Canal and Waterway

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Europe’s parched lifeline flashes trade disruption warning

Shallow waters on the Rhine are disrupting barge traffic, an early indicator the continent may need to brace for a redux of the economic shock caused by last year’s drought.

Coast Guard finalizes 2023 Great Lakes pilotage rates

AJOT | February 27, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Incident at the Pacific entrance of the  Panama Canal under control

AJOT | January 30, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

UIPA & Box Elder County announce framework for rural inland port project area

AJOT | January 26, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Box Elder County Commission approves first steps to create project area

UIPA & Iron County announce framework for first rural inland port project area

AJOT | January 24, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Iron County Commission approves first steps to create project area

ITIC covers US$ 94,000 in fees after Panama Canal authorities deny cancellation request

AJOT | January 10, 2023 | Maritime | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Commodity ship heads for inspection after Suez Canal mishap

Maritime

Bloomberg | Top Story | January 09, 2023

Commodity ship heads for inspection after Suez Canal mishap

A ship carrying grain from Ukraine to China was taken in for inspection after its engine lost power and briefly disrupted traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal.

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Ship refloated after running aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal

A ship carrying grain from Ukraine to China has been refloated after running aground in the Suez Canal and briefly disrupting traffic in the vital waterway.

Five U.S. Great Lakes ports receive steel shipments in October, outbound grain remains high

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Mississippi River drought is pushing soybean shippers to Texas

The shrinking Mississippi River has hobbled the most efficient channel for moving US soybeans onto world markets, prompting a pivot to alternatives from Puget Sound to Texas to the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System continues to be reliable agriculture shipping route

Mississippi barge crisis set to deepen as Ohio River now sees backups

Maritime

Bloomberg | Top Story | October 12, 2022

Mississippi barge crisis set to deepen as Ohio River now sees backups

The Mississippi River isn’t out of the woods as falling water levels along its major tributaries threaten to deepen a crisis on the US’s main artery for moving vital products.

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The Mississippi River logjam is starting to ease

Bloomberg | October 11, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The logjam of thousands of barges and boats backed up along the Mississippi River because of extremely low water levels showed some signs of easing on Monday.

San Francisco Bar Pilots Revenues Boosted by New California Law

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | October 10, 2022

San Francisco Bar Pilots Revenues Boosted by New California Law

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2056 (AB 2056), authored by Assemblymember Timothy Grayson which represents the first significant update to the rate structure in over 15 years for San Francisco Bar Pilots.