Containers at Port of Savannah

Biden administration unveils action plan for U.S. ports and waterways

The just-passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal includes $17 billion for improvements at U.S. coastal ports, inland ports and waterways, and land ports of entry along the border. Saying that “President Biden is not

FMC Commissioners Carl Bentzel (L) and Louis Sola

Two FMC Commissioners seek CFIUS review of Ports America acquisition

Canada may not be Dubai, but two Federal Maritime Commissioners, Carl Bentzel and Louis E. Sola, have concerns about the planned acquisition of Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore

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Infrastructure Act: Good news for ports, wind and waterways

H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on Friday passed the House by a vote of 228 to 206. The measure had already passed the Senate and now awaits President Biden’s

Hamburg fire-fighting bessel

New Hamburg fire vessels are versatile as well as green

Damen Shipyards has handed over twin plug-in hybrid firefighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) that is tasked with implementing low-emission shipping in the city. With

Fenix Marine Services terminal

CMA CGM in $2.3 billion LA container terminal acquisition

EQT Infrastructure is to sell one of the largest terminals in the Port of Los Angeles—Fenix Marine Services (FMS)—to CMA CGM for an enterprise value of $2.3 billion. Under EQT Infrastructure’s ownership

Handshake seals Tier III tugboat deal

Sanmar deal will see first Tier III tugs in Italian ports

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has booked an order that will see it deliver two tugs to Sicily-based operator Rimorchiatori Augusta Srl that will be the first deliveries of a new cleaner, greener version

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San Pedro Bay ports to slap charges on carriers for containers that stay in terminals

In an attempt to improve cargo movement amid congestion and record volumes, the San Pedro Bay, Calif., ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are to assess a surcharge to ocean carriers

Image tweeted by Marine Exchange of Southern California shows ships on hold in San Pedro Bay.

Newsom issues executive order on port congestion

As the number of ships at anchor or in holding areas at San Pedro Bay continues at record highs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week issued an executive order aiming to tackle

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Duluth-Superior boosts box handling capabilities

Officials at the Port of Duluth-Superior announced today that Duluth’s Clure Public Marine Terminal now has the ability to handle significantly larger volumes of international shipping containers transported by vessel, in an

RT Imperieuse: One of two Kotug Rotortugs chartered in by BHP

VIDEO: BHP charters in two more Rotortugs for Port Hedland

Rotterdam-headquartered Kotug reports that two newbuild Rotortugs — RT Imperieuse and RT Clerke — have arrived in Port Hedland, Australia, to start a long term charter to mining giant BHP. Both vessels

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