Tag: Ports

January 22, 2024

Both inland ports at South Carolina Ports handled a record number of containers in the last year with Inland Port Greer moving 175,873 containers, translating to a 26% year-over-year growth and Inland Port Dillon increasing its volume by 55% to […]

November 3, 2023

The innovation hubs of the Port of Hamburg (homePORT), the Port of Halifax (The PIER), and the Port of Valencia (Opentop) announced on 26 October that they have begun work on the design and implementation of the first network of […]

October 20, 2023

With drugs flowing through the continent’s ports in vast quantities, the European Commission has decided to create the European Ports Alliance bringing together all relevant public and private actors in the fight against drugs smuggling and criminal infiltration of logistics […]

August 17, 2023

Hawaii has temporarily waived Kahului Harbor wharfage fees for inbound cargo to help relief efforts after the devastating Lahaina fire in Maui on Aug. 8 as one local transport company halted supply shipments due to port congestion. Relief efforts have […]

July 7, 2023

California has announced an investment of more than $1.5bn which would enhance the operations of several ports in the US state. Around $1.2bn will fund 15 projects creating an estimated 20,000 jobs and increasing the capacity to move goods throughout […]

July 6, 2023

FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney has reported on the Canadian port strike in recent days. See articles Dockworkers at Canada’s West Coast ports launch strike and Dockworkers strike continues at Canada’s West Coast ports and Thursday’s FreightWaves Now appearance. Here is a […]

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 […]