35 item(s) in the rolling archive matched to Peter Luciano’s coverage, newest first.
The Port of Galveston's new cargo berth officially opened on July 2 with its first vessel call — a Wallenius Wilhelmsen carrier delivering roll-on/roll-off cargo — as the Texas port builds out its cargo-handling capacity.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: a new RoRo-capable berth at Galveston — shore-power and MoorMaster scope as the Gulf port expands cargo capacity.
APM Terminals Poti in Georgia is adding a new multipurpose mobile harbour crane to lift handling capacity as Black Sea and Caucasus-Central Asia corridor volumes rise.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: a crane investment at tracked customer APM Terminals opens a cable-reel and electrification attach on the new machine.
Liebherr has won an order for seven cranes for the Sparrows Point terminal at Baltimore, a Terminal Investment Limited project framed as strategically important to US supply-chain capacity.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: a seven-crane Liebherr order at TiL's Baltimore terminal opens a cable-management and electrification attach in the US.
The Brownsville Navigation District has unveiled deeper ship channels — now the deepest along the US Gulf Coast — as the South Texas port positions for heavier liquid and bulk vessels.
South Carolina Ports will pause operations at the Leatherman Terminal from 1 August and consolidate container volume at Wando and North Charleston, citing uncertain trade volumes and higher ILA labour costs.
Why it matters for P&M: Leatherman's pause shows automated-terminal economics and ILA operating costs can delay port-equipment demand.
South Carolina Ports said it will suspend operations at its new Leatherman terminal in Charleston, citing low volumes and high operating costs — a surprise pullback at a recently commissioned facility.
Why it matters for P&M: South Carolina Ports halts its new Leatherman terminal on weak volumes — US demand softness that may defer terminal-electrification capex.
PortMiami has named Jonathan Daniels — currently Executive Director of the Maryland Port Administration — to lead the Florida gateway, a leadership shake-up touching two major US East Coast ports.
Why it matters for P&M: Daniels' jump from Maryland to PortMiami reshuffles leadership at two US East Coast ports worth tracking for procurement direction.
US terminal operator and stevedore Enstructure has begun work on a long-delayed big-ship container terminal on the Delaware River, intended to serve mid-Atlantic shippers.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: New Delaware big-ship terminal brings STS-crane electrification and MoorMaster scope from an early build stage.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger inaugurated the completed $450M Norfolk Harbor deepening at Norfolk International Terminals, enabling the Port of Virginia to handle larger vessels.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: Deeper Norfolk channel lets the Port of Virginia take larger vessels, pulling forward berth, crane-electrification and shore-power capex.
South Florida Container Terminal has inaugurated the second phase of its yard-densification programme after roughly two and a half years of construction.
The Port of Virginia's CEO says its newly deepened harbour lets big ships load fully, positioning Norfolk to become a preferred US East Coast gateway and signalling further capex.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: A deeper harbour and gateway ambition point to bigger ships and STS/electrification capex at the Port of Virginia — position early.
Port Technology International reports the Georgia Ports Authority is pressing ahead with its Ocean Terminal upgrade at Savannah, modernising and expanding container-handling capacity.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: A terminal upgrade is an early opening for crane electrification, shore power and MoorMaster at Savannah — get in at the pre-tender stage.
Global ports operator DP World is in exclusive negotiations to enter the U.S. container terminal business via a deal at the Port of Corpus Christi — its first American container play in two decades. The move would re-establish a U.S. footprint for a top-tier global operator with an active electrification and automation agenda.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: DP World's U.S. container re-entry via Corpus Christi opens early-stage crane-electrification and shore-power scope at a top-tier operator.
Twenty years after political pressure forced it out of the US market, DP World has entered exclusive negotiations with the Port of Corpus Christi to develop and operate a new container terminal in Texas.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: DP World greenfield US terminal at a top-tier customer — early-stage opening for crane, shore-power and MoorMaster scope.
US prosecutors have revealed criminal charges against the chief engineer of the containership Dali over the 2024 Baltimore Key Bridge collapse.
Liebherr has secured an order for seven ship-to-shore cranes for TiL's new Sparrows Point Container Terminal in Baltimore, Maryland.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: seven new STS cranes at a greenfield US terminal — cable-reel and Panzerbelt attach point, best engaged before delivery.
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) reports that construction of a new vehicle berth at its Blount Island Marine Terminal has passed the 50% completion milestone.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: New vehicle berth under construction at JAXPORT — shore-power and crane-electrification scope opens as it nears completion.
Shipowner Grace Ocean and operator Synergy Marine have settled wrongful-death lawsuits and other civil claims over the box ship Dali's 2024 destruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, postponing the civil trial.
Cooper Group's Crescent Towing subsidiary has ordered four more Z-drive ASD tugboats from a sister yard — conventional propulsion, US Gulf coast deployment.
The Georgia Ports Authority has issued a letter of intent to the US Army's Assistant Secretary for Civil Works to launch a new Savannah Harbor modification (deepening) study.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: Pre-feasibility deepening at a major US East Coast port — early-stage signal for STS, electrification and shore-power follow-on.
Cheniere Energy Partners has tasked Bechtel with the EPC scope for its Sabine Pass Liquefaction Stage V LNG expansion project in Louisiana.
Cemex US and Port Tampa Bay opened the newly expanded Cemex Aggregate Terminal, completing a $29M Cemex investment plus a $7M Florida DOT grant.
Cheniere Energy Partners signed an EPC contract with Bechtel for the next expansion phase of its Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana, advancing a major US LNG-buildout milestone.
MSC has reached an out-of-court settlement closing US legal exposure tied to the 2024 runaway-ship incident at the Port of Charleston — ending litigation that hung over the world's largest container shipping line through the year.
Why it matters for P&M: MSC closes US legal liability from Charleston 2024 — removes litigation overhang at our largest container customer.
Delaware's port and Massachusetts-based operator Enstructure announced they are proceeding with plans to build the long-delayed Delaware Container Terminal, designed to handle up to 1.2 million TEU and around 600,000 full trailer loads a year, with modern infrastructure and advanced cargo-handling technologies.
Why is this an opportunity for P&M: 1.2M TEU greenfield container terminal advancing on US East Coast — early-stage opening for crane-electrification scope.
ABS launched paired technology centres in Houston (AI, robotics, digital engineering, certification) and Athens (operationalisation and applied training) to connect Greek shipping operations with US research on maritime innovation.
BlackRock may partner with MSC to purchase Maher Terminals at Port of NY-NJ for an estimated $3bn, following a recent 33-year lease extension. Maher processed 3m+ TEU of NY-NJ's 8.7m TEU in 2024 — the busiest terminal in the complex.
Why it matters for P&M: MSC continues to consolidate terminal exposure; potential ownership change at a major US East Coast hub reshapes account map.
Davie Defense has finalised a $3.5bn contract with the USCG for five Arctic Security Cutters — a new medium icebreaker class. Two units will be built at Davie's Quebec yard; the remainder at its US Gulf operation.
Maryland has finalised a $2.25bn settlement with Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine over the 2024 Dali allision — the largest legal recovery in maritime history. Federal prosecutors have separately indicted Synergy Marine Pte and a technical superintendent on criminal charges.
US federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Singapore-based Synergy Marine and a technical superintendent in connection with the 2024 Key Bridge collapse, raising the legal-exposure bar for shipmanagers operating in US waters.
Why it matters for P&M: The Dali indictment is the first US criminal-charge precedent of this scale against a shipmanager; it accelerates scrutiny on power-system reliability and bridge-strike-risk mitigation, both of which intersect with MoorMaster value-proposition framing (deterministic berthing) and with terminal-side electrical-fault disclosure expectations.
JAXPORT has commissioned a third 50-gauge STS crane from Liebherr — confirming a steady delivery pace for Liebherr STS in the US southeast. [Crane procurement]
MARAD announced $774m in PIDP grants to 37 coastal, Great Lakes, and inland US ports. Notable recipient: Port Houston $48m for the Bayport Container Terminal yard expansion; Port of Duluth $27.5m for pier redevelopment. Funding draws from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The Port Authority Board approved a $45bn 2026–2035 Capital Plan funding port, airport, bridge and tunnel programmes. The plan includes the $3.5bn AirTrain Newark, a new Midtown Bus Terminal, the Port Authority's $2.7bn contribution to the Gateway Program, and state-of-good-repair work across crossings — sized as the largest 10-year programme in agency history.
A third new 50-gauge Liebherr STS container crane (100 ft lift, 17-wide reach) entered service at JAXPORT's Talleyrand Marine Terminal — Florida's largest container port — supporting Liebherr's US STS push.
Maryland officials broke ground on the $1bn Sparrows Point Container Terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic. When complete the terminal will move the Port of Baltimore into the top three US East Coast container terminals by capacity and re-anchor Mid-Atlantic gateway capacity to the Midwest.