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US ports
Shippers, Port Chiefs Say Baltimore Disaster Exposes How US Maritime Policy Is Lost at Sea
American-flag cargo operators, port officials tell congressional panel in Miami hearing that $20 billion Biden directive is a boost, but ’trillions’ are needed.
Coast Guard Officials, Federal Agency Chief Detail Rapid Responses to US Port Cyber Threats
Admirals, administrator say President Joe Biden’s February order ensures Chinese-made cranes can’t spy on or sabotage port operations, boosts overall security,
Baltimore Harbor Disaster to Be Priority in Port of Miami Congressional Hearing
Among the questions to be asked will be, ‘Why is DOT footing the Key bridge rebuild costs despite the federal-state/local share law?
Baltimore Disaster Spurs Calls for Reset of Infrastructure Priorities
Some say Francis Key Bridge could’ve been stouter. Others say nothing built in 1977 can stop the moving mountains of today’s seas. All call for focus on ports.
IN-DEPTH: Baltimore Disaster Adds Urgency to Calls for US Maritime Policy Reform, Port Investment
Growing chorus say Biden’s $20 billion ports plan needs big boost to reverse decades of infrastructure neglect that now imperils commerce, national security.
2 Years After Near-$1 Billion Project, Time and Tides Threaten Port of Savannah’s Viability
Georgia Congressional delegation, Gov. Brian Kemp call for federal study on deepening lower Savannah River to allow massive ships into Southeast’s busiest port.
