by Stas Margaronis Jan 27, 2020
Texas pushes projected $37 billion coastal protection complex
The building of the $12 billion Galveston Bay Barrier or ‘Ike Dike’ as part of the proposed $37 billion coastal protection complex may look too big ticket but in comparison to $125 billion in damage from just Hurricane Harvey alone, can Texas afford not to build?
AGTC’s Friedmann says BNSF & Union Pacific need to support U.S. West Coast ports’ competitiveness
Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Washington, D.C. Agriculture Transportation Coalition, says better and cheaper rail service will help U.S. West Coast ports and agricultural exporters reverse lost market share and increase competitiveness
Port of Long Beach’s Cordero concedes losses but notes big ship investments
In his State of the Port 2020, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero noted that the Port experienced a 5 percent drop in volume in 2019 but he remains optimistic due to $4 billion in capital improvements which have made the port capable of handling 18,000 TEU container ships.
Port of LA’s Seroka outlines competitiveness strategy
Gene Seroka the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles outlined a new strategy for the Port to regain lost market share.
Long Beach’s Cordero says investment in Zero Emissions key to long-term growth
Critics says the cost of doing business at Long Beach and Los Angeles is high and due in part to tough regulations on diesel emissions, however Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach remains optimistic.
Trump Administration supports new rules that industry says will weaken the Jones Act and outsource US jobs
The Trump Administration is supporting new U.S. Customs rules that the Offshore Marine Services Association says will weaken the Jones Act and outsource American jobs in the oil, gas and offshore wind farms industries.
California ports support sea level defense
The majority of California ports came together on December 3rd to announce their plans for improved defense against sea level rise recognizing that climate change poses a serious threat to U.S. ports and coastal communities.
California Ports present storm and sea level defense plans at December 3rd conference in Oakland
California ports will be presenting their plans to defend against higher sea levels, storm surges and flooding at the “Strategies for Storms, Flooding and Sea Level Defense” conference taking place on December 3rd at Scott’s Seafood in Oakland, California.
U.S. port execs tell Propeller Club, trade dispute with China hurts imports and exports
At the annual Propeller Club convention that took place at New Orleans between October 15-17, representatives of the Ports of New Orleans, Virginia, Seattle and Tacoma, reported declines in business due to the U.S. trade dispute with China
HTA’s LaBar says new California law’s impact on owner/operator trucking still to be determined
In an interview with AJOT, LaBar said that the full impact of AB-5 on trucking in California cannot be fully known at this time due to several factors
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