by John Konrad (gCaptain) The U.S. Army has activated an emergency operations center for the Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Baltimore. This action mobilizes over 1,100 specialists in the fields…
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by Rob Perez, (Honolulu Star-Advertiser & ProPublica) For the better part of two years, Liliu Ross had lived in a one-room tin-roofed shack in the rural outer reaches of Hawaii’s…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $1.068 billion contract to Kokosing Alberici Traylor (KAT) for Phase 3 of the Soo Locks upgrade project. The contract allows KAT,…
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Jaxport on Monday celebrated the completion of the deepening of 11 miles of the federal shipping channel to 47 feet.
The St. Johns River shipping channel from Mayport Naval Station to Jacksonville, Florida’s, Blount Island had been 40 feet deep.
Port authority officials were joined by local, state and federal leaders as well as representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District in a ribbon-cutting Monday.
“Florida’s seaports are economic drivers for our state and serve as...
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Like many milestones, the completion of the Savannah harbor deepening was marked by a ceremony attended by dignitaries.
“This is a great day for the state of Georgia and for the nation,” Gov. Brian Kemp said during Friday’s event. “The Port of Savannah is the gateway port for our region and the first choice of businesses serving the U.S. Southeast. Completion of our harbor deepening is a testament to a shared commitment between state and federal partners — like our previous governors and...
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The port of Long Beach is the winner in the first round of funding from Washington for port and marine infrastructure development since President Biden signed the $1.2 trn infrastructure bill in November.
The California port has garnered a $52.3m grant, which will go towards its Pier B rail project.
Improvements to transport infrastructure are a large chunk of the bill, which almost doubled spending with a $550bn increase over the old …
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Despite the San Pedro Bay congestion and transportation and warehouse capacity crunches, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are moving cargo — a lot of cargo. The Port of LA had its busiest September ever, while Long Beach had its second-busiest.
The Port of LA handled 903,865 twenty-foot equivalent units in September. That is up 2.3% compared to the previous September record set last year of 883,625 TEUs.
Through the end of September, 2021 volume at the Port of LA totaled 8,176,917 TEUs,...
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) provided evidence the global automobile manufacturing industry is recovering from the economic crash it suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting its vehicle volumes grew 7% year-over-year in its first fiscal quarter.
The 185,513 vehicles moved between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 marked the second-busiest quarter for the automotive sector in the Jacksonville, Florida, port’s history.
JAXPORT’s fiscal year began Oct. 1. The strong demand for vehicles...
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Congress delivered a big win for inland waterways infrastructure this week when it agreed to change the cost-share arrangement for new lock and dam construction, but disappointed the maritime industry by refusing to give businesses liability protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits.
On Monday, both chambers passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 as part of a broader omnibus appropriations and Covid-19 relief funding package. That bill contains two important provisions for...
