North America – Page 39

  • Coraggio Maglio accepts the IADC Award
    News

    Maglio named as IADC’s ‘Young Author’

    2014-08-18T11:27:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Companies has celebrated excellence in dredging and maritime research with its Young Authors Award.

  • Miami
    News

    US ports nudge all-time box handling high

    2014-08-14T12:44:00Z

    North American container ports looked set to handle an all-time high in August, according to figures from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates’ Global Port Tracker.

  • Maher Terminals has lost its bid to cut the fees it must pay the port authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
    News

    Maher loses out at NY-NJ

    2014-08-06T14:03:00Z

    According to US District Court documents, Maher Terminals has lost its bid to cut the fees it must pay the port authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).

  • Ports America is expanding at Long Beach. Photo: Paul Ottaviano
    News

    Ports America expands at Long Beach

    2014-08-01T11:24:00Z

    Ports America is expanding its box operations at the Port of Long Beach, with a 30% stake in rival container terminal operator, International Transportation Service (ITS).

  • Sold off: APMT’s Portsmouth terminal is being sold to US investors
    News

    APMT sells off US terminal

    2014-07-23T11:11:00Z

    APM Terminals is selling its state-of-the-art container terminal located in Portsmouth, Virginia, US, because it doesn’t want to remain a non-operating lessor of the facility to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the next 16 years.

  • Operations at Long Beach remain steady but were briefly halted by trucker strikes. Photo: Bruce Perry, Department of Geological Sciences, CSU Long Beach
    News

    Californian ports hit by truckers strike

    2014-07-09T17:09:00Z

    Operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were temporarily halted yesterday by drayage truck strikes over claims of unfair labour practices.

  • US expansion: This latest agreement in in line with Gulftainer's 2020 vision
    News

    Gulftainer moves into USA

    2014-06-24T15:40:00Z

    Gulftainer is growing in line with its vision to expand to 35 terminals in five continents by 2020 with a 35-year concession at Port Canaveral in Florida, USA.

  • GCT has added 29 OCR gates to its expanded New Jersey terminal
    News

    GCT expands New Jersey offering

    2014-06-17T17:03:00Z

    Global Container Terminals (GCT) is expanding its New Jersey terminal in response to customers’ greater productivity needs and to ensure it’s ‘big ship ready’.

  • Long Beach is working hard to attract new business and cut emissions
    News

    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.

  • News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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
    News

    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.