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Utility and telecom plays have been among biggest bets for Australian investment manager, but it’s also selectively added U.S. port assets. Macquarie Group’s (ASX: MQG) $1.78 billion purchase of the Long Beach Container Terminal is not its biggest deal ever. But it is one of its biggest bets in the maritime sector and the continued… Read More
Tideworks, a provider of terminal operating (TOS) systems, has announced that the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has implemented and gone live with its graphical planning solution. ‘Spinnaker’, which will support planning operations at the Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch and North Charleston terminals, is expected to increase the efficiency of container handling as cargo… Read More
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SCPA now live with Tideworks’ solutions at the Port of Charleston and Inland Port Dillon” data-reactid=”12″>SCPA now live with Tideworks’ solutions at the Port of Charleston and Inland Port Dillon In this first phase of the project, all stevedores in the port complex have access to the system’s platform to increase process visibility throughout… Read More
Work on the Port of Philadelphia’s $300 million upgrade to better accommodate post-Panamax ships continues apace. Soon to be completed is the dredging of the port from 40 to 45 ft. The work was performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). According to Jim Walsh, senior director of operations of the Port, two… Read More
A new logistics company will expand, adding two new manufacturing facilities at the Savannah Port Logistics Center in Pooler. Plastic Express, a leader in the plastic resins industry with a subsidiary that also provides logistics for other industries, will create 166 new jobs and invest more than $172 million. “We are excited that Plastic Express… Read More
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) set a new port record today with the arrival of the ZIM vessel Kota Pekarang, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville. The 11,923-TEU (container) vessel is operated by ZIM on a service offered by the 2M Alliance, comprised of Maersk, MSC, Hamburg Süd and strategic partners HMM and… Read More
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Georgia – Six Reserve Airmen from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron based out of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, were first-time competitors in the biennial Air Force Reserve Command Port Dawg Challenge, April 23-25, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The Port Dawg Challenge is Air Force Reserve Command’s premier aerial… Read More
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage officials have hired consultants to help determine the best path forward for the stalled modernization project of the Port of Alaska. The Anchorage Assembly’s Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee approved a $45,000 contract last week for the project management firm Ascent PGM and the consulting firm Northern Compass Group, the… Read More
State Sen. Margie Bright Matthews delivered positive news to Jasper County Council on the progression of the Jasper port during its April 15 meeting — more money is hopefully coming to support the project. “Sen. Tom Davis and I were able to get the Senate Finance Committee to unanimously approve an $8 million appropriation for… Read More
The further integration of Buffalo, New York, into the Port of New York and New Jersey’s rail network promises to deepen the top East Coast gateway’s inland reach, but it will take far more rail lifts to reduce container storage pressures at the port. Uniland Development this month acquired a 20-acre parcel adjacent to a… Read More
Port Tampa Bay has struck a historic dredging project with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the US Fish and Wildlife Commission that looks to protect the nesting of critically endangered shoreline birds. According to a statement, the partners will build a new 100-acre habitat as part… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Port Houston released the full results of the nationwide Economic Impact Study of the Houston Ship Channel. Results show that the private and public terminals of the greater Port of Houston account for ten percent of all jobs supported by the U.S. coastal ports in 2018. The results also showed that the economic… Read More
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — Just in time for sea turtle nesting season, Port Canaveral has completed its biggest beach restoration project yet. Officials said the beach there has been restored to the way it was around 1950. People enjoying a nice, wide beach near Port Canaveral on Monday probably didn’t give it a thought, but… Read More
The Maritime Administration awarded the ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans a $3.2 million Marine Highway Program grant to support a program to put shipping containers on barges rather than congested roadways. The ports’ container on barge (COB) service between the Louisiana ports was awarded the largest of such grants announced last week by… Read More
The Port of Mobile already has massive potential, between its connectivity to five Class I railroads and two interstates, but various major projects in the works will further strengthen the port’s role as a major U.S. Gulf Coast port. The most notable enhancement that will benefit the port is the planned dredging of the Mobile… Read More