The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2017, Brandy D. Christian has begun service as the Port’s president and chief executive officer following her two-year tenure as its chief operating officer.

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is pleased to announce Margaret Barber will join the staff as External Affairs Manager. For the past decade, Barber has served in various roles in communications and economic development.

Loaded shipping container volume reached an all-time high at the Port of Oakland in 2016. The Port reported that it handled the equivalent of 1.83 million loaded 20-foot containers last year.  

"November was a good month for the export of agricultural products and shipments of aluminum ingots on the Great Lakes Seaway System," said Betty Sutton, Administrator of the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. "Under the binational trade development program known as ‘Highway H2O’, the U.S. and Canadian Seaway Corporations have raised international awareness about the advantages of exporting grain products via the Great Lakes Seaway System and it is paying off."

The Port of Long Beach will begin public hearings next week on a draft environmental study for the proposed redevelopment of an existing rail yard into a new facility that could increase the use of "on-dock" trains, moving cargo faster while making operations more sustainable.

The Port of Vancouver USA won an IHS Dredging and Port Construction Innovation Award for its "trench" project – the new rail entrance into the port.

As part of its ongoing infrastructure investment plan, North Carolina Ports has ordered two New Panamax ship-to-shore cranes with an option to purchase two more from designer Shanghai Zhenjua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC). Counting the new cranes and options, the Port of Wilmington will potentially feature a total of 10 container cranes that will operate over a 2,650 ft. New Panamax container berth complex.

Years of efforts to reduce environmental impacts related to goods movement have resulted in a flourishing ecosystem for fish and marine mammals, according to a new report on the water and habitat quality of the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors.

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Workers at JAXPORT's Talleyrand Marine Terminal Move Massive Trucks Bound for The Bahamas
Jacksonville, Florida
December 30, 2016

Port of San Diego Contributes $8.3 Billion to Regional Economy
San Diego, California
December 22, 2016

Global Toy Giant Consolidates Shipments Through JAXPORT
Jacksonville, Florida
December 21, 2016

2016 Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade Presented by San Diego County Credit Union to Take Place December 27 on North Harbor Drive
San Diego, California
December 19, 2016

Port of Galveston Bids a Bon Voyage to Port Director
Galveston, Texas
December 19, 2016

JAXPORT Now Offers Fastest, Freshest Grapefruit Transit to Asia
Jacksonville, Florida
December 16, 2016

Port Manatee opens expanded south gate
Palmetto, Florida
December 16, 2016

Port Manatee Board Elects Baugh to Chair, Picks Two New Commissioners as Officers
Palmetto, Florida
December 15, 2016

Port of Los Angeles Receives EPA Grant For Clean Terminal Equipment
San Pedro, California
December 15, 2016

Port of San Diego Initiates Oyster Nursery Research Project
San Diego, California
December 14, 2016

Gov. Scott and Florida Ports Council Announce 200,000 New Jobs at Florida Seaports
Tallahassee, Florida
December 13, 2016

Port Director Highlights Record Year and Economic Impact at State of the Port Address
Brownsville, Texas
December 13, 2016

JAXPORT’S NEW 100-GAUGE CRANES MOVE FIRST CONTAINERS
Jacksonville, Florida
December 12, 2016