The Port of Wilmington is completing technology updates in its warehouses and strengthening its crane software network following concerns from the federal government about Chinese crane manufacturers, port officials said last month during a North Carolina State Ports Authority board of directors meeting.   At the meeting, Doug Vogt, the port's chief operati ...

Wilmington-based Intracoastal Angler has plans to grow with two new locations in Hampstead. The expansion “marks a significant milestone” for the long-time fishing gear and tackle shop, according to a news release Tuesday announcing the new stores. Intracoastal Angler currently serves the Wilmington area at its store on Oleander Drive, offering everything fr ...

Cold Summit Development founder and CEO Scott Pertel gave an update on the company's cold storage facility near the Port of Wilmington last week after delaying the expected completion date by a year. The facility is expected to be complete on Sept. 23, said Brian Clark, N.C. Ports executive director, in his opening statement at this year's Co ...

A sea of economic development, cold storage and ports professionals gathered in Wilmington for the seventh annual North Carolina State Ports Authority Cold Chain Summit on Thursday. Key issues discussed throughout the three panels and several speakers’ presentations were the state’s growth in population and economic activity and the importance of building co ...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Cyber Defense Education secured $625,000 in federal dollars, the university announced Thursday. With help from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC), UNCW is slated to receive funding from the federal budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The money will fund a research project entitled “Maritime Cyber Security: Sta ...

Two weeks after the Port of Baltimore was crippled by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, at least one customer is directing its cargo to the Port of Wilmington, according to N.C. State Ports Authority officials.   The morning after a container ship departed the Port of Baltimore and collided with the bridge, N.C. Ports Executive Director Brian Clark ...

After a container vessel crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, N.C. State Ports Authority Executive Director Brian Clark is assuring the community that a similar event is unlikely to happen here. In a statement released Tuesday, Clark said cargo ships do not pass under bridges to enter or exit ports in Wilmington or Morehead City. ...

Enviva Pellets, a supplier of wood pellets used for energy generation with a presence at the Port of Wilmington, filed for bankruptcy, company officials announced this week. The Maryland-based company began voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday, according to a statement released late Tuesday ni ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan came to the Port of Wilmington on Wednesday to announce a nationwide $3 billion Clean Ports Program. The program will help fund a shift to zero emissions equipment and infrastructure for the nation’s ports. Regan, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo spoke at the Wednesday morning pre ...

The federal government is moving to protect the nation's ports against foreign cybersecurity attacks.  President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to strengthen cybersecurity in the American ports system and to begin domestically manufacturing the port cranes used to move cargo from ships to the shore. Pentagon officials claim Chinese ...