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The Port of Tacoma was added to Inbound Logistics Magazine’s “Green 50 Supply Chain Partners,” an annual list of supply chain partners committed to sustainability. Tacoma is one of five American ports and the only one in the Pacific Northwest to be honored. Other “Green 50” ports include the Port of Long Beach and the Port [...] It’s been almost a decade since the Harbor Area formally began pushing to redevelop its waterfront. And as the delays have mounted, so has the frustration. Feeling the heat, Port of Los Angeles officials now say they will look into stepping up the timeline to seek bids to redo Ports O’ Call in San Pedro. [...] Why are conservatives suddenly up in arms about the Jones Act? Because, they claim, it’s a labor-inspired rule that’s obstructing aid to a Gulf Coast being ravaged by the BP oil spill. This is, as it happens, entirely false. No waivers have been requested yet because so far none have been needed. The Jones Act doesn’t [...] The 8,500-TEU Figaro that arrived in Los Angeles this week on its maiden voyage is not only the largest CMA CGM container ship to call at a U.S. port, it is also one of the most environmentally-friendly vessels afloat. The eco-friendly Figaro reflects a comprehensive approach to sustainability that includes anti-fouling paint, reduced fuel consumption and [...] Hanjin Shipping has received its first 10,000TEU class containership. The “Hanjin Korea” is the first of the series of five 10,000TEU class ships ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries and is equipped with a fuel-efficient and eco-friendly engine that can reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emission. Eun Young Choi, Chairwoman of Hanjin Shipping, commented, “With this [...] The Carnival cruise ship Elation. Photo by the Port of San Diego. The project will mean cruise ships won’t need to run their diesel engines to power the ships while docked at the port, reducing the amount of air pollution generated along the shore. The $7-million project should be completed by December but will allow only [...] West Coast ports face political threats that could stifle the nascent commercial recovery they are experiencing, according to the president of the organization that represents shipping lines and terminal operators. The cash-strapped city governments in Long Beach and Los Angeles are turning to their ports for revenue, while the harbor commission in Seattle is becoming increasingly [...] More than likely, it is possible to build a system for moving containers from point A to B that doesn’t pollute the air. The question is can it operate efficiently in a port environment where points A and B are busy docks and rail yards? If the answer is yes, the next question is whether [...] Congestion, lack of infrastructure funding and stringent emissions rules are threatening Southern California’s leadership position in world trade and logistics, according to panelists at last week’s Southern California Transportation & Logistics Summit. While currently 43 percent of all trade to the nation goes through Southern California ports, these volumes are at risk of being diverted [...] General Electric Japanese trading house Itochu Corp have agreed to cooperate on investment in large wind and other renewable energy projects, Itochu said, boosting Itochu’s share price by nearly 5 percent. GE, the largest U.S. conglomerate and a top maker of wind power generators, and Itochu will jointly take a majority stake in a 30 billion [...] One of the twin mobile harbor cranes that longshore workers use to handle wind energy components in Vancouver. The Port of Vancouver, Wash., has been identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as the leading U.S. port in handling cargo related to wind energy projects. The port handled more than 2,700 pieces of wind turbines in [...] Some longshore workers at the Port of New Orleans believe that cargo from Central and South America is being routed to other Southeastern ports to avoid the oil spill, but port and company officials deny that's the case. The sluggish national economy and a shift in the type of ships calling on the Port of [...] Plans to build North Carolina’s biggest shipping port have reached a crucial point as Gov. Bev Perdue’s administration nears a decision on whether to commit state money to help pay for the project near Southport. Without state support, the study can’t go forward and the $3 billion port proposal is dead. But it’s increasingly likely the [...] Federal officials Thursday cleared the way for a Seattle company to start shipping Honolulu garbage to Central Washington through the Port of Longview. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (has) said the project will not pose any significant risk to the environment. As soon as the agency and Hawaiian Waste Systems LLC sign a compliance agreement, the [...] Hanjin Shipping said Tuesday it will start converting its fleet of refrigerated containers this month over to what it calls “eco-friendly” reefers. The South Korean container ship operator started using the containers at the end of May when it began receiving 1,000 units from MCI Qingdao, a Chinese manufacturer of refrigerated containers. From the Journal of Commerce, [...] |
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