Ports & Terminals


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Once the world’s busiest port, London aims to revive its river trade roots

Bloomberg | July 29, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Cathryn Spain spends most of her workdays motoring up and down the River Thames, a senior harbor master making sure goods flow through the Port of London without incident.

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Arrival Ever Given in Rotterdam went according planning

AJOT | July 29, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Thursday morning 29 July at 05.15 am Ever Given arrived amid great interest at quayside of ECT Delta terminal in the Amazonehaven. All continental containers will be unloaded here. Containers for Hamburg will be loaded back onto Ever Utile this weekend to continue their journey to Hamburg. Ever Given is expected to leave for Felixstowe early next week to deliver the remaining containers in het UK.

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Statement from JAXPORT CEO Green on state of Florida’s COVID-19 relief for JAXPORT

AJOT | July 29, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

A message from JAXPORT CEO Eric Green regarding the State of Florida’s allocation of $13.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding for JAXPORT:

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JWD to acquire 20% stake in ESCO, sealing partnership with PSA

AJOT | July 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

• Becoming a major international shipping port operator, extending multimodal transportation • Partnering with fellow ESCO shareholder PSA Singapore, world's largest terminal operator

Proposed APM container terminal at Port of Plaquemines could pose challenge to Port of New Orleans
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | July 27, 2021

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Proposed APM container terminal at Port of Plaquemines could pose challenge to Port of New Orleans

In May, the Port of Plaquemines (located South of New Orleans) and APM Terminals (APMT) announced a plan to locate and build a state-of-the-art container terminal that can handle the largest container ships.
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Port of Savannah moves 5M TEUs

AJOT | July 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Container hub growing capacity

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Celebrating the legacy and future of the Panama Canal’s green connection environmental program

AJOT | July 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Today, the Panama Canal presented the MSC Virgo, a containership with a Total TEU Allowance (TTA) of 15,746, with a Green Connection Award during its maiden voyage through the waterway, in recognition of its high environmental standards. In addition, the vessel was applauded for choosing the most emissions-efficient route when traveling from Europe to the West Coast of South America. The decision to navigate via the Panama Canal allowed the MSC Virgo to save more than 4,500 tons of CO2. 

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APM Terminals Mobile targets Midwest supply chains

AJOT | July 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

APM Terminals Mobile is targeting Asia to U.S. Midwest import cargo with daily departures using five class 1 railroads that offer further potential to access the U.S. heartland. CN has rail car and locomotive capacity to help speed cargo to Chicago with a 2.5 day direct doublestack service. Northbound refrigerated packs are available for cold chain cargoes as well. Five Asia/US liner services currently call the port to enhance the Midwest supply chain flow.

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JAXPORT achieves strong cargo volumes through first three quarters of fiscal year 2021

AJOT | July 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) recorded strong container and vehicle volumes during the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2021. During this time, JAXPORT moved more than one million containers, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 – Sept. 30.

CTE wins grant to complete largest commercial deploymnet of Class 8 fuel cell electric trucks in North America
Intermodal
AJOT | Top Story | July 26, 2021

CTE wins grant to complete largest commercial deploymnet of Class 8 fuel cell electric trucks in North America

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) was recently awarded a grant to support the deployment of 30 Hyundai XCIENT Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks (FCET) in northern California.
Shanghai mega-ports shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa slams East China
Ports & Terminals
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 26, 2021

Shanghai mega-ports shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa slams East China

Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt operations until at least Tuesday.
Crippled Africa port goes manual as PE-backed software is shut

Bloomberg | July 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

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State-of-the-art longshore training facility to be located at Terminal 46 in Seattle

AJOT | July 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In their new location at Terminal 46, the Pacific Maritime Association will provide important labor training and services that support the Northwest Seaport Alliance gateway.

Port Manatee anticipates boost in steel exports with facility acquisition by Aceros Arequipa unit
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | July 23, 2021

Port Manatee anticipates boost in steel exports with facility acquisition by Aceros Arequipa unit

Port Manatee is anticipating a big boost in exports of recycled steel materials following acquisition of a port-adjacent 25.5-acre facility by a new subsidiary of Peru-based steelmaker Aceros Arequipa.
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Biggest African port operator identifies source of IT disruption

Bloomberg | July 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, said it had identified the source of the problem that forced the company to halt operations at its container ports.

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