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EPA Invests $3 Billion in Clean Ports

Ports in New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, the Pacific Northwest and Puerto Rico were among 55 successful applicants receiving nearly US$3 billion through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program.Funded through the Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, these grants will improve air quality at ports across the country by installing clean, zero-emission freight and ferry technologies along with associated infrastructure, eliminating more than 3 million tonnes ... [+]

Port of LA Awarded $412 Million EPA Grant

The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded a US$412 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program to support the zero-emission transition at the nation’s busiest trade gateway.The port and its private sector partners will match the EPA grant with an ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Orders 24 Container Ships

Hapag-Lloyd has signed contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new energy efficient container ships, with 312,000 TEUs of total combined capacity, and a combined investment of about US$4 billion.Twelve 16,800 20-foot-equivalent units will be built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and will ... [+]

Drewry’s Container Index up 4% in October

Drewry, the maritime research and consultancy, said its World Container Index increased 4 percent to US$3,444 per 40-foot container the week of Nov. 7.The latest Drewry WCI composite index is 67 percent below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but it is ... [+]

Corpus Christi Tugs, Rail to Go Green

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority said it will receive US$105 million through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program to deploy zero-emissions equipment.The port’s EPA grant will support about 70 percent of the cost of following zero-emission equipment and projects, including: Three tugboats, ... [+]

EPA Awards Port of Baltimore $147 Million

The Port of Baltimore will receive more than US$147 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Ports Program funding to expedite decarbonization and electrification efforts at the port.The Maryland Port Administration and private partners will use the funds to purchase 213 pieces of new zero-emission ... [+]

‘Indefinite’ Strike at Port of Montreal

An indefinite strike began 11 a.m. Halloween morning at the Port of Montreal’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals, by the Canadian Public Employees Union (CUPE) Local 375, the longshore workers’ union.The two Termont-operated terminals are closed, with no rail, truck or ship services provided, paralyzing about ... [+]

Boxship Emissions Set Record, Xeneta

Global ocean container supply chains experienced record-high carbon emission in the third quarter of 2024, due to the ongoing impact of conflict in the Red Sea, spiraling freight rates and congestion, according to Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform.                 ... [+]

Drewry introduces Breakbulk Sea Indices

Drewry, the independent maritime research consultancy, has introduced Breakbulk Sea Transport Indices for project and general cargo vessel segments, to “better reflect the nuances of the multipurpose sector.”The new indices, which replace the previous Multipurpose Time Charter Index, highlight the relative strength of project cargo, ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Launches Double-stack

The Port of Baltimore launched double-stack rail operations to and from the port on Oct. 28, opening competitive intermodal opportunities in the Northeast and to Midwestern markets.Part of the Howard Street Tunnel Project, double-stacking capacity will bring cost efficiencies, environmental benefits and help the port ... [+]

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