03 Feb

Green Bay gets $2.4 million in harbor assistance funding

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(GREEN BAY, Wis.) — The Port of Green Bay and two of its terminal operators are receiving $2.4 million in grant funding for harbor maintenance and improvement projects. The grants were announced by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and come through Wisconsin’s Harbor Asisstance Program. “This is good news for Green Bay and our entire region,” said Dean Haen, Port of…

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28 Dec

Long Beach channel deepening wins federal authorization

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, biennial legislation signed into law by President Biden on Dec. 23, included authorization for the Port of Long Beach's Channel Deepening Project. “We are grateful to members of the House and Senate and the Army Corps of Engineers who championed this bill, the many lawmakers from both parties…

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06 Dec

Charleston now deepest harbor on East Coast

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Charleston Harbor is now the deepest harbor on the East Coast at 52 feet. At 52 feet, the biggest ships calling the East Coast can access South Carolina Ports’ terminals any time, any tide. Ships filled with record imports and heavy exports can seamlessly sail through Charleston Harbor to SC Ports’ terminals. This depth makes SC Ports…

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28 Oct

MarAd awards $703 million to boost port infrastructure

Rich MillerMaritime Newsoffshore wind, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory that will improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Port Infrastructure Development Program. The funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and additional congressional appropriations, will benefit seaports, Great Lakes ports and inland river…

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03 Oct

Massport marks completion of major Boston upgrades

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(BOSTON) – The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) on Friday welcomed elected officials, customers and stakeholders to the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal to celebrate the completion of critical infrastructure investments as part of a nearly $850 million plan to upgrade the Port of Boston. The multi-year investment, made possible by the support of state, federal and local partners, is already…

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26 May

Middle East ports top performance index; US lags

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(NEW YORK) — Ports in the Middle East took four of the top five spots in the second edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. CPPI is a comparable index of global container port performance intended to serve as a reference point for key stakeholders in the global…

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10 May

MarAd hits new high with port infrastructure grants

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced Monday that up to $684.3 million is now available for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants, to be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port. This marks the most…

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24 Feb

MarAd nearly doubles funding for US port grants

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) on Wednesday announced nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) — by far the largest investment in the program ever. These grants can help ports expand capacity and improve the movement of goods through U.S. supply chains. This funding…

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20 Jan

Port of Long Beach sets record with 9.38 million TEUs in 2021

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach set a new record in 2021 by moving 9.38 million cargo containers as dockworkers and terminal operators worked to clear the docks amid an historic, pandemic-induced import surge. The port ended 2021 with 9.38 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) processed, a 15.7 percent increase from the previous record of more than…

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