Port Saint John marked the completion of its $247 million West Side Modernization Project on January 13, 2026, alongside government and private-sector partners. The project, completed in December 2025, included major upgrades to the west side container terminal operated by DP World, such as an additional berth, a deepened and widened channel, expanded laydown area, and enhanced intermodal capabilities. As a result, the port’s on-dock container throughput capacity has increased to more than 800,000 TEUs. Over the past decade, private sector partners have invested more than $750 million in equipment and rail upgrades, helping container throughput grow to nearly 240,000 TEUs in 2025. The container sector is projected to contribute $125.7 million to New Brunswick’s GDP and create 928 jobs in 2026.

PhilaPort reported record container throughput of 889,268 TEUs in 2025, representing a 6% increase over the prior year. Since 2020, the port’s container volumes have grown by 39%, and through November 2025 it recorded a 7% increase, outpacing other North Atlantic container ports. In 2025, 64% of PhilaPort’s containerized imports were refrigerated, reflecting its specialization in temperature-controlled cargo. PhilaPort was also recognized as the most productive port in North America in the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence Container Port Performance Index, which measures vessel turnaround times and operational efficiency. The port enters 2026 following a year of record volumes and sustained growth.

The Galveston Wharves has received $8.178 million in state and federal funding to improve mobility and pedestrian and traffic safety in and around the port. A $340,000 federal grant funded a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan that identifies roadway, intersection, traffic signal, and pedestrian crossing improvements, and an additional $408,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant will support further evaluation of safety features such as traffic calming, wayfinding, bike lanes, and sidewalks. A $2.83 million Texas Department of Transportation grant will fund accessibility, lighting, traffic controls, pavement markings, and signage improvements at eight intersections along Harborside Drive. TxDOT also awarded $1.6 million to design and install signage at three cruise terminals, and two Houston-Galveston Area Council grants totaling $3 million will fund feasibility studies for a flyover from Interstate-45 to the port’s internal roadway. The studies will be managed by the port and overseen by TxDOT.

The Port of Oakland has received two new European-built ship-to-shore cranes at its TraPac terminal, marking the first deployment of this type on the U.S. West Coast. The Liebherr cranes, manufactured in Ireland, are fully electric and designed to improve efficiency while reducing environmental impacts. The cranes arrived in sections and will be assembled on site by U.S. labor, with service expected to begin by May 2026. Once operational, the cranes will stand more than 440 feet tall and enable TraPac to more efficiently handle the world’s largest container ships. Two additional cranes are scheduled to arrive later this year.

The Port of Long Beach has released a revised “Look Beneath the Surface” brochure highlighting the results of the 2023 comprehensive biological survey of San Pedro Bay, conducted jointly with the Port of Los Angeles. The survey documented more than 1,000 species, including 97 species of fish, 110 species of birds, and four species of marine mammals, marking the fifth port complex-wide study since the baseline survey in 2000. The 2023 survey was the first to use high-resolution commercial satellite imagery to map critical habitat, measure sea surface temperature and water clarity, and identify approximately 43 acres of kelp canopy within the harbor. Divers also used new monitoring methods to document fish, invertebrates, and algae on riprap, breakwaters, and pilings, identifying several species found only in those habitats. The survey results are used by the ports and resource agencies to evaluate the health of natural resources in the harbor.