Newly announced federal spending on zero-emission equipment and infrastructure at container ports won the approval of the International Longshoremen’s Association.
In this edition: East and Gulf Coast port workers on strike and everyone bands together to help with disaster cleanup.
A Federal Maritime Commission member told Congress that shippers will retain their contract rights with container lines in the event of a dockworker strike next week.
The Biden administration could face the wrath of unions or public perceptions of a faltering economy, depending on whether it intervenes in East and Gulf Coast dockworkers’ labor dispute.
U.S. retailers and manufacturers are taking steps to mitigate a potentially multibillion-dollar hit if the International Longshoremen’s Association goes on strike at the beginning of October.
In this edition: East Coast ports take center stage, demurrage charges get a hike, and another acquisition is complete.
Cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey were 7.5% higher than November 2019 but 11% lower year over year.
Georgia Ports Authority will use internal funds and a $46.8 million federal grant to build the Blue Ridge Connection inland rail terminal in Gainesville.
Belgium-based logistics provider Katoen Natie is expanding warehousing and rail facilities at its Norfolk, Virginia, operations, to support the export market for plastic resins.
Despite a 22% volume decline year over year, the Port of Savannah had its fourth-busiest October, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX are seeking approval from the Surface Transportation Board to acquire some of the assets of short line Meridian & Bigbee Railroad. They plan to beef up an Alabama interchange as part of an effort to create a Mexico-Southeast corridor.
The Georgia Ports Authority reported a dip in August volumes at the Port of Savannah. But volume increases for rail traffic and roll-on/roll-off cargo were bright sports for GPA last month.
Although container volumes were down at the Port of Charleston year over year, South Carolina Ports’ Inland Port Greer saw record volumes in August.
The new service will provide a direct connection from the Port of Savannah to CSX’s intermodal terminal in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
The Florida Legislature is providing $30 million for two new ship-to-shore cranes that Jaxport says will let more cargo move efficiently through the Port of Jacksonville.
July volumes at the Port of Charleston and South Carolina Ports rose 12% from June and 3% year over year.
Container volumes in July rose sequentially by 17% but were down by 16% year over year at the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority said Thursday.
A decline in loaded import volumes pulled the Georgia Ports Authority’s overall 2023 volumes lower.
Fiscal year 2023 volumes tracked more with 2021 volumes than with 2022, which had experienced an unprecedented cargo boom, according to South Carolina Ports.
SC Ports’ Inland Port Dillon handled record rail moves in March, although volumes for the port authority overall were down year over year.
Although February volumes at SC Ports were down 13% year over year, they still represented the second-highest total for the month in port history.
The Georgia Ports Authority reported its second-busiest February ever.
The Port of Virginia says it’s nearly done with its channel deepening project, which will enable the port to allow for two-way traffic of ultra-large container vessels.
Executive Director Mario Cordero said he is optimistic the Port of Long Beach will recapture market share.
South Carolina Ports moved nearly 2.8 million TEUs in 2022, the most in the state’s history.
2023 was a banner year for the Port of Virginia, with annual volumes higher year over year as more traffic went to East Coast ports.
By the start of the 1900s, about 40 U.S.-flag ships were operated by the country’s lumber titans, proving to the industry at the time that marine transport was more efficient than rail.
The South Carolina Ports Authority will join other major East Coast ports in providing near-dock rail via the planned Navy Base Intermodal Facility at the Port of Charleston.
Although Hurricane Ian dented volumes at Georgia’s ports, Georgia Ports Authority still saw quarterly volumes grow by 9.6% year over year.
Despite reports that U.S. imports are slowing down, South Carolina Ports reported a nearly 11% increase in overall volumes in September year over year.
July was a record month at the Port of Virginia. At SC Ports, July’s volumes were up from June as the Port of Charleston sought to improve port flows.
Georgia Ports Authority kicks off the start of its new fiscal year with volumes at over a half million TEUs.
Consumer demand, vessel diversions and efforts to avoid congested West Coast ports drove the Georgia Ports Authority to break its record for annual volumes.
Higher amounts of loaded imports and empty export boxes contributed to a nearly 15% increase in volumes.
A number of East Coast ports saw volumes increase in May, and Savannah was one of them.
It was another record month for GPA, with container volumes up by over 6% year-over-year.
April volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at the second highest in port history, right behind December 2021.
A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.
SC Ports handled 264,334 TEUs in March, up 6% year-over-year.
March volumes at the Port of Virginia were the highest yet for 2022.
The Port of Savannah handled a record 5.6 million TEUs in 2021.
Containerized cargo volumes climbed in Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama
November volumes rose nearly 4% year-over-year, although on a sequential basis, volumes fell nearly 9% from October.
The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority unanimously approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project that would increase on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.
Fiscal year 2021 was a record year at the Port of Virginia, with an increase in loaded imports and volume growth for empty export boxes.
Fiscal year 2021 was not only a banner year for South Carolina Ports but also a roller coaster one as volume lows in July 2020 transitioned quickly to record number of TEUs handled.
Fleets on the East Coast need to make every attempt to maximize capacity and assets
Suez Canal accident aftermath: Extensive disruptions are ahead for key Asia-East Coast container shipping services.
Shippers are looking to speed up delivery and avoid long wait times by utilizing space on the East Coast. As a result, import volumes at eastern ports are on the rise.
National freight “outlook” is significant for states, municipalities and companies that may want federal money for rail or other transport projects.
Intermodal was supposed to be the growth engine for rail.
Analysis concludes West Coast ports have lost 19.4% of market share since 2006.
Ship calls and volume expected to pick up in July, officials from South Carolina and New York/New Jersey ports tell the Agriculture Transportation Coalition
The trade war between the U.S. and China caused companies to adapt supply chains and the transportation of their products. Darren Prokop writes about those changes and their impacts.
Pricing data implies pendulum is swinging even more toward East Coast ports at expense of West Coast.
Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and COSCO will be the main market share “losers”, says Alphaliner.
Travel around the DuPont area of Washington remains snarled this morning as officials work to clear wreckage from the Amtrak derailment over Interstate 5, just south of Tacoma, that killed at least 3 people and injured dozens more.
