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01 May

Canada OKs new container terminal at Port of Vancouver

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The government of Canada has approved the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project at the Port of Vancouver following an environmental assessment process that started in 2013. The decision comes as Canada’s container trade remains on a long-term growth trajectory, with West Coast marine container terminals forecast to hit capacity by the mid- to late-2020s. “With this…

21 Apr

Annual PSC report shows slight rise in vessel detentions

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, Regulation, safety, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has released the U.S. Port State Control (PSC) Annual Report for 2022, with the vessel detention rate increasing slightly from the previous year. This marks another year of PSC activities with the annual report aimed at providing the global maritime industry with key statistics and trends in relation to…

19 Apr

March cargo down 30 percent at Port of Long Beach

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Trade at the Port of Long Beach declined by nearly one-third in March from the same period last year as retailers continue to clear warehouses and shippers shuffle routes from the West Coast to seaports on the East and Gulf coasts. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 603,878 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 30 percent…

14 Apr

Shore power plug-in hailed as milestone in Seattle

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, Ports

(SEATTLE) — The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s Terminal 5 welcomed MSC Brunella on Monday as the first vessel to plug in to the terminal’s shore power infrastructure. The commissioning phase of the terminal’s shore power project component was finalized as the nearly 9,000-TEU vessel successfully utilized clean energy from the city of Seattle’s electrical grid to power the vessel while at…

14 Apr

Lakes iron ore trade more than doubles in March

Rich MillerMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports

(CLEVELAND) – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 1.3 million tons in March, more than double the volume of a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA). Loadings also topped the month’s five-year average by 10.6 percent. Year to date, the iron ore trade stands at 3.7 million tons, an increase of 53.5 percent compared…

28 Mar

AGLPA to hold annual conference July 27-28 in Chicago

Rich MillerIndustry NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) will hold its 2023 Annual Conference on July 27-28 in Chicago, Ill. For more than 20 years, this event has included leaders of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry, including seaport managers, terminal operators, maritime labor, shipping company executives, maritime trade associations, state and federal government officials and the many…

21 Mar

Biden budget includes Great Lakes navigation priorities

Rich MillerMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — On Thursday, the White House released an outline of its fiscal year 2024 budget proposal. The budget includes the following amounts proposed for key programs of importance to Great Lakes ports. The list includes several surprises as noted below by the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA): Great Lakes icebreaker The White House has proposed $55 million in…

15 Mar

Ports group dispels security threat from Chinese cranes

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, Security

(WASHINGTON) — The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has existed for 111 years to share collective knowledge and best practices on port security and safety. American public port authorities band together when it comes to security, safety, serving the public, serving the military, and serving the national interest. Last week, AAPA clarified the record on recent reports that cranes…

03 Mar

Army Corps details new funding for Great Lakes projects

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its fiscal year 2023 work plan, detailing final funding levels for Corps projects across the United States. On Thursday, the Corps released a breakout of the Great Lakes navigation projects included in the work plan. Soo Locks The work plan includes an additional $67 million for construction of the…

24 Feb

Florida seaports set cargo tonnage record in 2022

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida’s 16 seaports experienced a new record high of 112.5 million tons of cargo received during 2022, a 6 percent increase over 2021, a newly released report from the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council (FSTED) shows. Further, Florida’s strong performance to answer supply chain demands by encouraging shippers to change shipping lanes and call on…