by Paul Scott Abbott May 30, 2024
Diverse range of activities keeping ports of Florida’s Gulf Coast busy
Discover the activities at Florida's Gulf ports beginning where the Gulf of Mexico meets Tampa Bay and progressing north and then westward along the Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana ports enhancing infrastructure to accommodate swelling cargo volumes
According to latest statistics from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana already is home to five of the busiest 12 of America’s ports as measured by total tonnage
Alabama, Mississippi deepwater ports bolstering channels, intermodal links
Ports of Alabama and Mississippi are pursuing enhanced intermodal connections and deeper channels to ease efficient movement of fast-growing cargo volumes.
Lone Star State seaports investing heavily in projects to support increasing activity
Learn more on what's happening at the Texas Gulf ports starting just west of the Louisiana-Texas line and heading generally southwestward along the Gulf of Mexico, toward the U.S.-Mexico border
South Carolina’s Port of Charleston bolstering facilities while fluidly handling record volumes
With $2 billion in broad-ranging infrastructure investments over the past six years and numerous further enhancements under way, the South Carolina Ports Authority is fluidly moving record cargo volumes while putting in place facilities to accommodate future growth in mega-containership activity.
North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington expanding capabilities as efficient U.S. Southeast gateway
With extensive public and private investments delivering enhanced on-and near-port infrastructure, the North Carolina State Ports Authority is building upon already enviable efficiencies, including furthering the attractiveness of its Port of Wilmington as an uncongested gateway to U.S. Southeast markets and beyond.
West Coast shippers going nuts over Virginia intermodal link
When The Port of Virginia, Hapag-Lloyd and Norfolk Southern teamed this year to launch a leading-edge intermodal service to reliably deliver imported containers to the U.S. West Coast, they might not have imagined their new twist on landbridging would be serving California exporters in a nutty way.
Wayfair’s Mento applies comic energy to leading e-commerce supply chain
A former stand-up comedian with three decades of logistics experience, Pete Mento stands out as weirdly unique among top global supply chain executives.
Port of Baltimore enhancing role as East Coast e-commerce gateway
With expanded global service offerings and completion of a second 50-foot-draft berth, plus commencement of the much-anticipated Howard Street Tunnel project, the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore is enhancing its position as a favored East Coast hub for e-commerce and other trade.
Alabama, Mississippi seaports beefing up rail, roadway links
Deepwater ports of Alabama and Mississippi are busy beefing up rail and roadway connections as they look to improve the flow of burgeoning cargo volumes on and off their terminals.
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