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19 Mar

Dredging done, Port of Virginia now deepest on East Coast

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsdredging, Ports, shipping

(NORFOLK, Va.) — Construction of the 55-foot-deep shipping channel and harbor, a key project in the Port of Virginia’s $1.4 billion Gateway Investment Program, is complete, making Virginia home to the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast. “Completion of this project positions the Port of Virginia as a national leader in U.S. port infrastructure development and will help drive…

19 Mar

Port of Long Beach cargo up amid war, tariff uncertainty

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Amid ongoing uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and conflict in the Middle East, the Port of Long Beach reported solid cargo volumes in February, Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba announced Wednesday during a virtual media briefing. Dockworkers and terminal operators handled 767,525 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, up 0.3 percent from…

16 Mar

Port of Vancouver moves record cargo in pivot from U.S.

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The Port of Vancouver handled record cargo volumes last year including exports, as terminals and supply chain partners enabled Canadian businesses to connect with overseas customers and grew access to non-U.S. markets in support of national trade priorities. Exports of grain, crude oil and potash led the way – all hitting record levels – while containerized…

26 Feb

Long Beach posts second-busiest January on record

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach kicked off the new year as the nation’s busiest seaport, marking its second-busiest January on record, Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba announced Wednesday during a virtual media briefing. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 847,765 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, down 11 percent from January 2025, which remains…

18 Feb

Salvors remove residual fuel from grounded barge in San Juan

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsPorts, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The unified command announced salvors completed fuel removal operations Monday as assessments and preparations continue to remove a grounded fuel barge from the rocks along the San Felipe del Morro Castle shoreline. The barge Defiant grounded at about noon Feb. 9 just off the Port of San Juan harbor entrance. There were no reported injuries. The…

17 Feb

Boston Harbor gets PORTS system for safer navigation

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsNavigation, NOAA, Ports, shipping

(BOSTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the successful installation of a Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) in Boston Harbor. The system includes observational equipment at MassPort’s Conley Terminal and on the Tobin Memorial Bridge. The Boston Harbor PORTS, established in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, is the 41st installation in a broad,…

16 Feb

White House releases ‘action plan’ to boost U.S. maritime industry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration announced its plans Friday for expanding the nation’s commercial shipbuilding and maritime capabilities, a three-pronged approach that calls for bolstering U.S. shipbuilding, increasing the mariner workforce, and regulating the industry to encourage use of U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels, USNI News reported. America’s Maritime Action Plan provides a blueprint for the government, shipbuilders and the maritime…

10 Feb

Safety alert: Container operations with vessels alongside

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, Safety alert, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — During September and October 2025, multiple incidents occurred at various terminals throughout the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach that involved shipping containers unexpectedly falling overboard from container vessels. In one instance, several fallen containers struck an emission control barge moored alongside the container vessel. A crewmember on the barge suffered minor injuries, while the barge itself…

04 Feb

U.S.-flag shipping on Great Lakes down 8.9 percent in 2025

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, shipping

(CLEVELAND) — U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 71.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.9 percent decrease from a year ago, the Lake Carriers' Association reported. Cargo movement in 2025 on the Great Lakes was 8.1 percent below the fleet’s five-year average. Except for salt shipments, which increased by 4.1 percent, all commodity shipments decreased in 2025. Iron…

04 Feb

Texas GulfLink gets deepwater port license to export crude

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, Ports, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — Texas GulfLink has received a license to own, construct and operate a deepwater port for the export of crude oil from the United States. The license is the first to be authorized under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order. The deepwater port will: • Support creation of up to 720 jobs for construction and operation. • Export…