Tag: US ports

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. 

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will start negotiating on a new contract for some 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast Ports.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that up to $684.3 million is now available for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants.

Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis welcome the benefits of automation, saying that paid hours at the two automated terminals in the San Pedro Bay complex have increased 31.5% since 2015.

The vessel queue outside of Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) recently dropped to 66 vessels from 100-105 vessels. However, data from Sea-Intelligence indicate that this may not last long.