North America – Page 23

  • President Trump (pictured) has placed a number of tariffs on products since the start of this year, with the imposition of more levies proposed Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    AAPA leader calls for sanctions consideration

    2018-04-24T05:59:00Z

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has called on United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to “carefully consider” the negative effects of possible trade sanctions on port and other trade-related jobs across the US, including the consequences of probable retaliatory responses from trade allies.

  • Port of Los Angeles
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    TAP funding applications open

    2018-04-19T13:52:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and are offering seed money to foster the development of new goods-movement technologies that improve air quality as part of their Technology Advancement Program (TAP).

  • Port of Montréal
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    Montréal funding to boost economy

    2018-04-16T15:11:00Z

    The Port of Montréal will receive CAD$18.4m in government investment to help create more ‘middle class’ jobs and help local businesses compete by moving commercial goods to market.

  • Port of Wilmington Delaware
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    Wilmington Gulftainer deal to undergo federal review

    2018-04-12T16:26:00Z

    Port of Wilmington Delaware has confirmed to Port Strategy that a preliminary agreement to lease the port to Gulftainer Group will undergo federal review.

  • TIGER projects
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    AAPA advocates for TIGER and security funding

    2018-04-12T12:25:00Z

    As US Congress begins work on FY 2019 appropriations bills, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has stepped up its funding advocacy for port security and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant programme.

  • Construction of the vehicle terminal will start in September Photo: DXR/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Port of Mobile set for new vehicle terminal

    2018-04-12T12:18:00Z

    The US Port of Mobile is set to get a new vehicle terminal after the US government gave the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) a $12.7m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant.

  • Port of Gulfport, Mississippi
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    Yilport to invest in Port of Gulfport, Mississippi

    2018-04-06T16:57:00Z

    Yilport Holding will invest in facilities and equipment upgrades at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi as part of a lease agreement with the Mississippi State Port Authority.

  • Port of Oakland
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    Night gates increasing Oakland efficiency

    2018-04-05T12:36:00Z

    The Port of Oakland’s largest marine terminal said that increased truck work at night is increasing volumes and enabling faster cargo movement.

  • POLB is revising its Master Plan to reflect a new era of global shipping, technology and environmental stewardship
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    Port of Long Beach plans zero emissions long term

    2018-04-05T11:14:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has received a US$9.7 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate zero-emissions cargo handling equipment.

  • Port of Los Angeles
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    New LA staging hub to improve productivity

    2018-04-04T15:43:00Z

    New funding will enable the development of an efficiency and productivity-boosting 5.5m square foot container staging hub at Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).

  • Port of Los Angeles
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    FMC detention and demurrage investigation

    2018-04-04T12:33:00Z

    The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into port demurrage, detention and free time practices, requiring terminal operators and ocean common carriers to provide insightful information.

  • Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore
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    Partnerships a focus of GreenPort Congress America

    2018-04-03T10:06:00Z

    Building partnerships with stakeholders will be a key topic at the GreenPort Congress Conference America.

  • Port of Wilmington Delaware
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    Preliminary Gulftainer Wilmington lease

    2018-04-03T09:27:00Z

    Gulftainer Group has reached a preliminary agreement with the State of Delaware to lease the Port of Wilmington Delaware from the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC).

  • Houston is the biggest steel importer in the US. Credit: Port of Houston
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    Trump’s tariffs hang heavy on US ports

    2018-03-29T12:09:00Z

    Protectionist levies could have far reaching effects for America’s ports, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Port of Wilmington Delaware
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    Gulftainer bid to operate Wilmington Delaware

    2018-03-28T16:28:00Z

    Gulftainer is negotiating a deal to operate the Port of Wilmington Delaware with owner and current operator Diamond State Port Corp. (DSPC)

  • Port Corpus Christi. Image credit: Port Corpus Christi
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    Corpus Christi dredging to move forward

    2018-03-28T10:06:00Z

    The project to dredge the Corpus Christi Ship Channel — which has been waiting on promised federal funds for nearly 30 years — will progress to make the 2021 deadline after the commissioners for the US’ Port Corpus Christi voted to issue bonds of up to $400m for the venture.

  • Louisiana’s St. Bernard Port
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    $72m in TIGER grants for port-related projects

    2018-03-15T14:41:00Z

    Just five port-related grants totalling US$72.7m have been awarded in Round 9 of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programme.

  • Port of Oakland
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    Oakland five-year plan to benefit community

    2018-03-14T13:04:00Z

    The Port of Oakland has released a five-year strategic plan to boost jobs and the economy that pairs business expansion with community benefits.

  • The public is invited to provide input and feedback on the review Photo: Visavis../flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Canada’s port authorities set for review

    2018-03-14T09:26:00Z

    The Canadian Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has launched a modernisation review of the country’s port authorities “to optimise their role in the transportation system”.

  • The NWSA is a marine cargo-operating alliance of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma Photo: kiewic/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    NWSA fears impact of tariffs on Washington

    2018-03-12T15:18:00Z

    The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has expressed fears that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium could result in wide “negative economic consequences for” the US state of Washington.