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Port of Corpus Christi Expresses Support

The Port of Corpus Christi is expressing its full support for an amendment by the U.S. Senate to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package that expands congressional designation of Interstate 14 on a corridor across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.The I-14 corridor would connect strategic military installations across those five states, but also provide greater roadway capacity parallel to Interstates 10 and 20 for freight movement and coastal evacuation. The move ... [+]

U.S. Ports Receive Nearly $30 Million in FY 2021 Port Security Grants

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently awarded $100 million to over 44 U.S. Port Authorities, along with numerous terminal operators, municipalities and policing entities to further enhance the ... [+]

July container trade up 25% at Port of Savannah

The Georgia Ports Authority has kicked off Fiscal Year 2022 with record volumes in both containers and Roll-on/Roll-off traffic.he Port of Savannah handled 450,000 TEUs in July, an increase of 25%, while auto and machinery units in Brunswick grew to 61,470, up 39% compared to ... [+]

Maryland Port Administration to enhance security

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) has been awarded $1.6 million in the most recent round of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Port Security Grant Program. The funding will go towards solidifying cybersecurity and access control policies and initiatives at ... [+]

New Indian Subcontinent/Med containers service at Port of Baltimore

Working together through its public-private partnership, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake have secured a new Indian Subcontinent and Mediterranean container service for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The Mediterranean Shipping Co. Indus 2 service ... [+]

Port of Virginia Handles Record Volumes in July

The Port of Virginia® is handling, on average, more than 282,000 TEUs per month thus far in 2021 and doing so while advancing multiple, critical infrastructure projects aimed at driving the port’s efficiency and maximizing capacity.In July, the port processed more than 293,000 TEUs making ... [+]

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

The American Apparel & Footwear Association welcomed the introduction of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA 21) in the House of Representatives on August 10. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-3) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and would require the ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Expresses Support

The Port of Corpus Christi is expressing its full support for an amendment by the U.S. Senate to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package that expands congressional designation of Interstate 14 on a corridor across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.The I-14 corridor would connect strategic military ... [+]

U.S. Ports Receive Nearly $30 Million in FY 2021 Port Security Grants

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently awarded $100 million to over 44 U.S. Port Authorities, along with numerous terminal operators, municipalities and policing entities to further enhance the ... [+]

Port of Brownsville proved resilient in 2020

The Port of Brownsville has come a long way in its 85-year history, finding ways to overcome challenges and ever-changing global markets.The port proved resilient throughout 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic challenges, moving a record-setting 11.6 million short ... [+]

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