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17 Oct

Hydrogen era dawns at San Pedro Bay ports complex

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsClimate change, Hydrogen, Ports

(SAN PEDRO, Calif.) — The San Pedro Bay ports’ efforts to help seed a robust green hydrogen market in the pursuit of zero-emissions operations got jump-started last week with an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it will award a grant of up to $1.2 billion to a public-private partnership formed to lead California’s bid to create…

11 Oct

Galveston gets $1 million grant for shore power project

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsClimate change, Ports

(GALVESTON, Texas) — The Galveston Wharves has been awarded a $1 million grant for a shore power pilot project in partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston to reduce emissions from cargo shipping operations. Funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the pilot will include establishing an onshore electricity microgrid to provide a clean portable power source to…

11 Oct

Great Lakes iron ore trade up 10 percent in September

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

(CLEVELAND) — Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes totaled 5.6 million tons in September, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were also above the month’s five-year average by 7.4 percent, according to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA). Year to date, the iron ore trade stands at 36.7 million tons, an…

06 Oct

Long Beach again named Best West Coast Seaport

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach has been named the Best West Coast Seaport in North America for the fifth year in a row by the readers of shipping trade publication Asia Cargo News. The honor was announced during the Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards held Sept. 28 in Singapore. Asia Cargo News hosts and…

26 Sep

Exports up, imports and empties down at Port Houston

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(HOUSTON) — Loaded export volumes at Port Houston are up 10 percent year to date, maintaining the upward trajectory seen throughout 2023 and helping support overall volumes through Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals. These exports are primarily resins and Port Houston is the nation's leading gateway for resin exports, with a 59 percent share. Loaded import volumes are down…

22 Sep

Construction cargoes drive Great Lakes traffic in August

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

(OTTAWA, Ontario) — Overall shipping activity on the U.S. Great Lakes in 2023 continues in lockstep with the previous year, with approximately 19.9 million tonnes of total cargo traffic traveling the seaway system for the year to date. In 2022, the total traffic to the end of August was 19.8 million tonnes. While there has been year-to-year variation in the…

21 Sep

Projects in seven states get marine highway grants

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) awarded nearly $12 million in grants Thursday to eight marine highway projects across the nation under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The funding will improve the movement of goods along U.S. navigable waterways and expand existing waterborne freight services in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin, which will strengthen…

20 Sep

St. Louis regional ports backing Port NOLA’s new terminal

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Ports

(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — St. Louis regional ports and the St. Louis Regional Freightway are jointly supporting efforts by the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) to strengthen the flow of inland river cargo with the development of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). The LIT is a new container terminal project on the Gulf Coast that will benefit not only…

12 Sep

Long Beach meets clean air goals ahead of schedule

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsClimate change, emissions, Ports

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Air pollution emissions dropped significantly in 2022 at the Port of Long Beach in all categories, according to a new study that confirmed the port had met all the goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) a year ahead of schedule. The port’s annual emissions inventory report, presented to the Long…

07 Sep

Port NOLA gets $947,000 FEMA grant to boost security

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Ports, Security

(NEW ORLEANS) — The Port of New Orleans has been awarded $947,280 in Port Security Grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the expansion and enhancement of emergency services for Port NOLA’s maritime and industrial operations. With this funding award, Port NOLA will invest in physical and technological upgrades to the port’s Emergency Operations Center, which…