Port project starts with demolition

McCarthy starts work on $57.3 million Texas port project

McCarthy Building Companies has started work on Phase 2 of the Main Street Terminal 1 project at the Port of Beaumont in Texas. This follows approval by the port’s Board of Commissioners

MARAD acting Administrator announced Port Infrastructure Development grantsgrants

MARAD: $450 million available for Port Infrastructure Development grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the availability of nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The

Port of Baltimore awarded $1.8 million EPA grant

The Port of Baltimore’s diesel equipment upgrade program has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The upgrade program replaces older cargo-handling equipment and dray trucks

Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville in Indiana

Ports of Indiana grows with new terminal operator, more cargo shipments

The Ports of Indiana, an inland river port system made up of three ports—Burns Harbor, Jeffersonville, and Mount Vernon—have experienced an uptick in cargo shipments in addition to one port welcoming a

Port of Little Rock awarded $570,000 to upgrade security

The Little Rock Port Authority in Arkansas says that it was recently awarded a $570,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA to upgrade the security camera system throughout the growing port

U.S. Merchant Marine

Ocean Shipping Reform Act introduced in Senate

Frustration with port delays and supply chain disruptions saw ocean shipping reform legislation pass the House by a bipartisan vote of 364-60 last December. Now similar legislation has been introduced in the

Maryland to bring back two vanishing islands through dredging

A pair of vanishing islands off the coast of Dorchester County, Md., are to be restored using dredged sediment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Supplemental FY 2022 Workplan allocates $37.5

barge will offer fuel service in Port of Prince Rupert

Port of Prince Rupert moves closer to getting marine fueling service

The Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., is North America’s closest port to Asia by up to three days sailing—it’s 36 hours closer to Shanghai than Vancouver and over 68 hours closer than

Port NOLA grows

Port NOLA reaches cargo and terminal milestones

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) ended the year in 2021 strengthening its economic benefit to the region and state with wins across all four of its lines of business: cargo,

Remotely operated cantilever Konecranes RMGs working at the Port of Virginia, Virginia International Gateway (VIG) terminal.

Port of Virginia orders 3 more Konecranes rail-mounted gantry cranes

Following its successful deployment of four Konecranes rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at the Virginia International Gateway (VIG), the Port of Virginia has now ordered three more for its Norfolk International Terminals (NIT)

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