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A public/private partnership between the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, La., and container-on-barge (COB) specialist SEACOR AMH has produced steady increases in the number of containers handled at the port’s Inland Rivers Marine Terminal (IRMT). In 2017, SEACOR AMH handled 8,018 containers at the terminal. In 2018, that number increased to 13,685 and continued to… Read More
Figures Show Significant Increase Over June; Achievement Follows New Record for Ship Container Moves (BALTIMORE, MD) – Increases in cargo volumes and new and returning business from national retailers helped the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore surge to significantly higher month-over-month numbers in July, signaling a continued rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 emergency…. Read More
Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc., a leading global supply chain logistics company, has opened a second Contract Logistics fulfillment and transload center in Sumner, Washington (U.S.). Located just 10 miles from the Port of Tacoma and 30 miles from the Port of Seattle, the facility encompasses 4 acres of yard space, 180,000 square feet of warehouse… Read More
A $5 million expansion of the Port of Greater Baton Rouge’s Inland Rivers Marine Terminal container storage yard is now complete. The yard can handle about 2,000 shipping containers at a time, moving truck traffic off of highways. The Inland Rivers Marine Terminal is located on a barge canal near the intersection of the Mississippi… Read More
The Port of Charleston, South Carolina reported that it is beginning to see a recovery in volumes as it announced July results. The port also reported that it is making significant progress on its expansion efforts designed to make Charleston the deepest port on the East Coast of the United States. While the port’s volumes… Read More
A new record was set at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, with 5,536 container moves conducted by longshore workers handling the 13,092 TEU Maersk Edinburgh over three days. It was the largest number of moves for a single ship in the port’s 314-year history, passing the previous record of 5,181… Read More
JAXPORT Chief Operating Officer Frederick P. Wong Jr. has been selected to serve as a member of Leadership Florida Cornerstone Class 39. The program is offered through the statewide mentoring organization Leadership Florida and brings emerging leaders from around the state together to educate and inspire them to work for a better Florida. Wong is… Read More
What makes a well-functioning port? Let us count the ways. There are a number of factors that contribute to the success of a port. First is location. A port should be in a region with natural resources, access to transportation and enough space for future growth. Second, it should have access to funding through government… Read More
US – Sitting just a few miles south east of New Orleans it seems Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) on the banks of the Mississippi River is about to get its own container terminal. The port authority has signed a Letter of Intent with several potential partners with a view to developing a… Read More
The two busiest U.S. container ports, the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, experienced a major rebound in July posting a significant increase in handled cargo, which has been on the decline for months due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Terminal operators and dockworkers at the Port of Long Beach… Read More
5,536 Moves From Maersk Edinburgh Seen as Sign of Economic Vitality (BALTIMORE, MD) – A new record was set last night at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, with 5,536 container moves conducted by longshore workers handling the Maersk Edinburgh over three days with the final move completed at 11 p.m. It… Read More
Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, with ‘the biggest cranes on the East Coast,’ readied for March opening Larger container ships are on the horizon at the Port of Charleston. The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) said the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal (HLT), which will be able to handle container ships carrying 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs),… Read More
Plaquemines Port has signed a letter of intent with several potential partners to develop a new greenfield container terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, about 50 miles inland from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and 20 miles downriver from Port of New Orleans. The plan calls for a 1,000-acre site – rivaling the Shanghai Yangshan complex… Read More
856,389 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units is Second-Best July in Port History SAN PEDRO, Calif. – August 13, 2020 – The Port of Los Angeles moved 856,389 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, the busiest month thus far of 2020. It was also the second-best July in the Port’s history, trailing July 2019 by 6.1%. “Fewer canceled… Read More
In what could be a hopeful indication of a recovery in transpacific trade, North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles, reports that it moved 856,389 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, the busiest month thus far of 2020. It was also the second-best July in the port’s… Read More