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Port Houston said it experienced the largest container volume in July this year with more than 344,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled during the month. The record container volume represents a 5 percent increase over the same period in 2022. So far this year, the port has seen 2,202,538 TEUs, only 1 percent less than… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is in the midst of a $1.9 billion infrastructure improvement plan to keep pace with future supply chain needs. Most recently, the GPA welcomed the arrival of four super cranes. The ship-to-shore cranes are the workhorses of container ports, ensuring high-productivity operations so that ships can make port stays fast… Read More
Florida legislators have provided the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in Florida $30 million to purchase two new container cranes for the Blount Island Marine Terminal at the Port of Jacksonville. Jaxport says the cranes will increase the port’s cargo handling efficiencies, which will allow more cargo to move through the port. The new ship-to-shore cranes… Read More
Four new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes arrived at the Port of Savannah on Thursday, part of $1.9 billion in infrastructure improvements that will help boost capacity at the port. The addition the cranes will bring Port of Savannah’s fleet to 34 machines at the Garden City Terminal, the largest single container terminal in… Read More
Georgia Ports Authority to redevelop Ocean Terminal in Savannah Source
Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees has been recognized as a 2023 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ). Rees was among the honorees celebrated at a luncheon of hundreds of corporate and community leaders hosted by the HBJ on Aug. 24 in Houston. A panel of judges reviewed nominations and… Read More
Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Port of Seattle Commission President Sam Cho, philanthropist Melinda French Gates, Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez, Downtown Seattle Association Board Chair Sung Yang, Friends of Waterfront Seattle President and CEO Joy Shigaki, and Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe Leonard Forsman to announce Elliott Bay Connections (EBC), an unprecedented public-private… Read More
The Port of Houston, TX, USA, has partnered with Portchain Connect to increase communication with its customers and improve its overall berth alignment. Portchain Connect makes use of AI for streamlining communication and data, which includes the use of automatic identification systems for the embedded tracking of vessels. The features of the Portchain Connect network include… Read More
South Carolina Ports enters fiscal year 2024 showing signs of strength. SC Ports handled 208,134 TEUs and 115,422 pier containers in July. Imports flowing into the Port of Charleston outperformed U.S. volumes with a 12% increase from June and a 3% increase year-over-year. Exports were up 9% from last year. Total container volume was down… Read More
Although spot freight rates have been climbing over the past month, according to various indices, retailers concerned about locking in a longer-term rate at current levels may still be able to wait and get a cheaper deal next year. While retailers like TJX, Ross Stores and Target have all touted ocean freight rate declines in recent earnings calls, industry players should carefully negotiate… Read More
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US-Mexico cross-border trade may hit $1 trillion by 2028; Railway expands freight capacity with new bridge in North Texas; Toms taps Texas logistics software provider as U.S. fulfillment partner; and CBP discovers 1st-in-nation pest in Southern… Read More
The Port of Brookings Harbor is about to launch a five-year dredging project to free the basins of over 38,000 cubic yards of sediment accumulation deposited because of devastating winter rains following the Chetco Bar fire. This perfect storm of circumstances, with the fire denuding vast forested acreage, deposited over ten-times the typical amount of… Read More
The former Jacksonville chief financial officer is leading the JaxPort budget and accounting, treasury, payroll and external auditing functions and oversees its $600 million capital program. Former city CFO Patrick “Joey” Greive has joined the Jacksonville Port Authority as chief financial officer. Greive posted the move Aug. 17 on LinkedIn. Greive was with the city… Read More
Arrival of 15,432-TEU Container Ship Evergreen Ever Max Shows the Port’s Ability to Accommodate the World’s Largest Ships (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore today welcomed the largest container ship ever to visit Maryland with the arrival of the Evergreen Ever Max at Seagirt Marine Terminal. The vessel weighs 165,350 tons… Read More
HOUSTON –Container volumes at Port Houston this July were the highest of any previous July on record. A total of 344,163 TEUs were handled during the month, a 5% increase from July 2022. Year-to-date, 2,202,538 TEUs were handled at Port Houston terminals, only 1% less than last year’s record volumes. In July, loaded import volumes… Read More