Home Depot's Ted Decker in orange apron

Home Depot charters in own box ship

Home improvement retail giant Home Depot Inc. has been hit so hard by shipping delays that it has chartered in its own containership, according to a CNBC report. “We have a ship

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Port of Los Angeles sets Western Hemisphere record for annual volume

The Port of Los Angeles yesterday became the first port in the Western Hemisphere to process 10 million container units in a 12-month period. To mark the milestone, Los Angeles Mayor Eric

Secretary Raimondo

Louisiana SmartPort program gets CARES Act boost

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to The Water Institute of the

Bryan Day, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority (L) and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. (R) were joined, virtually, by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for panel discussion.

Port of Little Rock marks 50th anniversary of MKARNS

The Port of Little Rock, Ark., on June 7 hosted a panel in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System (MKARNS) featuring special guests U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete

Royal Caribbean logo on ship

Royal Caribbean gets CDC approval for test cruises

Shares in Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) were up sharply today on news that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given the group its first green light for test

Shipping port cybersecurity

Cybercrime on the seas

By Maura Keller The maritime industry is constantly evolving. With the advent of new technologies and a greater focus on operational efficiency, cybersecurity has stepped out of the background and the IT

Rendering of proposed Plaquemines port

Plaquemines Port project finds a powerful potential partner

Plaquemines Port has reached an agreement to work together with the Maersk Group’s port operations unit, APM Terminals, to discuss the future design of the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD).

Alexander-Cairo Port District completes project labor agreement

Construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Ill., has taken another step forward. The Alexander-Cairo Port District has completed a project labor

Crane handles large cargo item onto truck at Ports of Indiana

Ports of Indiana handling cargo for $600 million expansion

By June 30, Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville is set receive more than 30 barges carrying shipments destined for a local cement facility undergoing a $600 million expansion project. Lehigh Cement Inc. is shipping

U.S. ports see silver linings despite pandemic

Port NOLA Sees Downtime Improvements While there is no doubt that COVID-19 has shuttered cruising operations around the world, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Market Manager Jessica Ragusa says that

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