Public ports in the United States play an important role in local and regional economies throughout the nation. They generate business development and provide employment to more than 13 million Americans, which includes those that work at the ports themselves and those employed in global trade and import/export support services. According to the American Association of Port Authorities, U.S. business activities related to waterborne commerce contribute more than $3 trillion to America’s economy. Seaport activities alone account for tens of millions in federal, state and local tax revenues. There are approximately 360 commercial ports that serve the United States, according to the U.S Coast Guard. Many of these accommodate ocean-going cargo, as well as barges, ferries and recreational watercraft. More than 150 deep draft seaports are located along the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Port of South Louisiana ranks first in cargo volume (in tonnage) among U.S. Ports, followed by the Port of Houston, Texas and the Ports of New York and New Jersey (Port Newark). Many of the country’s most prominent ports work closely with private industry in the development and financing of maritime-related facilities. More than 60 U.S. ports are now nearing the end of a five-year infrastructure development project created to expand and modernize their facilities for more efficient cargo movement. A by-product of this effort, beside additional job creation, is helping to make American exports more competitive overseas. America’s port authorities play a key role in the business of waterborne commerce. Their authority may also incorporate other global trade hubs such as airports, industrial parks and Foreign Trade Zones. Since 9/11, there has also been a renewed appreciation of the role that port authorities play in national security.
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Significant Impact on Local Port and Economy, Limited Effect on US Economy Overall
The recent incident involving the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, which was struck by a container ship, is… Read More
Konecranes and GPA Celebrate 1000th RTG Crane
Konecranes and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) celebrated the 1000th rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane manufactured by Konecranes on November 15…. Read More
Truck Diesel Emissions at Port of Oakland Down 98 Percent
Diesel emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland declined 98 percent between 2005 and 2015. In that same timeframe,… Read More
Disparity in SoCal Port Performance Continues
The Port of Los Angeles continued to shatter records for container volumes in October while its neighboring port on San… Read More
$33 Million in Grants to PortMiami
On the heels of another record-breaking year for both cargo and cruise passengers, $33 million in state grants have been… Read More
Record-Setting Year for JAXPORT Container Cargo Business
The port of Jacksonville moved a record 968,279 TEUs during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. The previous JAXPORT… Read More
EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grant to Port of Baltimore
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $978,302 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant to the Maryland Environmental Services… Read More
TraPac to Double Size of its Terminal at Port of Oakland
TraPac, LLC has reached agreement to nearly double its marine terminal size at the Port of Oakland. The Wilmington, California-based… Read More
Transpacific Service to Resume—But Without Maersk
A transpacific ocean container service initiated to help with the shortfall of capacity in the wake of the Hanjin failure… Read More
Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Comeback Continues
North American grain and iron ore exports in September have accelerated a rebound in shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway…. Read More
Expanded Panama Canal Yet to Fill Container Transit Goals
Nearly half a year since the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, significant amounts of available capacity through its larger… Read More
Port of Philadelphia Welcomes First Shipments of Brazilian Beef to U.S.
Officials of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) and other port industry leaders last week welcomed an historic shipment: the… Read More
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