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Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said state and federal agencies are finalizing a pilot program to import grapes and blueberries from Peru and Uruguay into Port Miami and Port Everglades starting in October.

The Port of Baltimore said it handled a record amount of cargo in its fiscal year 2013, beating the previous record set last fiscal year.

The Port of Charleston, S.C., said its container volume rose 9% for its fiscal year ended June 30.

Trucking officials have always said they are most willing to take part in Southern California’s campaign to clean up the air around its two great container ports. But it became clear very early on that the Port of Los Angeles was pursuing a regulatory agenda far beyond air quality.

The Los Angeles City Council approved an intermodal rail yard to serve the Los Angeles and Long Beach port terminals, the Los Angeles Times reported.

WASHINGTON — The Port of Los Angeles is violating a federal preemption law by imposing “binding standards of conduct” on carriers that want to access the nation’s largest port, an attorney representing American Trucking Associations told the U.S. Supreme Court last week.

The United States Maritime Alliance, whose members operate East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, said it approved a 6-year contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association.

The Port of Charleston, S.C., said its container volume rose to a five-year high for the first nine months of its fiscal year — from July through March.