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Port Manatee awarded nearly $1 million federal security grant

Port Manatee has been awarded a $946,950 federal security grant, enabling the Central Florida Gulf Coast port to double the number of outbound lanes at its main gate to securely accommodate increasing cargo volume. “With Port Manatee’s dynamic growth in containerized cargo activity, having more lanes in place is essential to continuing to meet stringent federal requirements for screening of outbound containers,” Carlos Buqueras, the port’s executive director, said today. “We ... [+]

CN: Port of Prince Rupert container terminal a true success story

CN joined its supply chain partners, the Port of Prince Rupert and DP World, in marking the 10th anniversary of the Fairview Container Terminal and celebrating the facility's expansion on August 29. The city of Prince Rupert was built for Canadian trade and the container terminal unlocked so much of the ... [+]

PNAT Gets New Mobile Ro-Ro Training Simulator

Ports America’s Port Newark Auto Terminal (PNAT) has purchased a mobile ro-ro operations labor training simulator, which prepares drivers for a variety of ro-ro vessel scenarios involved in the loading and discharging of rolling stock/auto cargoes. This valuable addition to Ports America's overall operational training programs ... [+]

Port of Virginia Names Brian Kobza Director of Ocean Carrier Sales

The Port of Virginia’s® new director of ocean carrier sales is Brian Kobza, who comes to the position with extensive experience in transportation industry, specifically rail, ports and shipping. “Brian is very diverse in terms of his industry experience,” said Thomas D. Capozzi, chief sales officer. ... [+]

Port Everglades is Monitoring Hurricane Irma and Making Preparations

Port Everglades is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Irma. Port officials asked all tenants to review their hurricane plan and the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin for the 2017 hurricane season. The Port follows the U.S. Coast Guard regulations for operating the ... [+]

Vessels Arriving – Corpus Christi Currently Largest Refining Center Fully Operational on Texas Gulf Coast

With sign off by the US Coast Guard Captain of the Port, the Corpus Christi Ship Channel opened up on.  The first vessel to arrive since closure of the channel for Hurricane Harvey sailed in soon after on August 31. [embed]http://portofcc.com/vessels-arriving-corpus-christi-currently-largest-refining-center-fully-operational-on-texas-gulf-coast/[/embed] [+]

THE FREEPORT HARBOR CHANNEL HAS REOPENED

The Captain of the Port Sector Houston-Galveston of the US Coast Guard is permitting the Freeport Harbor Channel to open for vessel transits starting 7:00 a.m. August 31, 2017. Vessel transits will be daylight restricted and limited to vessels with draft of 33 feet or ... [+]

Hurricane Harvey Impact to the Port Post Event Recovery Status – Economic Impact

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority continues its post event recovery efforts. The Corpus Christi Ship Channel (Ship Channel) remains closed since Thursday August 24th as the United States Coast Guard maintains condition Zulu for all areas of the ... [+]

Big Wigs Tour Port of Philadelphia

On  August 25, US Senator Bob Casey and Representative Bob Brady joined with local officials at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal to announce that funding is complete for the Delaware River Deepening Project, which will deepen the shipping channel in the Delaware River from 40 ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Sees Busiest Month Ever

Surging cargo volume in July set a record for the best month in the Port of Long Beach’s 106-year history, surpassing the previous high mark set in August 2015 for the number of containers moved across its docks. With total volume of 720,312 TEUs in July, ... [+]

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