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Seattle Harbor Deepening Project Receives Corps Leadership Approval

The Seattle Harbor Navigation Improvement Project is eligible for congressional authorization following U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite signing the Chief of Engineers Report June 7. The project proposal includes deepening the East and West Waterways to 57 feet below mean lower low water and if it receives authorization and funding for construction will improve navigation in Seattle Harbor’s East and West Waterways. The ... [+]

Connected containers

As part of its Customer Centricity strategy, CMA CGM Group has announced the commercialization of a connected containers offer: TRAXENS by CMA CGM. “With nearly 19 million containers carried in 2017, the generalization of smart containers in the Group’s fleet will allow to collect and ... [+]

GPA sees busiest May for total tons, TEUs

The Port of Savannah handled 3 million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 8.9% or 247,671 tons compared the same month a year ago. Total cargo crossing all terminals reached 3.22 million tons. "Our May numbers reflect strong performances in breakbulk and containerized ... [+]

Port Houston Names Chief Commercial Officer

Port Houston has named John Moseley Chief Commercial Officer, succeeding Ricky Kunz who has elected to retire from the Port of Houston Authority. Moseley served as senior director of trade development since 2010. In his new role, Moseley will take the lead in developing and ... [+]

Port of Oakland import volume flat in May

Port of Oakland import cargo volume in May was unchanged from a year ago. The Port said that it handled 82,465 TEUs of import cargo in May, nearly identical to container statistics from May 2017. Export volume last month declined 8.3%. For all of 2018, ... [+]

US Army Corps of Engineers Announce $556,250 for PortMiami Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2018 Work Plan includes a $556,250 allocation for the start of a feasibility study for the Miami Harbor Safety and Navigational Channel Improvements Program at PortMiami. Once completed, these channel improvements will allow continued economic growth for Miami-Dade County and ... [+]

Port of Baltimore has best quarter for 312 Years

The 312-year-old Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore had its best quarter ever during the first quarter of 2018 as a record amount of general cargo and containers made their way through the state-owned public marine terminals. A total of 2,765,247 tons of general ... [+]

NOAA Installs Real-time Oceanographic Equipment at Port Everglades

Real-time tides, currents, water levels and other metrological information at Broward County’s Port Everglades is now live online or by phone thanks to an advanced sensor device developed and installed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The newly installed Port Everglades Physical Oceanographic ... [+]

Port Manatee, Argentina building on leading trade partnership

Port Manatee is actively enhancing its relationship with Argentina, its No. 1 source of imports, as an Argentine diplomat sees fortifying the U.S. Gulf Coast port’s role in linking Latin America’s second-most-populous nation with burgeoning Central and Southwest Florida markets. “We are looking to strengthen our ... [+]

CMA CGM’S Ze BOX, PSA unboxed sign MOU

CMA CGM’s Ze Box and PSA unboXed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive digitalization and innovation in the shipping and supply chain ecosystem. Ze Box is CMA CGM’s corporate venture capital arm that invests in start-ups with innovations that bring strategic value ... [+]

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