The terms "port" and "seaport" are used for different types of port facilities that handle ocean-going vessels. Global trade is largely dependent on maritime transportation into these destinations. There are major ports in six of the seven continents, from Port Said in Egypt to Australia’s Port of Melbourne, to the Port of Santos in Brazil. Asia is home to many of the world’s busiest seaports; the Port of Shanghai is the largest in the world in both cargo tonnage and activity, followed by the Ports of Singapore and Hong Kong.
November 2024 U.S. Container Imports Show Softer Seasonal Decline
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its December Global Shipping Report for logistics and… Read More
Ports Face ‘Big Ships, Big Challenges’: White Paper
Long Beach, CA – The deployment of the latest generation of mega-containerships “presents physical, financial and operational challenges that must… Read More
Port Manatee Begins Shipping Scrap Metal
Palmetto, FL – With the September call of the bulk carrier Sen Treasure, Port Manatee Scrap Metal Inc. is embarking… Read More
Houston Handles Record Steel Shipments
Houston, TX – The Port of Houston handled more steel shipments in July than in any month since 2008 as… Read More
New Orleans Plans Improvements at Intermodal Terminal
New Orleans, LA – The Port of New Orleans awarded a $13.3 million contract to Metairie-based Hardrock Construction for improvements… Read More
‘Electric Highway’ Planned at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach
Los Angeles, CA – Next summer, Southern California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will begin a pilot ‘e-Highway’… Read More
Update: West Coast Longshore Talks Continue
Los Angeles – The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have resumed contract negotiations…. Read More
Longshoremen Approve Port of Charleston Contract
Charleston, SC – Members of an International Longshoremen’s Association local that represents approximately 14,500 workers voted to approve a strike… Read More
No Work Disruptions at West Coast Ports, Say PMA, ILWU
Los Angeles, CA – Despite the failure to hammer out a contract by today’s 5:00 p.m. PST deadline, the Pacific… Read More
Secrecy of ILWU, PMA Contract Talks Blasted
Los Angeles, CA – The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) should “part the curtain… Read More
Deadline Looms for US West Coast Port Contract
Los Angeles, CA – As the possibility of a crippling work stoppage at 30 US West Coast ports looms on… Read More
Deadline Nears for West Coast Dock Contract
San Francisco, CA – Negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) continue… Read More
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