A Texas law that restricts the size of ships that can operate within the Houston Shipping Channel and, because of that, call on Port Houston is generating controversy within the port and shipping community.
March 22, 2021Neopanamax
Government, Business, Equipment 
The law limits “two-way traffic” in the 52-mile Houston Shipping Channel and limits vessel size to less than 1,100 feet. (Port Houston via YouTube)
Texas Law That Limits Ship Size at Port Houston Attracts Federal Scrutiny
The law limits “two-way traffic” in the 52-mile Houston Shipping Channel and limits vessel size to less than 1,100 feet. (Port Houston via YouTube) Business 
A Neopanamax ship passes through the Panama Canal. (Panama Canal Authority)
Fitch Ratings Affirms Panama Canal ‘A’ Investment Grade
A Neopanamax ship passes through the Panama Canal. (Panama Canal Authority)For the fourth consecutive year, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Panama Canal’s “A” investment grade rating with a stable outlook for its long-term issuer default rating and its senior unsecured notes, according to the Panama Canal Authority.
August 19, 2019 Business, Equipment, Logistics 
Evergreen Line's Triton, a Neopanamax ship, is 1,210 feet long, the length of nearly four football fields. If stood on its end, it would reach 90 stories high. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics)
Port of Baltimore Welcomes Its Largest Cargo Ship
Evergreen Line's Triton, a Neopanamax ship, is 1,210 feet long, the length of nearly four football fields. If stood on its end, it would reach 90 stories high. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics)Towering over the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, Evergreen Line’s containership Triton arrived in the predawn hours of May 24 after navigating the Chesapeake Bay carrying 14,424 containers, making it the largest container vessel to dock in Maryland.
May 29, 2019 Business, Equipment 
The Theodore Roosevelt berthed at the Port of Virginia. (Port of Virginia)
Containership to Honor Bayonne Bridge Renovation With Sept. 7 Call to N.Y.-N.J. Port
The Theodore Roosevelt berthed at the Port of Virginia. (Port of Virginia)The Port of New York and New Jersey will receive its first Neopanamax vessel from the Asia to U.S. South Atlantic Express Service on Sept. 7 when the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt arrives.
August 28, 2017 Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, TCA 
Jeannie Peng-Armao/San Jacinto College
Channel Pilots Use Simulator to Practice With Behemoth Neopanamax Ships
Jeannie Peng-Armao/San Jacinto College Capt. Tom Goodwin stood on the bridge of an oil tanker and looked upon the familiar Bayport Container Terminal. But instead of peering out a vessel’s front windows, he was in a high-tech simulator gazing intently at 13 monitors.
August 4, 2017 Government, Business, Logistics 
Mark's Photos/Jaxport
Power Lines Across River Won’t Short-Circuit Quest for Bigger Ships at Jacksonville Port, Officials Say
Mark's Photos/Jaxport The high-voltage power lines that span Florida's St. Johns River and touch down on Blount Island were installed long before the Jacksonville Port Authority landed business from ocean-crossing cargo ships whose size is growing in leaps and bounds.
August 4, 2017 Business 
Scott Ableman/Flickr
Panama Canal Does Some Good for Environment While Upending Historic Trade Routes
Scott Ableman/FlickrFresh from a $5.25 billion, nine-year expansion that’s upending decades-old trade routes, it turns out the Panama Canal is also doing a little good for the planet.
July 7, 2017 Business 
Panama Canal Authority
Expanded Panama Canal: Huge Ships, Port Projects but Experts Unsure of Its Impact a Year In
Panama Canal AuthorityOne year into operations of the expanded Panama Canal, the freight transportation world has witnessed leviathan containerships, gargantuan land-based cranes and dredging projects along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, but intermodal shipping professionals say it’s too early to quantify the precise impact of the massive infrastructure project.
July 6, 2017 Business 
Port Everglades
Port Everglades Gets $41.4 Million for Bigger Cranes
Port Everglades Port Everglades will purchase three new large gantry cranes at $41.4 million as part of a larger overall program to expand the complex and better position itself to receive Neopanamax vessels traveling through the expanded Panama Canal.
June 6, 2017