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04 Feb

U.S.-flag shipping on Great Lakes down 8.9 percent in 2025

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

(CLEVELAND) — U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 71.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.9 percent decrease from a year ago, the Lake Carriers' Association reported. Cargo movement in 2025 on the Great Lakes was 8.1 percent below the fleet’s five-year average. Except for salt shipments, which increased by 4.1 percent, all commodity shipments decreased in 2025. Iron…

04 Feb

Texas GulfLink gets deepwater port license to export crude

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, Ports, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — Texas GulfLink has received a license to own, construct and operate a deepwater port for the export of crude oil from the United States. The license is the first to be authorized under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order. The deepwater port will: • Support creation of up to 720 jobs for construction and operation. • Export…

03 Feb

Study aims to boost cargo between Great Lakes, inland rivers

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports

(WASHINGTON) — The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), including members Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and Port Milwaukee, in partnership with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. (GLS), will begin a comprehensive market analysis aimed at expanding cargo movement between the Great Lakes and inland waterways system. Together, the Great Lakes and inland…

02 Feb

Port of Baltimore sets records for cargo, ship visits

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(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The Port of Baltimore’s state-owned public and private marine terminals set records for total cargo vessel visits and container activity in 2025. The record year follows the port's recovery in 2024 following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse – an achievement made possible by the coordinated effort to clear the Fort McHenry shipping channel into the Port…

26 Jan

Port of LA looks to build on third-best year in its history

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LOS ANGELES) — More than 900 industry and community representatives gathered for the 11th annual State of the Port on Thursday, where Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka outlined his vision for the future, highlighting “Build Bigger and Build Smarter” investment priorities. Seroka announced the port handled 10.2 million container units in 2025, the third best in the…

19 Jan

New CEO ‘thinking big’ for Port of Long Beach

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach is defining what’s possible as the "Port of the Future" by spurring innovation and building the infrastructure needed to double its cargo throughput by 2050, Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba said Thursday during his first State of the Port address. While announcing a record-setting 2025 with nearly 9.9 million cargo containers…

14 Jan

Limestone trade down 5.9 percent last year on Great Lakes

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

(CLEVELAND) — Limestone shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 26.6 million tons in 2025, a decrease of 5.9 percent compared to the previous year. Loadings in 2025 were below the trade’s five-year average by 6.7 percent. Shipments from U.S. quarries decreased 5 percent from 2024 to 21.7 million tons. Loadings from U.S. quarries were also 5 percent below their five-year…

12 Jan

Great Lakes iron ore trade down 12.8 percent in 2025

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

(CLEVELAND) — Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.2 million tons in December, a decrease of 8.8 percent compared to 2024. Shipments were also below the five-year average for the month by 7.6 percent. The year-end total for the iron ore trade decreased by 12.8 percent to 43.4 million tons. Iron ore loadings for 2025 were down…

10 Jan

Coast Guard releases report on fatal ship fire at Port Newark

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsPorts, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis recently released a report of investigation (ROI) regarding the fire on the Italian-flagged cargo vessel Grande Costa D'Avorio and subsequent fatalities of two Newark Fire Department firefighters. The vessel was conducting cargo operations at Berth 18 at Port Newark, N.J., on July 5, 2023, at the time…

06 Jan

MarAd takes over deepwater port licensing from Coast Guard

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, Ports, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced on Monday that it will take on oversight of deepwater port licensing from the U.S. Coast Guard. This change will streamline environmental reviews, accelerate license approvals, and lower domestic energy costs. “The Deepwater Port Program is a key pillar of President Trump’s energy dominance strategy. With this change, we’ll soon accelerate project approvals…