WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Feb. 21 signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks.

Legislation meant to ensure border security staff remain at commercial ports of entry was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

The nation’s port leaders say that while container volume was down in the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico facilities, overall trends for 2024 are pointing up.

"The Port of Los Angeles ranks as the nation’s No. 1 container port,” Gene Seroka emphasizes. In the annual State of the Port address, the executive director detailed his vision for the port regarding economic growth and environmental actions. 

A militant group that is attacking container vessels along the Suez Canal in Egypt is causing shipment disruptions that threaten to inflict downstream effects on the U.S. trucking sector.

The nation’s port leaders are optimistic that 2024 will be good for container operators as billions in federal, state and private construction money pour into the facilities.

The global shipping industry is bracing for the prospect of living without its most important trade route for weeks.

Twin Southern California ports Long Beach and Los Angeles reported solid year-over-year increases in cargo container volume in October.

Delaware officials announced a $50 million federal grant to help pay for a container terminal expansion project to enable the century-old Port of Wilmington to handle larger vessels.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. announced a $553 million project Nov. 8 to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo.