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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…

22 Feb

Montreal Port Authority to boost vessel efficiency with AI

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping, technology

(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) — Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS), a maritime intelligence company, will collaborate with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) in providing a "green" shipping corridor capability using the OCIANA platform. The capability enables vessels to establish a low-carbon emissions route while matching their arrival with berth availability and maintaining compliance. OCIANA is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that…

17 Feb

Gard details changes in California’s berthing regulations

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, Regulation, shipping

(LONDON) — While container, reefer and passenger vessels are so far the only vessel types required to control their emissions while berthed in California, all vessels must submit a report to the authorities within 30 days after visiting one of the state’s ports, Gard noted in a regulatory update on Wednesday. Controlling emissions from vessels at berth is nothing new…

16 Feb

Great Lakes iron ore cargoes hold steady in January

Rich MillerMaritime NewsGreat Lakes, Ports, shipping

(CLEVELAND) — Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2.5 million tons in January, a near match to 2022. Loadings were above the month’s five-year average by 21.3 percent, according to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA). Since 1880, the LCA has represented the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet, which today can move more than 90 million tons of cargoes annually…

14 Feb

BOEM releases review, seeks input on Mass. wind project

Rich MillerMaritime Newsoffshore wind, Ports, shipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — In support of the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Monday announced the availability of its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) energy project offshore Massachusetts. SouthCoast Wind represents the seventh project that is currently…

10 Feb

MarAd to provide $662 million for port infrastructure

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, Ports, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in federal fiscal year 2023 funding for the agency’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The PIDP investment will modernize the nation’s ports and help strengthen supply chains for generations to come, helping to reduce shipping time, costs and ultimately…