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.
