Ports News
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Australia Helps Build Port in Tonga, Center of Competition with China
Australia has pledged it will provide $20 million to support much-needed upgrades to Nuku’alofa Port in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had in 2020 approved a $45 million grant for the project, but a total of $88 million is needed for the completion. Australia has joined…
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Five inducted into International Maritime Hall of Fame in NYC
In a ceremony held at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York City, five global shipping and intermodal leaders were recently inducted into the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame sponsored by the Maritime Association of New York/ New Jersey. The ceremony was the highlight of a consistently…
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California container ports launch new port data partnership
Five California container ports – Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme and San Diego – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday launching the California Port Data Partnership. The MOU outlines an agreement among the five ports to jointly advance computerized and cloud-based data interoperability with a common goal of…
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JAXPORT moves 2,500 pieces of military cargo
The Jacksonville, Fla., Port Authority (JAXPORT) recently facilitated the movement of nearly 2,500 pieces of U.S. military cargo, including almost 100 aircraft. The move took place during two shipments over the past month at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The U.S. Army’s South Carolina-based 841st Transportation Battalion managed logistics in…
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Sennebogen’s e-hybrid material handlers make unloading ships easy
SPONSORED: Since 2002, Gesellschaft für Umweltdienste mbH (GUD) has been successfully managing its business in one of the most important inland ports in Europe and its using Sennobogen to help streamline that process. With 30 employees, the tasks of the company in the Port of Duisburg, Germany, goes far beyond that…
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Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomes first ocean vessel of 2023
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2023 international shipping season April 11 with the arrival of Polsteam’s Isadora, a bulk carrier coming from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. To commemorate the first ocean vessel of the year, the ship’s master, Captain Piotr Szczesniak, was presented with…
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Ports America to invest $43 million in Port of Gulfport as part of new operating agreement
The Mississippi State Port Authority has entered into a long-term lease and operating agreement with Ports America, the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the U.S. The Port of Gulfport and Ports America have a long-standing relationship, with Ports America acting as a licensed stevedore at the port since 2006. In September of 2022,…
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Hamburg Port and Elbe Closed as Pilot Boats Join Public Sector Strike
A public employees strike has effectively closed the Port of Hamburg, Germany’s busiest seaport and the second busiest in all of Europe, for 48 hours. Port officials began limiting vessel movements on the Elbe as of this morning and closed the port for all departing vessels later in the day…
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Port of Los Angeles sees 43% drop in February container volumes
Plunging February container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles underscore the point that container shipping giants such as Maersk made in making their forecasts for 2023: booms don’t go on forever. The Port processed 487,846 TEU of containers in February, a 43% decrease from the previous February’s all-time record. “February declines…
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American Ports Dismiss “Chinese Spy Cranes” as Media Sensationalism
The American Association of Port Authorities issued a statement responding to the media reports circulating over the past week that suggested Chinese-manufactured cranes used to move containers and other heavy cargo in ports might compromise U.S. security. The organization which represents more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S.,…
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