North America's ports prepare for first post-Panamax decade

Port Authority of Bilbao and Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway ports sign MoC to enhance cooperation, trade relations, and share expertise.

The strategy is prefigured by the recent establishment of a dedicated terminals division in Rotterdam

Canada’s St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor have ratified a new three-year collective labour agreement that will keep the main transportation artery connecting the ports of Montreal and Toronto and cargo handling facilities on the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean open.

APM Terminals was able partly to bridge its loss of revenue per move in Q1 2023 by lowering its costs and increasing tariffs.

Canada’s LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., is purchasing the Canadian and US marine terminal business of Fednav, including Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. and its logistics division Fednav Direct.

The Georgia Ports Authority is converting its Ocean Terminal in Savannah into a dedicated container terminal.