Ports & Terminals

Ports of Indiana handling cargo for $600 million expansion project for Southern Indiana Cement Company

AJOT | April 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Oaktree Capital said weighing $6 billion sale of Ports America

Bloomberg | April 27, 2021 | Logistics | Ports & Terminals

St. Tammany Corporation and Port of New Orleans sign MOU to attract manufacturing and distribution centers to the region

AJOT | April 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

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SpaceX comes to Port of Long Beach

AJOT | April 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday approved a new sublease agreement with Space Explorations Technologies Corp. – known widely as SpaceX – to provide the company with a marine terminal for its West Coast rocket recovery operations.

Svitzer AMEA appoints new COO

AJOT | April 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Cairo, Illinois Port completes project labor agreement to guarantee 500 union construction jobs for Southern Illinois

AJOT | April 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

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Puerto Rico Ports Authority and JAXPORT affirm longstanding partnership

AJOT | April 27, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Today, Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) Executive Director Joel A. Pizá Batiz and JAXPORT CEO Eric Green signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to affirm the ongoing work of both organizations to grow maritime trade between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico.

Lock and dam system for Honolulu? Is this just the beginning?

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | April 27, 2021

Lock and dam system for Honolulu? Is this just the beginning?

Hawaii Harbors Division urges study of lock and dam system for Honolulu Harbor as sea levels rise. Will others follow?

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Panama Maritime Authority approves Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) to conduct remote surveys

AJOT | April 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Leading flag administration, Panama Maritime Authority has authorized Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, to conduct specific surveys through remote inspection techniques.

Maritime Administration awards nearly $20 million in funding to strengthen US shipyard economic competitiveness

AJOT | April 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Northwest Seaport Alliance welcome’s MSC Santana service to Tacoma Harbor

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | April 26, 2021

The Northwest Seaport Alliance welcome’s MSC Santana service to Tacoma Harbor

Starting in May, MSC's Santana service will feature a new rotation to the Northwest Seaport Alliance's Tacoma Harbor.

Montreal dockers launch strike ahead of possible government intervention

Ports & Terminals

Leo Ryan | Top Story | April 26, 2021

Montreal dockers launch strike ahead of possible government intervention

More than 1,100 Montreal dockers today began an unlimited strike that shut down almost all operations at Canada’s second largest port engulfed in one of the longest labour conflicts in its history.

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Panama Canal begins transition to become carbon neutral by 2030

AJOT | April 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Panama Canal launched its process of decarbonizing its operations, with aims of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

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GPA details capacity, operations expansion

AJOT | April 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference (GFTC), the Georgia Ports Authority released fiscal year to date numbers (July -March) showing record volumes of 3.9 million twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 15 percent, and detailed a plan that expedites completion of more than 1.4 million additional TEUs of annual capacity.

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Egypt says hopes to end $900 million tussle over Suez ship soon

Bloomberg | April 26, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Egypt said it hopes to soon end a dispute over compensation regarding the huge container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month.

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Los Angeles ports are slowly chipping away at their ship backlog

Bloomberg | April 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia eased over the past week, with the number of container vessels waiting to enter the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach staying below 20 for five straight days.

South Florida Container Terminal ready for gateway growth

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | April 23, 2021

South Florida Container Terminal ready for gateway growth

The project focused on transforming the land into a more sustainable operation with new, electric rubber tire gantry (RTG) cranes and added cargo storage space using a densification model which allows 2.5 times more usability in the container yard than before.