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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
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 be completed this… Read More
(Photo: Port of Virginia) Ports of Virginia and Charleston put up strong numbers to start 2019, but regional Fed warns that slowdown could be approaching. Ports in the southeastern U.S. are seeing record container volumes to start this year as their earlier expansion projects start paying off. The Port of Virginia reported that its container… Read More
Image courtesy of the Port of Seattle: The Port of Seattle Commission will consider approving design and planning funding to construct two 50,000-square-foot light industrial buildings at Terminal 91 on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Strategic plan calls for more maritime space for interested companies amid regional market shortage The Port of Seattle Commission will consider a… Read More
Credit: South Carolina Ports When ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of 18,000-TEU capacity first entered service, very few major ports could berth and provide service to them. At present, several East Coast ports that include Jacksonville, Savannah, Ports of Virginia, Baltimore and Philadelphia have been developed to berth and provide service to neo-Panamax size of ships…. Read More
Photo: Sergio Chapa / Houston Cronicle INGLESIDE — A pair of spherical storage tanks located along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel may soon become an alternative hub for exports of propane, butane and other liquefied petroleum gases. Houston marine terminal operator Moda Midstream is already exporting crude oil from its Ingleside facility, but the company… Read More
During the ribbon cutting ceremony marking the formal inauguration of BICT’s multifaceted expansion program (from left): Jemal Inaishvili Partner of MSC Georgia and MEDLOG Georgia. Ribbon cutting: Salvatore Prudente, Executive Director of MEDLOG; Giorgi Kobulia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia; Hans Ole Madsen, ICTSI Senior Vice President and Europe, Middle East and… Read More
South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) in Miami, Florida, USA, 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… Read More