Marine Log TTB Conference

HyZet tug design team hosts TTB panel next week

Wrapping up Day 1 of Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2023 on March 7 is a panel discussion with the members of the HyZet tug design team. Panelists include experts from Crowley

Jones Walker talk cybersecurity

Op-Ed: Cybersecurity in the ports and maritime terminals sector

By Andrew R. Lee and James A. Kearns Ninety percent of cargo moving throughout the United States is transported on water at some point in its journey. By the end of this

Dina Aryan-Zahlan, chief harbor engineer, Port of Los Angeles

Port of Los Angeles names new chief harbor engineer

The Port of Los Angeles has announced the appointment of Dina Aryan-Zahlan as chief harbor engineer, lead of the port’s engineering division. She replaces David Walsh who retired in December 2021. Aryan-Zahlan

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack,

Message to ocean carriers: Act on U.S. agriculture exports or face FMC action

Two Biden administration cabinet members, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, have written leading ocean carriers. They urge them to help mitigate disruptions to agricultural shippers of

Containership with CMA CGM logo on side

CMA CGM implements early container pickup incentives

In an effort to improve the fluidity of the largest import gateway in the United States, the CMA CGM Group, is to implement an Early Container Pickup Incentive Program at the ports

White House briefed on port on Gaza coast

White House puts container shipping alliances in its crosshairs

In its latest briefing on the port congestion issue and its impact on the supply chain, the White House notes good progress in shifting import cargoes through the ports of Los Angeles

Containers at terminal

San Pedro Bay ports to delay charging “dwell fee” on lingering boxes

The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are to delay consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee,” to be slapped on ocean carriers for boxes lingering too long at

EPA settles Vessel General Permit (VGP)violation claims

EPA slaps box ship and bulker with VGP violation penalties

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has assessed penalties totaling $81,474 against two commercial ships over inspection, monitoring, and reporting violations in California and Louisiana. According to the agency, the 13,052 TEU

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

Containers at terminal

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

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