Gulf Coast ports

Five vessels diverted from Port of New Orleans

Container carriers weren’t taking any chances with what grew to a Category 4 hurricane, steering some vessels away from a Gulf Coast port expected to be hit by the powerful storm. 

Carrier schedules showed five of 13 services bypassed calls at the Port of New Orleans this week because of Hurricane Laura.  

According to data provided to American Shipper by BlueWater Reporting, vessels skipping Port NOLA this week were the:

• Maersk Kolkata, operated by the 2M Alliance.

• Gulf Bridge, operated by the...

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California governor urged to reverse ports’ receding market share

California Gov. Gavin Newsom got a letter Monday asking that the state take action to reverse the loss of market share at West Coast container ports.

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), the first signatory, was joined by such organizations as the California Trucking Association, Harbor Trucking Association, California Railroad Association, Future Ports, Pacific Maritime Association, National Retail Federation, Agriculture Transportation Coalition, and Pacific Coast Customs Brokers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-governor-urged-to-reverse-ports-receding-market-share

East Coasts ports optimistic for post-coronavirus recovery

Officials from South Carolina and New York/New Jersey ports see an end in sight to blanked sailings and lower volumes.

“Despite what’s happening right now, we are very optimistic. We think May and June is going to be the worst of it in terms of COVID impacts and then I think we’re going to bounce back quite strong,” Sam Ruda, marine director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), told the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) during its virtual annual meeting Thursday.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-coasts-ports-optimistic-for-post-coronavirus-recovery

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