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Airships offer intriguing potential for project freight

Airships may be making a comeback and lifting project freight could be the reason.

The offshore wind roller coaster pushes on in the Gulf of Mexico

Tad Thompson | September 25, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

When no auction bids came through at the Aug. 29 deadline to buy the rights to develop two wind farm sites off the Texas coast, it was startling that no bids arrived. One bid was received for a Gulf site off the Louisiana coast.

Wind cargo trade to increase for booming Galveston

Tad Thompson | September 25, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

With passage of federal legislation renewing tax credits for wind turbine projects, wind cargo imports are expected to increase in the first half of 2024, reports Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves port director and CEO for the Port of Galveston.

Offshore wind in New Jersey moving ahead, despite growing opposition

Peter Buxbaum | September 25, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

Ørsted says it is not walking away from the Ocean Wind 1 project.

Port of Virginia bolsters intermodal capacity

This coming January the Port of Virginia (POV) will launch a new intermodal rail system at its Norfolk International Terminals facility (NIT), using technology that has already proven fruitful at its Portsmouth terminal, the Virginia International Gateway (VIG).

Lumber prices – up, thanks to the Canadian wildfires

But that won’t last long if residential construction turns down.

U.S. Gulf ports benefit from growth in global wood pellet demand

Companies from a diverse set of industries burn biomass as part of decarbonization efforts.

Canada challenging “unfair” US duties imposed on softwood lumber exports

The long-standing lumber dispute between the US and Canada heating up…again

Texas offshore wind launch doesn’t fly

Tad Thompson | September 25, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

But Corpus Christi continues rolling in project cargo

Canada’s Atlantic region targets offshore wind markets

Leo Ryan | September 25, 2023 | Project / Heavy Lift

On Canada’s Atlantic Coast, recent initiatives at several ports in combination with international partners are responding to the fast-growing global expansion of offshore wind energy projects to meet both domestic and international demand.

Nuclear days ahead

AJOT | September 25, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

Is completion of Vogtle just the beginning for U.S. nuclear energy?

DSV Global and Huntsville International Airport

Chris Barnett | September 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

For DSV Global, Alabama’s uncongested and efficient Huntsville International Airport (HIA) offers a solution to cargo routing that is hard to match.

Chicago’s Rockford International Airport – Air freight friendly

Chris Barnett | September 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

While not a well-known airport to air travelers, Rockford International Airport (RFD) has a well-deserved reputation for being air freight friendly that has contributed to the airport’s rapid rise as an air cargo hub.

Perishables lift airport business

Chris Barnett | September 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Perishables underpin airfreight movements in the US and airports know they must give this time–critical freight first class service or lose the traffic it commands.

The Utah Inland Port Authority is building the nation’s most comprehensive intermodal network

The Utah Inland Port Authority, better known as the UIPA, is engaged in building a unique and ambitious intermodal network that could restructure freight movements for nearly a quarter of the country.