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CEO Spotlight: Matthews takes the helm at Port of South Louisiana

Paul Matthews took over as the new executive director of the Port of South Louisiana this past January. Matthews replaces long-time Executive Director Paul Aucoin, who served the port for over eight

Port of Caddo-Bossier

Port of Caddo-Bossier cuts ribbon on spacious new warehouse

The Port of Caddo-Bossier, along with the Red River Waterway Commission and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, cut the ribbon for its new 100,000-square-foot heavy-load warehouse on June 30. Construction

SETWAC awards ceremony

SETWAC named Harbor Safety Committee of the Year

The Southeast Texas Waterway Advisory Council (SETWAC) has been recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard as the Harbor Safety Committee of the Year for the period of 2020 through 2022. During this

Port Comm ission awarded Houston Ship Chanel expansion contracts

Port Houston invests $450 million to expand Houston Ship Channel

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met Friday in a special session and awarded two of the largest contracts in its history. The commission approved the staff’s recommendation to

Biden signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA)

President signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law

President Joe Biden yesterday signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) into law. As we reported when the measure was passed, the legislation expands the authority of the Federal Maritime

Activity at Georgia Ports Authority

Georgia Ports Authority sets all-time trade record

The Georgia Ports Authority reports that it moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021. GPA’s May volumes

Pete Buttigieg on RAISE grants

Buttigieg names members of new maritime panel

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the appointment of 25 new members to the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). The MTSNAC’s Charter is to advise the Secretary, through the

Ports of Indiana facility

Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville completes new infrastructure projects

The Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville has completed $24 million in infrastructure enhancement projects. The port received a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant in 2015 initiating big changes in Jeffersonville.

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Port of Baltimore awarded $15.5 million in FRA funding

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore will receive $15.6 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improvements (CRISI) program for its rail capacity modernization project. The

Retired Army General will take on supply chain disruption issues

Former TRANSCOM commander is new port and supply chain envoy

Retired General Stephen R. Lyons, former commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, will be the new port and supply chain envoy to the Biden administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. General Lyons

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