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NewsRecord year for Port of Baltimore
Containers and car imports at the Helen Delich Bentley terminal have helped the Port of Baltimore to a record year in 2015, proving that Maryland is ‘open for business’.
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NewsUS ports set for next round of TIGER funds
The US Transport Secretary has announced that $500m will be made available for transportation projects across the country.
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NewsTerex and Konecranes merger on hold
US cargo handling specialist, Terex Corporation, has announced that it is putting on hold its merger with Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes amid speculation that it will instead accept a buy out from Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
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NewsAAPA: Obama's budget a 'disappointment'
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed disappointment in President Obama’s 2017 fiscal budget, calling it ‘grossly imbalanced’.
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NewsFoltz makes way for Lynch at GPA
The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) has announced that its executive director will step down from his role at the end of the fiscal year, 30 June 2016.
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Cuba hub mooted at AAPA conference
The lifting of the US embargo on Cuba, unanticipated by many port planners, could alter the map of shipping services around the Caribbean, according to delegates at the American Association of Port Authorities’ Shifting International Trade Routes conference.
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NewsGeorgia Ports Authority celebrates record container volumes
Georgia Ports Authority achieved record container volumes in 2015, with its flagship Port of Savannah moving a record-breaking 3.73m teu, representing an increase of 391,356 teu, or 11.7%, from 2014.
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NewsWelcome sight
Publicity stunt or forward planning, the arrival of CMA CGM''s megaship made history, finds Martin Rushmere
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Ports America refocuses its west coast strategy
Committed to market-leading growth, Ports America is currently focusing its business strategies on increasing its West Coast presence through additional investments and expansion of services into new terminals.
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Comments open for Contrecoeur Port terminal project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has invited members of the public to comment on the proposed Contrecoeur Port terminal expansion project.
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NewsVirginia and Cuba buddy up
Virgina Port Authority and the Cuban Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help generate new business and explore new commercial opportunities.
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NewsUS port cyber-attack thwarted
The United States Coast Guard Cyber Command’s (CGCYBER) latest maritime cyber bulletin has revealed that there was an attempted cyber-attack against an unknown port facility.
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NewsPANYNJ overcomes truck congestion
Large volumes from container ships have been causing long delays for trucks at The Port Authority of New York New Jersey (PANYNJ), a situation not helped by the multiyear project to rebuild the New Jersey Turnpike.
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NewsPort Metro Vancouver calls for collaboration
Port Metro Vancouver is calling on leaders to embrace a shared responsibility for managing the growth of Vancouver’s trade gateway and the protection of the ports industrial land.
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NewsPrince Rupert earmarked for further expansion
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have announced an agreement to study further expansion of the south Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert in order to promote growth.
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NewsPANYNJ lays out future spending plans
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released its proposed budget for 2016.
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NewsILWU guilty of labour violations
The National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) has affirmed the decision of an administrative law judge that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and ILWU Local 8 violated federal labour law.
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NewsPANYNJ ready for winter
The Port of New York and New Jersey has published its winter weather plan for 2015-2016.
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NewsLA approves security and operations grants
The Los Angeles Boat of Harbour Commission has approved three grants from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) totalling US$1.8m.
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NewsUS ports suffer from ‘identity problem’
US ports have an “identity problem”, according to Capt Chip Jaenichen, the administrator of the US Maritime Administration (MARAD).
