North America – Page 39

  • Long Beach is working hard to attract new business and cut emissions
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    Long Beach ups its game

    2014-06-16T14:25:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is introducing two new incentives in a bid to attract additional cargo and compete with other West Coast ports.

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    Tampa seeks new gantry cranes

    2014-06-12T16:02:00Z

    Tampa Bay is in the market for new post-panamax gantry cranes to expand capacity at its container terminal.

  • President Obama has cleared the US water act. Credit: Youtube
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    US WRRDA clears its final hurdle

    2014-06-12T10:44:00Z

    The US Water Resources Reform and Development Act has cleared its final hurdle with President Obama’s signing of the much-delayed act this week.

  • Tricky: The decision to scan containers at US ports looks likely to be delayed again
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    US climbdown on container scanning?

    2014-06-03T13:40:00Z

    Few in the industry are surprised to hear that the US may have delayed new rules requiring all cargo containers entering the country to be security scanned prior to departure.

  • Positive movements: Georgia will now expand its harbour to cater for larger vessels
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    US seaports get vote of confidence

    2014-05-23T17:25:00Z

    US seaports are in line for a wave of modernisation following the US States Congress’ approval of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) 2014.

  • Get ahead: Vancouver hails its planned oil terminal as a triumph in taking the shale gas initiative
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    Gassing up

    2014-05-21T10:00:00Z

    LNG leads the way in the huge projects in Washington and Oregon, writes Martin Rushmere

  • On the move: US West Coast ports are set to see an increase in cargo flow in May
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    US retail imports on the up

    2014-05-08T11:44:00Z

    As new contracts are negotiated for US West Coast dockworkers, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5% in May, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report.

  • Propane proposal: Unit trains would use the Port of Longview's industrial rail corridor to enter the facility. Photo: Sam Beebe
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    Longview explores propane proposal

    2014-04-17T11:18:00Z

    The Port of Longview is exploring a propane and butane export proposal as part of a one-year option agreement with Haven Energy.

  • Losing out: The Port of Virginia has lost US$120m over the last five years. Photo: M Schmidt
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    Virginia works to stay on top of “chronic losses”

    2014-04-16T12:03:00Z

    Virginia Port Authority is looking to put an end to “continuing losses” at the port, starting with the re-negotiation of APM Terminals’ 20-year lease of the Portsmouth facility.

  • Future planning: The Alliance is worried the new stadium could threaten the port's plans to capitalise on the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015
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    Miami alliance opposes Beckham’s waterfront stadium

    2014-04-15T17:29:00Z

    An alliance of shippers are appealing against David Beckham’s plans for a major stadium at PortMiami over worries it could push business and jobs to competing ports along the US east coast.

  • West coast rival: Long Beach is opposed to the merger with its long-time rival. Photo: Paul Ottaviano
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    Long Beach dismisses proposed Los Angeles merger

    2014-04-10T14:51:00Z

    A proposal by the LA 2020 Commission to merge the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the two busiest container ports in the US – has been slated by Long Beach leaders for being “condescending and disrespectful”.

  • Truck strikes: An agreement appears to have been reached over the truck strikes at Port Metro Vancouver
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    Vancouver truckers call an end to crippling strike

    2014-03-27T13:27:00Z

    After successful mediation talks, truck strikes at Port Metro Vancouver are finally over, with truckers set to resume normal duties this week.

  • Tsunami Action: San Diego and other Californian ports are working towards getting better with tsunami emergency plans
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    US west coast ports to get 'tsunami ready'

    2014-03-27T12:10:00Z

    Five Californian ports are working together to prepare for future tsunamis in a new state wide project which identifies potential hotspots to formulate better emergency plans.

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    US FMC gives nod to P3

    2014-03-26T16:30:00Z

    US Federal Maritime Commission commissioner William P Doyle has voted in favour of the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement.

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    Seattle and Tacoma information sharing permitted

    2014-03-26T16:30:00Z

    The Federal Maritime Commission has unanimously voted to allow the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to continue with a co-operation agreement that will see them exchange information on matters of “mutual interest”.

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    Houston traffic stunted by waterway closure

    2014-03-26T16:30:00Z

    A collision in the Houston Ship Channel shut down the waterway for three days in March as the US Coast Guard worked to clean up the 168,000 gallons of bunker fuel oil spilt.

  • CONGESTION CHAOS: The Port of New York and New Jersey is slowly getting back to ‘normal’ operations, but could it be too little too late?
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    US East Coast loses out to inland ports

    2014-03-25T16:58:00Z

    The winter weather has proved a problem for US East Coast ports like New York and New Jersey, and their loss could be Montreal’s gain.

  • Truck troubles: Things are getting more heated at Vancouver over the trucker strike stalemate
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    Vancouver trucker troubles continue

    2014-03-20T11:51:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver officials, Government representatives and unions are at stalemate over talks to end trucker strikes at the port this week.

  • UPGRADE WORK:The Port of New York and New Jersey has nearly completed its 50ft dredging programme
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    East Coast draught and capacity issues

    2014-03-13T19:18:00Z

    Port Strategy has spoken alot lately about the struggles which US East Coast ports are experiencing in the rush to get upgrade works completed to cater for post-Panamax ships when the Panama Canal extension opens in 2015.

  • FUNDING FIX: Quite how the deficit for the Savannah deepening project will be funded is unknown
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    Federal funding rejection for Savannah deepening project

    2014-03-10T14:45:00Z

    America’s Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been dealt a huge blow this week by the Obama Administration, which has decided not to fund the full deficit in the US$652m Port of Savannah harbour deepening project.