A new GAO report finds that, despite post–Bonhomme Richard reforms, persistent gaps in contractor oversight, weak financial penalties, and outdated liability limits continue to put Navy ships at risk of catastrophic maintenance-period fires.
Despite a double-digit drop in November volumes, the Port of Los Angeles is on track to top 10 million TEUs in 2025, ranking among its three busiest years ever as tariffs cool cargo demand nationwide.
An NTSB investigation has found that a single loose signal wire aboard the Dali triggered the blackout that led to Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse, exposing major gaps in bridge protections, shipboard redundancy, and worker evacuation procedures.
Longtime Chief Operating Officer Dr. Noel Hacegaba has been selected as the next CEO of the Port of Long Beach, tasked with steering the nation’s second-busiest container gateway through a decade of green investment and digital transformation
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021, IIJA) authorized and appropriated $1.5 billion to be awarded by the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for FY 2026 for Local and Regional Project Assistance Program Grants under National Infrastructure Investments.
A days-long fire aboard the containership ONE Henry Hudson has been contained off the Port of Los Angeles, with all crew safe, air quality within normal limits, and salvage teams working under Unified Command to stabilize the vessel and its cargo.
JPMorgan Chase has launched a $1.5 trillion, 10-year Security and Resiliency Initiative, pledging major investments in America’s shipbuilding sector and other industries vital to national economic security.
The Port of Los Angeles has issued an RFP for the pre-development of Pier 500—a new, next-generation marine container terminal and the port’s first major expansion in over 20 years.
Recovery operations following the Mississippi container collapse at the Port of Long Beach are complete, with all 95 lost containers recovered and safety restrictions lifted as the vessel departs for Asia.
Five major U.S. unions are urging lawmakers to pass the SHIPS for America Act, which would secure long-term funding for domestic shipbuilding by reinvesting new port fees on Chinese vessels into maritime infrastructure and security.
