Port Houston hosted an industry specific forum for more than 50 small businesses on doing business with Port Houston’s information technology department. Ports of Indiana plays a crucial role in cargo shipping on the bi-national navigation system according to a new economic study released by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry. The Port of San Diego has selected RI Properties, Inc. (Retail Insite) to list and market vacant retail space at the Seaport Village shopping and dining complex.

The Port of Baltimore’s contract to complete the fill in of a wet basin at the Fairfield Marine Terminal was approved by Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Board of Public Works. When completed, this will create more land to help handle the port’s surging auto and roll on/roll off (farm and construction machinery) cargo. The Port of Virginia has seen the arrival of the first group of six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) that are the centerpieces of the $375 million capacity expansion project.

The Port of Long Beach saw trade increased by 14.2% in June, compared to the same month in 2017. The port’s terminals moved 752,188 TEUs, 4.4% higher than the previous "best month" record set in July 2017. The Port of Los Angeles processed 723,141 TEUs in June, nearly on par – a dip of 1.1% – with last June. It is the second fiscal year period the port has surpassed the 9.1 million TEU mark, marking 24 months of record-breaking cargo movement. The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 4.2 million TEUs in Fiscal Year 2018, an 8.4% increase year-over-year, or 325,000 additional units.

Port of Corpus Christi’s new breakbulk cargo laydown yard, the Rincon West Yard, received its first shipment of wind turbine components. The Port of Oakland announced that it has embarked on a path to emissions-free cargo operations. The ambitious target is at the heart of a draft air quality improvement plan sent out for public review.