Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero heralded the twentieth anniversary of the Port’s Green Port program which has resulted in major reductions in truck, cargo-handling equipment, and ship emissions that were achieved at the same time as record container volume growth.
The recently proposed Bi-Partisan Ships for America Act or Ships Act could lead to a major new shipbuilding mobilization in the United States, if Congress moves expeditiously to enact the measure and ensures sufficient funding, according to Charles Papavizas, a maritime attorney with the firm of Winston and Strawn based in Washington, D.C.
In her December 20th interview with AJOT, Carpenter addressed numerous concerns with the industry including the Jones Act and the decline in maritime employment interest.
The Port of Los Angeles processed 884,315 TEUs in November, a 16% increase over the previous year and so far in 2024 has moved 9,375,735 TEUs, 19% ahead of its 2023 pace:
Port of Long Beach the port surpasses the previous record set in November 2020.
The “Jones Act” legislation [Merchant Marine Act, 1921 requires that ships calling between U.S. ports be U.S. owned, built, and manned] has long been a target of groups like the Heritage Foundation. With the Trump Administration soon to take office, will 2025 be the final year of the Jones Act?
Wan thanked Port of Oakland maritime stakeholders, including truckers, shippers, terminal operators, and longshore workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU): “We have a partnership with you, and we are making great strides …
The Port of South Louisiana is projecting record tonnage in 2024, according to Paul Matthews, CEO, Port of South Louisiana.
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