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Port of Oakland, City working to reduce impact of trucks

Since November, Port of Oakland and City officials have been circulating a draft plan to reduce the impact of transport trucks on local streets. Called the West Oakland Truck Management Plan, it’s intended to improve the quality of life for the area’s residents. Among the plan’s objectives: • Reduce disruption for residents and businesses in West Oakland from truck traffic and truck parking. • Increase safety near designated truck routes. • Have truck drivers ... [+]

Rear Admiral Greene retires from TOTE Services

Rear Admiral (USN-Ret.) Phil Greene Jr. retired from TOTE Services on Jan. 4, 2019. Culminating a maritime career spanning more than 40 years between his navy, government and private sector careers, Greene has served proudly as President of TOTE Services since 2013, overseeing some of ... [+]

Strong Support for Port of Brownsville as Positive Economic Driver for Rio Grande Valley

The Port of Brownsville, the only deepwater port located on the U.S.-Mexico border, completed its first public opinion survey of port tenants, logistics, stakeholders and other service personnel, revealing that 95 percent view the port favorably, with 57 percent of respondents planning to increase their ... [+]

Port of Montreal welcomes 1st ocean-going vessel of 2019

The Virginiaborg became the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2019, by crossing the downstream limits of the Port at Sorel on January 2. The Virginiaborg, under the command of Captain Volodymyr Yurchenko, is a bulk carrier operated ... [+]

USEC’s Largest Cranes Ensure Virginia’s Ability to Handle Ships of the Future

The Port of Virginia® has signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes that are part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway (VIG). The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners in its July meeting approved a spending package ... [+]

Port of Virginia Marks Decade of Success for the Richmond Barge Service

A decade ago, ideas, opportunity and timing converged to make a weekly container-onbarge service that connects The Port of Virginia’s® cargo terminals in the Norfolk Harbor to the marine terminal in Richmond a reality. Over the 12 months of 2008, a total of 149 containers were ... [+]

Cargo volume continued to rise at the Port of Long Beach in November

The Port handled 621,835 TEUs of container cargo during the month, a 1.5% increase compared to November 2017. Last month’s performance pushed 2018’s total TEU count to 7,349,377, making it virtually certain the Port will eclipse its record of 7,544,507 TEUs set last year. For ... [+]

Last ‘saltie’ departs Port of Duluth-Superior mid-December

There was a flurry of grain-loading activity in the Twin Ports during the past several weeks as 17 oceangoing vessels (‘salties’) arrived to load cargoes ahead of winter closure of the St. Lawrence Seaway at the end of December. The Federal Rhine will be the last ... [+]

Port of Brownsville FTX ranks 2nd in value of exports

For the third straight year, Foreign Trade Zone No. 62 (FTZ) at the Port of Brownsville ranks second in the nation for the value of exports, according to the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board's annual report to Congress released Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. The port's FTZ ... [+]

Port of Oakland shatters 11-year-old record for November imports

The Port of Oakland had its busiest November ever for imports in 2018, shattering an 11-year-old record. The Port said today that it handled the equivalent of 83,364 loaded 20-foot import containers last month. That beat the old November record of 76,902 containers set in ... [+]

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