The team that is developing the port of Cairo, Ill., (formally the Alexander-Cairo Port District) laid out what team members hope will be its success in an hour-long webinar October… Read More
Ports & Terminals
The Illinois International Port District (IIPD), located on Chicago’s south side, recently named Erik Varela as its executive director. Alongside IIPD’s board of directors, Varela will work to “solidify” the port district as an important domestic… Read More
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced September 29 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to become the 100 percent owner of Ports America, North America’s… Read More
Alter Logistics Company, based in Bettendorf, Iowa, and Alter River Terminal St Paul (Minn.), have begun construction on a multifaceted expansion at their Barge Channel Road facility. The $24 million… Read More
The Greater Houston Port Bureau (GHPB) and PortXchange Products B.V., a Netherlands-based digital solutions provider for shipping, announced a five-year partnership September 15 for the adoption and further development of… Read More
Containerized cargo volumes continue to climb in 2021 as shippers seek uncongested gateways servicing key North American markets. In August, container volume through the Port of Mobile increased 34 percent… Read More
The double whammy of Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Nicholas have slowed or halted grain exports from ports in Texas and Louisiana for the past two weeks. In its grain barge… Read More
Louisiana communities have a reputation for pulling together in support of one another following hurricanes and other disasters that impact the state, and the state’s ports are doing the same… Read More
Louisiana ports continued their recovery from Hurricane Ida, with the Port of New Orleans resuming operations and the Port of South Louisiana making headway on repairs. Port Of South Louisiana… Read More
At their August 26, regular monthly meeting, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans unanimously approved a contract for Program Management and Program Control Services to HDR… Read More
