Tag: US ports

As several forces are working to clear the wreckage along the Fort McHenry Channel following the collapse of the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge, engineers have determined a tentative timeline for the restoration for safe navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled the $3 billion Clean Ports Program that aims to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to combat climate change and enhance air quality at U.S. ports.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

After more than a year of negotiations, the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday.

Last weekend marked the first time in PortMiami’s history that a cargo vessel, the Motor Vessel (M/V) Seaboard Blue, was bunkered at PortMiami using liquified natural gas (LNG) as a fuel. Shell, using its Q4000 bunker barge, filled the Seaboard Blue with LNG prior to its inaugural southbound sailing to Honduras and Guatemala. 

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) announced its partnership with the Republic of Korea, the Busan Port Authority, and the United States to study the feasibility of creating a green cargo shipping corridor between the NWSA and the Busan Port Authority’s cargo gateways.

Jones Walker LLP released the findings of its 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey, noting that cyber attacks are on the rise at US ports and terminals.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $1,941,285 in federal grant funding for several projects at Port Canaveral to protect the Port’s critical infrastructure from terrorism and other security threats.

The US Chamber of Commerce urged President Biden to resolve the ongoing labor negotiations between the Class I freight railroads and the twelve rail unions, which could worsen the congestion at US ports.

Container xChange’s Demurrage & Detention Benchmark 2022 report, ranks the most expensive global ports for D&D charges levied by container lines on customers two weeks after cargo arrives at the port or is discharged from the vessel.