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29 Feb

U.S. launches $3 billion program to cut port pollution

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsEnvironment, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced the launch of the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality at U.S. ports. The funding opportunities were created under the Inflation Reduction Act – the largest climate investment in history – and will advance environmental…

21 Feb

MarAd alert: Potential port equipment vulnerabilities

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, Security

(WASHINGTON) — This advisory from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) seeks to alert maritime stakeholders of potential vulnerabilities to maritime port equipment, networks, operating systems, software and infrastructure. Foreign companies manufacture, install and maintain port equipment that creates vulnerabilities to global maritime infrastructure information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. In the past few years, the U.S. government has…

14 Feb

January cargo, imports up sharply at Port of Long Beach

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach rose in January as retailers stocked up ahead of lunar new year, when East Asian factories typically close for up to two weeks. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 674,015 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, up 17.5 percent from January 2023. Imports increased 23.5 percent to 325,339 TEUs…

14 Feb

Shippers investing $120 million into Great Lakes fleet

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

(CLEVELAND) — The annual process of maintaining the U.S.-flagged fleet of “lakers” on the Great Lakes began in mid-January after the navigational locks connecting Lake Superior to the lower lakes closed for repairs. U.S. companies will invest more than $120 million into their vessels, bringing skilled labor to shipyards and repair facilities around the Great Lakes states. The state receiving…

12 Feb

Waterfront employers provide update on U.S. supply chain

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) on Monday sent a letter to Neera Tanden, domestic policy adviser to President Biden and director of the administration’s Domestic Policy Center, providing an update on the current state of the U.S. maritime supply chain ahead of the State of the Union Address on March 7. The letter provides the administration…

09 Feb

U.S. Great Lakes pilotage costs to rise 7 percent

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

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard published a final rule Friday in the Federal Register outlining U.S. Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2024 shipping season. The new rates seek to generate revenue for each of the three U.S. Great Lakes pilot associations by implementing hourly charges for pilotage services according to geographic area. Pilotage rates are paid by vessel…

05 Feb

Port NOLA cruise numbers back to pre-pandemic levels

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts

(NEW ORLEANS) — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) finished calendar year 2023 with nearly 1.2 million cruise passenger movements and renewed commitments to the New Orleans cruise market from both oceangoing and river cruise lines. “The cruise business has rebounded in New Orleans and cruise line partners are confident in our Port NOLA cruise market,” said Port NOLA…

01 Feb

U.S.-flag Great Lakes cargoes up 6.5 percent in 2023

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

(CLEVELAND) — U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 81.4 million tons of cargo in 2023, an increase of 6.5 percent compared to 2022. The 2023 float was 1.2 percent above the fleet’s five-year average. Iron ore cargoes totaled 42.4 million tons, an increase of 13.4 percent compared to a year earlier. Coal cargoes were down 9.7 percent to 8.4 million…

30 Jan

Applications available for Port of Long Beach internships

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & TrainingPorts

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Applications are now available for the Port of Long Beach’s Summer High School Internship Program and Scholarship Program for Long Beach area high school students. Details for both programs, eligibility information and online applications can be found on the port’s website. The scholarships are open to high school seniors attending Long Beach Unified School District area…

24 Jan

AGLPA to hold annual conference in August

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

(WASHINGTON) — The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) will hold its 2024 Annual Conference on Aug. 8-9 in Chicago. This event brings together leaders of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry, including seaport managers, terminal operators, shipping company executives, engineering firms, marine contractors, maritime trade associations, academia, local, state and federal government officials, and the many…