by Stas Margaronis Jan 12, 2022
Porcari outlines Biden Administration’s initiatives to reduce port congestion
John Porcari, the Biden-Harris Administration’s Port Envoy, warned that long-standing shortfalls in U.S. infrastructure spending going back generations have created a reliance on an infrastructure “that our grandparents built.”
California Governor Newsom proposes $2.3 billion for California ports and congestion reduction
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing $2.3 billion in state funding to help ease congestion and supply chain problems that continue to impact the California Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland.
Port of LA’s Seroka says fees may be levied against empty containers
As the backlog of import containers at container terminals has declined, Eugene Seroka, executive director Port of Los Angeles, said the Port is turning its attention to the backlog of empty containers and may impose fees on empty containers that dwell on terminals “excessively.”
Maersk will build eight 16,000 TEU ships powered by methanol
A.P. Moller-Maersk announced on December 8th that it will be building eight 16,000 twenty-foot unit (teu) container ships powered by “carbon-neutral methanol” with an alternative capability for low sulphur diesel fuel
FDA: U.S. food exporters to China must file “facility registration requirements” before January 1, 2022
The new Chinese Customs requirements go into effect on January 1st, 2022 and the FDA is asking food exporters to China to submit information to the FDA by December 17th, 2021 to meet the Chinese deadline.
Port of Oakland’s Wan & Brandes see recovery in sailings
After experiencing a decline in ocean carrier sailings over the last several months, the Port of Oakland is starting to see an uptick in sailings and volumes, according to Port of Oakland executive director Danny Wan.
New APM Terminals in Plaquemines shows importance of Gulf Ports and Marine Highway
Sandy Sanders, executive director, Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD), says the Port’s planned APM Terminal will demonstrate the importance of Gulf Coast ports as means of reducing port congestion while the Port’s support of a new Marine Highway service will demonstrate the advantage of moving large numbers of containerized imports and exports off congested highways and on to waterborne transport.
Railroads converting to batteries could save $94 billion in two decades
Berkeley National Lab says, U.S. Class 1 railroads converting to batteries could save $94 billion over 20 years and reduce pollution.
4FOLD Containers compress four empties into one
4FOLD Containers will compress four empties into one unit to be tested in Shanghai-Chicago-Shanghai experiment
DOT’S Buttigieg supports more marine highway shipping to shift some port truckloads off roads and onto waterways
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that he supports an increase in federal funding for so-called ‘Marine Highway’ vessels to shift port containers off highways and on to the nation’s waterways.
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