The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a contract to Skanska Koch, Inc. and Kiewit Infrastructure Co, as part of its $1.29 billion program to increase the navigational clearance of the Bayonne Bridge.
The Master Contract for International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) members working the docks at East and Gulf Coast ports has taken a major step forward this week following the approval of the union’s Wage Scale Committee of a new six-year contract.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has this week released details of its tentative agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) including wage increases, continued free health coverage and a compromise over container royalties.
The Port of New York and New Jersey is starting to return to normal following the devastation caused by last week’s storm surge brought by Superstorm Sandy.
The Port of New York and New Jersey (NY/NJ) remains closed until at least tomorrow as the port continues to assess the damage caused by the storm surge brought by Superstorm Sandy on Monday night.
The Port of New York and New Jersey has become the latest port to offer financial incentives to ship operators that use their newest and cleanest vessels when calling the port.
The Obama Administration has announced that it is to fast-track seven seaport-related projects as part of its ‘We Can’t Wait initiative’ aimed at expediting the most critical infrastructure projects in the country.
David Samson, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Chairman, has announced that the multi-million dollar Bayonne Bridge ‘Raise the Roadway’ project will be brought forward by six months to coincide with the completion of the Panama Canal expansion.
Konecranes, the Finnish crane manufacturer, has received an order for six straddle carriers from Maher Terminals LLC in the US.
The Raise the Roadway program will assure the Port of New and New Jersey maintains its position as an important economic engine for the region, and provides continued, sustainable regional economic growth and development for the foreseeable future.
Global Container Terminals has announced plans of a multi-million dollar expansion project at its container terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has requested that the Bayonne Bridge ‘Raise the Roadway’ project be considered for expedited review.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that it set an all-time record for cargo volume in 2011, surpassing the previous record set in 2007 before the start of the global economic downturn.
Hailed as a sign of the regional economy's continued improvement, container volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey rose 16 percent in 2010, to just below the port's peak in 2007, officials said Wednesday.
More than 1.17 million maritime and transportation industry workers now hold the federally mandated Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC). Just getting underway is the task of certifying one or more electronic readers to verify the given card contains the biometrics of the presenter at the terminal gate. Field review The…
More than 1.17 million maritime and transportation industry workers now hold the federally mandated Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC). Just getting underway is the task of certifying one or more electronic readers to verify the given card contains the biometrics of the presenter at the terminal gate.
The Stevens Institute of Technology and TNO Defence Security and Safety have agreed to work together in a long-term research project in underwater sciences and engineering, and port and maritime security.
President Barack Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget would cut funding to the Coast Guard and weaken the nation's port security, according to a U.S. Coast Guard representative.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has received two grants from the U.S. E.P.A totalling $9.8 million and another $1.8 million grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to implement the first pieces of a Comprehensive Clean Air Strategy for the Port of New York and…
U.S. and international container shipping ports are among the world's biggest sources of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, because of their reliance on diesel fuel for goods movement.