Tag: Ports

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 […]

April 2, 2018

Cargo volume is on a record pace for the Port of New York and New Jersey. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in February it set a monthly record for cargo volume, and that it is […]

January 11, 2018

WASHINGTON — Port authorities, trucking companies and shippers are hopeful that the infrastructure bill to be debated in Congress will fund solutions to alleviate congestion in the ocean container freight industry, panelists said Jan. 9 at the Transportation Research Board’s […]

October 25, 2017

The peak 2017 shipping season remains red hot, with nearly every major port reporting greater container traffic in September than a year ago. The data comes in at a time of the year when many retailers import consumer goods for […]

May 11, 2017

Many of the ports making up the JOC Top 25 North American container ports rankings in 2015 made the cut again in 2016, but many of the rankings have changed, reflecting the impact of Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy and the return […]