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Carbon Footprint

EPA Program to Improve Air Quality in Port Communities

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Agency is offering $4 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports

Dole Finalizes Deal With Port of Wilmington

As part of the deal to keep Dole in Delaware, the state will increase the number of cranes to load and unload ships and invest in other upgrades to the port.

Chinese Billionaire Pledges $10 Billion For Ukrainian Port

Wang Jing is the same businessman behind a $40 billion plan to cut a canal through Nicaragua.

NY/NJ Port Authority Official Resigns Over Controversy

The agency’s director of interstate capital projects David Wildstein leaves over the controversy over unannounced lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Everglades Gets First Fruit Shipment From Peru

Port Everglades

South American grapes and blueberries could reach some U.S. markets quicker under a new pilot program bringing fruit to south Florida port.

Port of Olympia Starts Dredging Projects

This is the first significant dredging at the Port of Olympia in more than 30 years.

MARAD Releases Study on Shipping for Post-Expanded Panama Canal

Panama Canal Expansion Study is the first of a two-part study intended to help prepare for the impact of the Panama Canal expansion on U.S. ports, waterways and intermodal freight systems.

MTC Logistics Expands at the Port of Baltimore

With the expansion, MTC Logistics will operate three distribution centers with 20,000,000 cubic feet of refrigerated and frozen space, serving the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington.

EU to Investigate Shippers for Collusion

European Commission investigators are acting on shipper allegations that lines could be colluding on freight rates.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

MIC Receives Global Food Safety Certification

Miami-based integrated farm-to-distributor offers ready-to-heat frozen products for restaurants and food service clients throughout the US and in Europe.

Food Corp of India To Boost Traffic at Kochi Port

Bulk and break bulk cargo movement through Kochi Port is likely to rise after FCI picks the port for its food grains movement.

Diamond Logistics Northwest To Expand at the Port of Quincy

Property will be used to build a new cross-docking and load-consolidation facility at the Washington State port.

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