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NWSA leveraging technology

Debra N. Phillips | July 28, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

The Northwest Seaport Alliance is using AI, automation, and shore power to boost efficiency, cut emissions, and strengthen cybersecurity at the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

Logistics real estate – Tarrified in 2025

George Lauriat | July 28, 2025 | Logistics

On-again, off-again tariffs spark sharp container volume declines at U.S. ports, raising concerns over long-term demand for logistics real estate near key gateways.

Bridges to success: Port Laredo expands commercial bridge connections to Mexico

Pete Goldin | July 28, 2025 | International Trade | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With five new Presidential Permits, Port Laredo is expanding key international bridges and building advanced freight corridors to meet surging U.S.-Mexico trade demand.

Daniels talks Key Issues at Port of Baltimore

George Lauriat | July 01, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Maryland Port Administration Executive Director Jonathan Daniels talks about the Port of Baltimore’s 2024 second half performance and the key issues facing the port in 2025.

90,000 German brand luxury vehicles stuck in limbo at U.S. ports

Stuart Todd | June 25, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

An estimated 90,000 German-brand luxury vehicles are currently stuck in limbo at US ports such as Los Angeles, New York, Savannah, and Houston, according to global economic and geopolitical research platform PPR Mundial.

The double whammy Part 2: Ro/Ro carriers and the precarious road ahead

George Lauriat | June 25, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

The Trump Administration’s tariff blitz and the proposed “Shipbuilding for Prosperity and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security Act” better known as SHIPS, could collectively detour the Ro/Ro business in the US … or not.

Warehouses are moving closer to ports to better serve “Last-Mile” customers

Debra N. Phillips | June 23, 2025 | Logistics

Ports – the key to site location for new wave of warehouse construction.

Cold storage construction slowing down

Andrew Meadows | June 23, 2025 | Logistics

Speculative cold storage construction slowing. Eventual building rebound could take some time.

Enstructure says Chiquita deal is a sign of things to come at Port Wilmington (DE)

Andrew Meadows | June 23, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity | Logistics

The Chiquita deal is a positive step for the Port Wilmington DE and Enstructure.

Terminal Corporation “cautiously optimistic” on prospects for 2025

George Lauriat | June 23, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Port of Baltimore: A remarkable performance but challenges ahead

George Lauriat | June 23, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In 2024 the Port of Baltimore overcame a great deal to post the second-best year on record.

Interview with Hanna Stelzel, Director, Containers, Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam is Europe’s premier gateway and in terms of the region’s economic health, as President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said “If the Port of Rotterdam is doing well, Europe’s economy is doing well.”

Port of Montreal’s market diversification rises amid Trump-driven trade war

Leo Ryan | June 23, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

As the Trump-ignited global trade war continues to hit key sectors of Canada’s economy, latest Port of Montreal cargo data cited by Julie Gascon suggest Canadian exporters are striving more and more to diversify in overseas markets and rely less on the giant US market.

European ports facing multiple challenges but congestion most immediate one

Stuart Todd | June 23, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With tariff and other issues turning the TEUs on and off like a faucet, Europe’s ports are facing both the problems of congestion and alternatively issues associated with disruption such as blank sailings.

Globally ports post growth in 2024 but ’25?

George Lauriat | June 23, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Will the world’s top 100 container ports continue to grow in 2025? The outlook is foggy.

Air forwarders group says airports must continue to invest in the cold chain

Andrew Meadows | June 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Brandon Fried, executive director of Airforwarders Association (AfA) discusses a variety of topics challenging the air freight sector with the AJOT including innovation within the cold chain.

Ports handling Ro/Ro takes steps to operate more efficiently

Debra N. Phillips | June 20, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Georgia Port Authority going big with Ro/Ro upscaling of the Port of Brunswick, GA.

The double whammy Part 1: Tariffs and U.S. auto demand in 2025?

George Lauriat | June 20, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Coming into 2025 the business for roll on/roll off ships, better known as Ro/Ros, was rolling along.

Tradepoint Atlantic projects pushing forward

Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA) is pushing forward with a multitude of new projects including a new site “off campus.”

Florida Gulf Coast seaports bustle with broad spectrum of activities

Seaports along the Gulf Coast of Florida are teeming with diverse activities, from handling a wide range of containerized and outside-the-box cargos, to homeporting cruise ships, to hosting shipbuilding operations and offshore sailing team training and even pickleball.

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