Erica Calhoun

Port of Los Angeles names Calhoun as deputy executive director of harbor administration

The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Erica Calhoun as its deputy executive director, overseeing the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s Administrative Bureau. In this new position, Calhoun will be responsible

Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal 16 will be MSC Seascape's homeport.

Construction underway for future home of MSC Seascape cruise ship

Construction is underway at the Port of Galveston to convert an existing cargo warehouse into the port’s fourth cruise terminal. The $151 million cruise complex at Pier 16 will include a 165,000-square-foot

David Wood.

Op-Ed: Maritime industry’s role in Florida’s energy and hurricane resilience

By David Wood, President of Florida Maritime Partnership With 22 million residents, 140 million visitors a year, and two of the top 10 busiest airports in the nation, Florida’s demand for gasoline

stoking U.S. port strike fears

U.S. port strike fears stoked as ILWU pledges solidarity with ILA

Raising the specter that a threatened Maine to Texas U.S. port strike could ratchet into something even further reaching, Willie Adams, U.S. West Coast dockworkers’ union president on Friday wrote International Longshoremen’s

STAX Engineering system

STAX Engineering wins five-year tanker emissions capture contract

From January 2025, California Air Resources Board (CARB) at-berth emissions regulations will apply to tankers calling at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. That has brought Long

ILA president warns on East and Gulf Coasr port strike

Fears of Maine to Texas port strike grow

Inbound cargo volume at America’s major container ports could see a near-record surge this month as retailers bring in merchandise ahead of a potential port strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast

Buttigieg talks about FLOW

Three more West Coast ports join DOT’s FLOW initiative

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that the Port of Oakland and the Northwest Seaport Alliance, which includes the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma, are now members of the

Ningbo was rocked by explosion

VIDEO: Box ship explosion rocks Port of Ningbo

One of the world’s busiest ports, China’s Port of Ningbo was has been rocked by a massive explosion that sent a huge fire ball into the air. The Chinese Government run Global

Built in the 1940’s to service U.S. Navy vessels, the dock was formerly known as the USS Los Alamos, and was renamed for Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz. The dry dock accommodated drilling rigs and various maritime vessels throughout its tenure at the Port of Brownsville.

Seatrium AmFELS retires dry dock after 28 years of service at Port of Brownsville

After nearly 30 years of service at Seatrium AmFEL’s shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the Solomon P. Ortiz floating dry dock was retired in May and the contract for its dismantling and recycling

Ed McNamara CEO of global port insurer Armada Risk Partners

Op-Ed: Port operators are fighting a new tidal wave of crime

Ports must counter soaring levels of cargo theft with more robust insurance and security measures, warns Ed McNamara CEO of global port insurer Armada Risk Partners. In the U.S. cargo thefts are

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