West Coast port union, employers say no plan for strike or lockout
LOS ANGELES – The union and employers negotiating the contract for more than 22,000 port laborers on the U.S. West Coast on Tuesday said they …
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Second Port St. Joe man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Arthur Desean North, 32, of Port St. Joe, Florida, was the second man from Port St. Joe to be sentenced to federal prison …
Port St. Joe Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA –Roderick L. Robinson, 55, of Port St. Joe, Florida, also known as “Raggedy” and “Rags,” was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for …
Gunman Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Port Arthur Man During Carjacking
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit …
VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY OFFICER CHARGED WITH COCAINE POSSESSION AT HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. …
VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY OFFICER CHARGED WITH COCAINE POSSESSION AT HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. …
North Port Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Dealing In Firearms Without A License
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Larry Alan Goldman (64, North Port) to one year and a day in …
Port Arthur Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of …
Federal Jury Convicts Nevada Man of Impeding and Threatening Federal Officers at the Port of Entry
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Monday, John Milton Lee, 62, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was found guilty by a federal jury of smuggling goods from the …
CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Worth over $145K at Del Rio Port of Entry
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working special operations at the Del Rio Port of …
U.S. West Coast port labor talks to begin on Tuesday
LOS ANGELES – The union representing some 22,000 West Coast port workers will sit down for its first meeting of new contract talks with employers …
TAKE 5 21K Top-Prize Sold in Port Jeff Station
PORT JEFF STATION, NEW YORK – One lucky TAKE 5 lottery ticket bought in Port Jeff Station won the May 6th TAKE 5 top prize. …
Ukraine loses $170 million every day without port access, PM says
(Reuters) – Ukraine loses $170 million every day it is cut off from access to the sea and the national export capacity had been more …
CBP Announces the Opening of Poker Creek Port of Entry and Hours of Operation
The port is currently scheduled to open onJune 1, 2022 and will close on September 1, 2022. Anchorage, Alaska – The Poker Creek Port of …
Port Authority Police Officer Forged Medical Records to Get Paid Medical Leave, Prosecutor
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Port Authority Police Officer was arrested on charges relating to falsified medical records she submitted to her employer. According to …
British Virgin Islands Premier, Port Director Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Crimes
Miami, Florida – Miami federal prosecutors have charged British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie, Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Pickering …
Port of Antwerp overcoming loss of Russian shipping export trade -CEO
By Jonathan Saul LONDON – The Port of Antwerp is adapting to losing shipping trade with Russia and its merger with the neighbouring Port of …
Former port IT director pleads guilty to transporting stolen computers
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old man has admitted to transporting over a hundred stolen computers across state lines, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …
CBP Officers Seize Mixed Narcotics Worth over $737K at Del Rio Port of Entry
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized …
Port of Rotterdam feels impact of sanctions on Russia
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM – Europe’s biggest port Rotterdam said that goods throughput fell by 1.5% in the first quarter as trade was hit by …
Georgia Man Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail and Fined for Entering Port of Albany Under False Pretenses
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Andrew Avila, age 45, of Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday to a 60-day term of imprisonment, to be followed by 1 …
Area Port of Cleveland Sees Record Number of Drugs & Counterfeits 16,000 Pounds of Narcotics and $252 Million of Counterfeits Seized by CBP
CLEVELAND–The Area Port of Cleveland oversees major express consignment operations (ECO) in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Louisville. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers that work …
Port Jervis Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Gun Charges
PORT JERVIS, NY – A Port Jervis man, Steven Velez, a/k/a “Shooter”, 31, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Possession of a Weapon …
Marijuana Seized at the Port of Buffalo Valued at a Quarter of a Million Dollars
LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo seized 106 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. Yesterday, …
Libya halts operations at El Feel oilfield, Zueitina port due to protests
BENGHAZI – Libya halted oil production from its El Feel oilfield on Sunday and two sources at Zueitina oil port said exports there had been …
Busiest U.S. port sees record volume ahead of high-stakes labor talks
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES – The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest, on Tuesday reported record first-quarter volume as anxiety builds ahead of …
Gunman Who Fired Shots Into Port Jervis Home Pleads Guilty
PORT JERVIS, NY – A gunman who fired shots into a Port Jervis home in November has pleaded guilty before the Orange County Court today. …
67-Year Old Woman Punched, Robbed at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal
NEW YORK, NY – Random acts of violent crime continue across New York City. This time the victim was a 67-year-old woman inside the 42nd …
CBP Officers Seize Mixed Narcotics Worth over $608K at Del Rio Port of Entry
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized mixed …
CBP Officers Seize 47 Pounds of Cocaine at the El Paso Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Paso Del Norte international border crossing in downtown El Paso seized 47 …
DOJ and Port of Edmonds resolve complaint regarding violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Seattle – The U.S. Department of Justice and the Port of Edmonds, Washington have resolved a complaint that the Port violated the Americans with Disabilities …
CBP Officers Seize $548,987 in Fentanyl at Del Rio Port of Entry
DEL RIO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized more than a half …
Port Jervis Woman Who Killed and Dumped Newborn Baby Sentenced four to fifteen years in prison
PORT JERVIS, NY – A Port Jervis woman who abandoned her newborn baby in a vacant lot to die has been sentenced to state prison. …
Top U.S. port sets import record, eyes China COVID risk
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES – The busiest U.S. seaport expects its robust flow of imports to continue in the near term, but is closely …
CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists Seize 124 Pounds of Prohibited Fresh Pork, Poultry Meat at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry in a single enforcement action seized over 120 pounds of …
CBP Reducing Hours of Operation for Hamlin, Maine Port of Entry
HAMLIN, ME – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be reducing the hours of operations for the Hamlin Port of Entry (POE) from 6 a.m. …
Tampa Man Sentenced For Operating A Vessel, Violating A U.S. Coast Guard Port Order
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington has sentenced Obed Almaguer Garrido (48, Tampa) to five years’ probation, during which period he will be …
CBP Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Apprehend Man Sought for Sexual Assault of a Child
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a man at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge who …
Port Clinton Physician Sentenced to Prison for Prescribing Controlled Substances Without Medical Necessity and Health Care Fraud
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that William Bauer, 85, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary to …
Customs and Border Protection Officer Convicted by Federal Jury of Using Unreasonable Force at Calexico Port of Entry and Obstructing Justice
Assistant U. S. Attorney Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Alicia Williams (619) 546-8917 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs …
Brazil to end port costs in tax calculation to cheapen imports
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government is planning to allow port costs to be excluded from tax calculations to lower the cost of imports, three Economy Ministry …
Port Saint Lucie Man Charged with Forging a U.S. Coast Guard License
Miami, Florida – A 69-year-old Florida man made his first appearance in federal court in Fort Pierce today to face charges that he forged a …
CBP Officers Seize $841K in Hard Narcotics at the Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $841,000 in …
Former Port Orchard, Washington attorney sentenced to prison for defrauding clients
Tacoma – A former Port Orchard, Washington attorney, who stole a bequest left by a client for the benefit of a children’s hospital, and then …
Seaborne Russian gas supplies to Europe disrupted by looming port bans
By Nora Buli, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad OSLO/LONDON – Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe have been disrupted by uncertainty over …
CBP Officers Seize $2.5 Million in Cocaine at Roma Port of Entry
ROMA, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Roma Port of Entry cargo facility recently seized $2.5 million in cocaine …
CBP Reducing Hours of Operation for Milltown, Maine Port of Entry
CALAIS, ME – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be reducing the hours of operations for the Milltown Port of Entry (POE) from 6 a.m. …
Southbound Vehicles Lanes Construction at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry
***EDIT: Please note that this construction is postponed; there will not be any changes to traffic patterns starting Monday, February 28.*** SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – …
Busy Week for CBP Officers at the Port of Nogales
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers seized 615 pounds of cocaine, nearly 40,000 fentanyl pills, 143 pounds …
Biden team seeks port revival plans as it spends infrastructure cash
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is looking for projects to revamp U.S. ports as it ramps up spending from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. President …