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Tradepoint Atlantic, Sparrows Point, MD Volkswagen has struck a deal that will have Tradepoint Atlantic build a 166,000-square-foot import processing facility on 115 acres for Volkswagen Group of America. BALTIMORE— Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. will begin to import and distribute factory-new Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, and Lamborghini vehicles through the Port of Baltimore at the… Read More
Island-situated PortMiami is attracting calls from a growing number of megacontainerships of carrier alliances following completion of its channel-deepening project. Already handling record cargo volumes, ports along the Atlantic Coast of Florida are making extensive investments, including in deeper channels and larger cranes, to support efficient movement of even more business. In addition to enhancements… Read More
TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) – As Port Tampa Bay seeks a permit to expand its facilities, an environmental watchdog group is expressing concern over the effects it could have on existing wildlife habitats. The proposed expansion site is located in the East Bay, a body of water located just north of Hillsborough Bay. Port officials… Read More
Containers filled with fruit for longtime Port Manatee tenant Del Monte Fresh Produce are offloaded from the m/v Antwerp Trader. Continuing a tradition of supporting a broad spectrum of functions, ports along the Gulf Coast of Florida are reaping benefits of increasing cargo activity in containerized, breakbulk and bulk sectors while serving as home base… Read More
Photo: Russ Bynum, AP SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A loud hum drones from a twisting array of machines and pipes connected to four towering metal cones that mix water from the Savannah River with oxygen filtered from the air before pumping it all back down to the river bottom at a rate of 30,000 gallons… Read More
Photo of Ray Bucheger, Partner at FBB Federal Relations Port officials up and down the West Coast have been left in limbo after President Trump declared a “National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States” and threatening to take money from dredging projects to help pay for a $5.7 billion wall. According to… Read More
South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) in Miami, FL, has ordered six zero-emission rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) from cargo handling solutions specialist Kalmar. According to Kalmar, the cranes will be equipped with a busbar energy system and operator assist features including auto steering and container stack profiling. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2019 Q1 order… Read More
Photo by Rod Prado, Hello Woodlands AUSTIN, TX – On February 20, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced the reactivation of the Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports, under the chairmanship of Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe). Following the 84th Regular Session, then Chairman Creighton was selected to lead this very same committee to discuss the economic… Read More
Bay Area Business Park Will Become the Largest Single-Owner Industrial Park in Houston HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Stream Realty Partners (Stream) today announced that Bay Area Business Park (BABP), an industrial park owned by Principal Real Estate Investors located in the southeast Houston (Port) industrial submarket, has received approval to break ground on… Read More
The COSCO Development container ship sails toward the Ravenel Bridge after visiting Wando Welch Terminal while another cargo vessel is docked at Columbus Street Terminal at the Port of Charleston. Provided/State Ports Authority So many strings are attached to a federal loan program aimed at spurring investments at U.S. seaports that the South Carolina’s maritime… Read More
Image: Shutterstock A collection of Georgia’s federal legislators are urging the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, R.D. James, to maintain funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). SHEP has been underway for the better part of 20 years, although June 2018 marked the first time the project had ever secured full… Read More
View of the Virginia International Gateway in January 2019. Courtesy Port of Virginia The Port of Virginia marked a milestone this week with the opening of its new container stacks at the Virginia International Gateway (VIG) terminal in Portsmouth. The terminal now has 13 additional container stacks, which has doubled the terminal’s throughput to 1.2… Read More
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement by the CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping group, that it will begin serving Port Tampa Bay in late May 2019 on its Pacific Express 3, or PEX3 service. With a presence in 160 countries and a fleet… Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. – GT USA Wilmington has begun work on the initial set of major improvements at the Port of Wilmington and is on track to complete warehouse improvements and dock and crane rail extension on schedule in the coming months, announced Chief Executive Officer Eric Casey. Extension of the dock and crane rail should… Read More
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has underscored its ambition to maintain growth at the port of Savannah with plans to accommodate increasing numbers of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs). An expansion programme unveiled on 5 February outlines ambitions for the port to be able to handle six 14,000 teu ships simultaneously by 2024. It can currently serve… Read More