At the end of February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District marked the end of the deepening Savannah Harbor entrance channel. This $134 million leg of the Savannah… Read More
Ports & Terminals
Latin America’s busiest port, the Port of Santos, Brazil, expects to receive larger vessels following recovery works that deepened berths between warehouses 12-A and 23 in a 1,700-meter (5,600-foot) area. Read More
Jan de Nul has started dredging at the Ecuadorian Port of Manta, following a crowded tender last year, which was awarded to Envisan, the environmental division of the Jan de… Read More
The Ports of Indiana handled 11.8 million tons in 2017, resulting in a 5 percent increase from 2016 and the second-highest annual shipment total in the organization’s 57-year history. It… Read More
Earlier this month, a pair of West Louisiana ports—West Calcasieu Port and the Port of Vinton—announced they have awarded dredging contracts aimed at improving port access and boosting space for… Read More
The Ports of Indiana announced that it has hired an experienced port official with roots in the region to lead its Jeffersonville port. Jeff Miles, a former North Carolina Ports… Read More
The Tulsa (Okla.) Port of Catoosa reported that 2017 was the third-best year in its 46-year history. The port moved 2.5 million tons of cargo, an increase of 2.26 percent… Read More
For 2017, the Port of Muskogee (Okla.) reported a 20 percent increase in barge tonnage when compared to 2016 numbers. Barge tonnage for 2017 totaled 696,718 tons, surpassing 578,613 tons… Read More
Port Milwaukee reported February 8 that 2017 surpassed the previous year both in vessel visits and in bulk cargo quantity. A total of 2.57 million metric tons of cargo passed… Read More
Since 2014, the Port of New Orleans has surpassed the 1 million cruise passenger mark each year. In 2017, even more cruise-goers chose to be in that number, according to… Read More
