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.
America’s Ports Surge Ahead: $5 Trillion In Funding Is Earmarked For Groundbreaking Infrastructure Overhaul
America’s coast hosts more than 300 ports, which are vital to the U.S. economy. Annually, the ports contribute more than… Read More
Georgia Ports Authority Sets Cargo Records
The Georgia Ports Authority set all-time records for both container volumes and total tonnage in May with strong growth across… Read More
Hamburg Süd Returns to Port of Miami
One the world’s largest container shipping lines returned to the port of Miami. The arrival of the Hamburg Süd-chartered Catherine… Read More
Jacksonville Welcomes Maersk Line’s First Ship
The port of Jacksonville, Florida, welcomed the first ship in Maersk Line’s new weekly service through the port’s Blount Island… Read More
Georgia Ports Authority Installs New Break-Bulk Cargo Tracking System
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is implementing a new tracking system “to process break-bulk cargo more quickly, and provide real-time… Read More
400 New Dockworkers Hired to Handle Oakland Cargo Backlog
The first of 400 new dockworkers arrived at Port of Oakland terminals last week to meet the port’s need for… Read More
South Florida Intermodal Facility Sees 26 Percent Volume Increase
Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) is celebrating its first-year anniversary operating its new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) adjacent to… Read More
CaroTrans Restarts Los Angeles-Rotterdam Service
Non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) and ocean freight consolidator CaroTrans has resumed its direct, all-water Rotterdam to Los Angeles import… Read More
Under Armour Shipping Products to Baltimore
Sports apparel and footwear maker has decided to direct some of its shipments from China to the port of Baltimore… Read More
Alabama State Port Authority Outlines Port of Mobile Expansion
The Port of Mobile, Alabama, is enhancing its cargo handling capabilities with a new steel handling facility, the addition of… Read More
Terminal Operator Wants Labor Laws Changed
Last year’s backlogs at West Coast ports have cleared up but the anger lingers among those who were hurt by… Read More
Port of Charleston Welcomes Federal Funds for Dredging Project
The SC Ports Authority has received $1.3 million in long-awaited funding from the federal government for its Post-45 Harbor Deepening… Read More
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