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NYK eyes investment in Brazilian base

Japanese car and container carrier NYK Line has declared an interest in investing in Brazilian ports and the USD$300M deepwater port project – called Superporto – currently being developed just outside of the port of Tubarao is the likely destination of Japanese cash. A port official said, “This deepwater project for containers and cars has [...]

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Port of Tacoma begins construction on $31M expanded wharf

This graphic representation shows the completed berth extension at Washington United Terminals. (Courtesy of the Port of Tacoma)

A Port of Tacoma contractor will begin to drive the first of 361 concrete pilings today in the Blair Waterway to expand a Washington United Terminals wharf. The $31 million project will extend an existing berth [...]

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NY-NJ Port to Unveil Clean-Air Plan

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans in mid-February to release details of a clean-air plan that includes a program to replace older trucks. The agency’s director of port commerce would not discuss specifics but said the program will provide port authority funds and federal grants “to support best practices” on emissions from [...]

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$36.7M bond sale will help fund S.F. cruise ship terminal

The San Francisco port sold $36.7 million in bonds to pay for a variety of major waterfront projects, the latest step in a multi-pronged approach to shore up its aging assets. The revenue bonds will help pay for a new cruise ship terminal at Pier 27, renovate a cargo shipping site, refurbish other piers to [...]

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