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House Transportation Leaders Oppose Jones Act Waiver
Port of New York and New Jersey (Getty Images)
The transportation policy leadership at the U.S. House of Representatives recently expressed opposition to waiving the Jones Act amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 9, 2020Activity at US Ports Plummets as Coronavirus Slows World Economy
Port Jersey Marine Terminal in 2018 by Craig Warga/Bloomberg News
Activity at ports tracked by the Global Port Tracker fell in February to the lowest level in five years.
April 8, 2020Ship Crews Stuck in Lockdown Strain Global Supply Chains
Shipping containers stacked at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China, on March 23. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
Port restrictions and canceled flights are straining the ability to replace seafarers on board ships, further weakening global supply chains already snarled by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 7, 2020USDOT Awards $39 Million in Grants to Two Texas Ports
Port Houston. (Port of Houston Authority)
Officials at a pair of ports in Texas were awarded more than $39 million in federal grants to assist with expansion initiatives, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced March 10.
March 10, 2020Developers Revive Cold-Storage Facility Plans in Maine
A containership at the port in Portland, Maine. (Getty Images)
A hotly anticipated plan for a waterfront cold-storage warehouse is back on the table in Portland, Maine.
March 6, 2020Most Ports See Container Volumes Decline in January
Port of Tacoma
Facing strong headwinds from the lingering effects of the U.S.-China trade war, the slowdown associated with the Chinese New Year, and later the coronavirus, most of the nation’s ports saw container volumes fall in January.
March 2, 2020Chassis Provider FlexiVan to Merge With American Intermodal Management
I Squared Capital has acquired a majority stake in FlexiVan Leasing Inc. and said it would merge it with American Intermodal Management but will retain the FlexiVan name. (FlexiVan Leasing Inc.)
I Squared Capital acquired a majority stake in FlexiVan Leasing Inc., the private equity firm said. As a result, the company said it is merging FlexiVan with American Intermodal Management.
January 28, 2020Most Ports Post Strong 2019 Despite Trump Tariffs
Port of New York and New Jersey
As the nation’s major ports add up the number of 20-foot-containers processed at their facilities in 2019, the numbers either slightly exceeded or came close to breaking 2018’s record-level figures, despite a year of diminished trade with China because of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
January 23, 2020Information, Communication Technology Can Improve Port Efficiency, Experts Say
Agustina Calatayud, senior transport specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, speaks at the TRB session. (Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)
The adoption of information and communication technology can help facilitate operations at ports, according to Agustina Calatayud, senior transport specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank.
January 13, 2020Port of Monroe to Buy Crane With $1.1 Million Grant
The Port of Monroe will use the funds to buy a crawler crane, which will move cargo and heavy equipment. (Port of Monroe)
Federal grant money has been awarded to fund equipment upgrades and training geared toward attracting more cargo to the Port of Monroe in Michigan.
January 9, 2020