ports Push

UN Trade and Development and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore have launched a partnership aimed at accelerating the shift to lower-emissions, more resilient port operations, as governments and operators face mounting pressure to decarbonize global shipping. The agreement, announced April 22 in Geneva alongside ... [+]

Georgia Ports to Open Gainesville Inland Port

The Georgia Ports Authority will open a new inland rail terminal in Gainesville, Georgia, on May 4, expanding its logistics network as cargo volumes show signs of slowing. The Gainesville Inland Port will connect Northeast Georgia manufacturers to the Port of Savannah via five-day-a-week rail service, ... [+]

Savannah has Reliability, Savings Edge, Study

Routing cargo through the Port of Savannah can save shippers more than US$1,000 per container to key inland markets compared with West Coast gateways, according to a study by Georgia Tech researchers. The analysis found that Savannah’s advantage stems from shorter inland transport distances and more ... [+]