Tag: Ports

May 30, 2023

Chief executives and leaders of 12 major ports in the World Port Climate Action Program (WPCAP) have agreed to extend their cooperation with a new focus on shore power, new fuels and green shipping corridors. The agreement reached at a […]

January 25, 2023

Legislation that aims to allow young commercial drivers to transport freight from ports was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Led by Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the Ceasing Age-Based (CAB) Trucking Restrictions Act would classify certain statewide freight […]

November 21, 2022

Pacific Environment’s Ports for People campaign has launched a new initiative to assess port progress towards zero-emission shipping, P4P RePORT Cards. As explained, the initiative aim to hold ports accountable for shipping emissions and encourage leadership towards zero-emission ports and […]

November 8, 2022

Green shipping corridors are specific maritime routes decarbonised from end to end, including both land-side infrastructure and vessels. Setting up such routes involves using zero-emission fuel or energy, putting in place refuelling or recharging infrastructure at ports, and deploying zero-emission […]

September 14, 2022

The funding — €5.12 billion — will support projects across all EU Member States along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) – the network of rail, inland waterways, ports, and roads that connects Europe. As explained, projects funded under this call […]

August 15, 2022

In January, a record 109 ships awaited entry into the combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, often stretching to south Orange County. It marked a peak in the supply chain congestion that has bedeviled the nation’s two busiest […]

March 17, 2022

On Tuesday, the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the launch of a new initiative to improve the nation’s supply chain. Called the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW), the initiative aims to speed up delivery times and […]

January 4, 2022

As traditional brick-and-mortar and online retailers reported record holiday shopping numbers, experts say the nation’s transportation sector handled the crush of moving hundreds of millions of packages, for the most part on time, and gave consumers their first or second […]

October 21, 2021

A federal advisory committee is recommending that the Biden administration work out a plan to give voluntary and paid truck driving jobs to active military, veterans and National Guardsmen to clear cargo containers from congested ports. The recommendation, part of […]

October 12, 2021

President Joe Biden plans to meet with leadership at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on Wednesday to discuss supply chain challenges “and actions each partner can take to address […]

November 13, 2020

The news from Pfizer and Arcturus over these last few days gives one reason to believe that a viable vaccine will be available to many across the globe in the next few months. When approved, the next challenge will be […]

October 2, 2020

As explained, new infrastructure at ports will be needed whether or not the UK secures a negotiated agreement with the EU as the UK is leaving the Customs Union and Single Market and new procedures will be coming into place. […]

September 25, 2020

With EU Exit imminent, the BPA has also called for funding to future-proof the sector. As a member of umbrella group Maritime UK, the BPA’s submission complements MUK’s submission, which calls for a £1bn maritime decarbonisation programme. Whilst the ‘comprehensive […]

June 1, 2020

To date, more than 50 port authorities from Asia, Oceania, Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas have come on board the declaration, MPA Singapore said. Despite challenges caused by the coronavirus, the port authorities intend to ensure that merchant […]

June 13, 2019

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the new program aims to support public coastal ports by improving the safety, efficiency, or reliability of goods movement into, out of, or within a port. “This major investment in the Port […]

March 27, 2019

The nation’s biggest ports are off to a mixed start compared with 2018’s record year, showing slower 20-foot-equivalent container volume as the economy gradually slows and with U.S.-China trade talks set to resume shortly. The nation’s top two ports, Los […]

December 27, 2018

The nation’s ports continued to see steady growth in November cargo volume, as shippers moved goods to the United States from overseas in advance of the holiday shopping season and rushed to get cargo stateside ahead of expected tariffs on […]

September 19, 2018

The U.S. Senate is expected to take up as early as this month House-passed legislation that would authorize projects designed to improve infrastructure at ports, harbors and waterways, as well as boost flood protection programs. The Senate’s top lawmakers on […]

September 17, 2018

A surge in global shipping volume is adding urgency to ­efforts to increase the efficiency of cargo handling at seaports and inland waterways. At the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California, GE Transportation is expanding a […]

August 24, 2018

In testimony on August 24 before the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington, D.C., AAPA will reflect on disadvantages of the recently imposed tariffs, including the effects of likely retaliatory responses. “The impact of expanding Section 301 tariffs on […]