Ports & Terminals

Maryland Port Administration Renews Commitment To Environmental Initiatives

AJOT | April 09, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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The New North Terminal does not require a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

AJOT | April 09, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

The Port Authority of Valencia expresses its gratitude and satisfaction for the conclusions of the Puertos del Estado report and ratifies its environmental commitment to make the new north container terminal a model infrastructure at international level

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Asthma programs receive Nearly $4 million from the Long Beach Harbor Commission Community Grants Program

AJOT | April 09, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has awarded nearly $3.7 million from the Community Grants Program to projects expanding asthma services to those impacted by goods movement.

Port Freeport breaks ground on the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | April 09, 2021

Port Freeport breaks ground on the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project

Port Freeport celebrated a historic milestone on April 8, 2021 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, a federal cost-shared initiative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
MMC Corp. Berhad chooses Ramco Systems to digitally transform five ports in Malaysia’s single largest port transformation program

AJOT | April 08, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Ports of Indiana welcomes two new hires

AJOT | April 08, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

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Port of Long Beach reaches busiest month on record

AJOT | April 08, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest month and its second-best quarter on record as consumers continued to practice physical distancing guidelines in March and turned their computers into virtual shopping malls.

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The first ship affected by the blockage in the Suez Canal to arrive in Barcelona is operating normally

AJOT | April 08, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The MSC Ambra container ship, the first affected by the blockage of the Suez Canal to reach the Port of Barcelona, docked tonight at the BEST terminal and is operating normally. This vessel will move 9,000 containers, including imports, exports and transshipments. In the coming days, we are expecting staggered arrivals of other container vessels that had to stop at the Canal for days while it was blocked and which have therefore delayed their call at the Port.

Egypt will release ship that blocked Suez Canal once compensation deal reached

Bloomberg | April 08, 2021 | Logistics | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Granite bound for US countertops delayed by container shortage
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 08, 2021

Granite bound for US countertops delayed by container shortage

The American quest for swankier kitchens is running into difficulties importing granite slabs for countertops and vexing industries ranging from trucking to interior decorating.
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Port of Melbourne welcomes longest vessel to dock in Melbourne

AJOT | April 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Melbourne and Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) recently welcomed the container vessel Soroe Maersk, the longest vessel to call at the port.

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Northwest ports of Vancouver, BC, Tacoma and Seattle aim to phase out maritime emissions by 2050

AJOT | April 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Northwest ports of Vancouver, British Columbia, Tacoma, Seattle, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, are jointly committing to a new vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050. In a collaboration among the four ports, the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy seeks to meet this target through changes in equipment, fuels, and infrastructure, supporting cleaner air for local communities and fulfilling the ports’ shared responsibility to help limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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InfraGard Louisiana President and Port of South Louisiana safety risk agency manager Millet receives the 2020 GTSC Homeland Security Today Citizen of Mission Award

AJOT | April 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

InfraGard Louisiana President and Port of South Louisiana Safety Risk Agency Manager Lester Millet III was recently awarded the 2020 (GTSC) Government Technology & Services Coalition Homeland Security Today Citizen of Mission Award. The Citizen of Mission award goes to an individual who devotes their personal time, energy, and resources to work for causes related to homeland security.

Retail import surge expected through summer
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | April 07, 2021

Retail import surge expected through summer

The unprecedented surge of imports at retail container ports that began last summer is expected to continue at least through the end of this summer as retailers work to meet increased consumer demand, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Ørsted announces innovative electric truck initiative to improve air quality in communities surrounding the Port of Newark

AJOT | April 07, 2021 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking

Coastal States need to reconsider their responsibilities in granting refuge

AJOT | April 06, 2021 | Maritime | Ports & Terminals

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Valenciaport is operating normally with the arrival of the first ships that were held up by the blockade of the Suez Canal

AJOT | April 06, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The activity of Valenciaport is proceeding normally after receiving at the docks of the Port of Valencia the first ship that was held up by the blockade of the Suez Canal, the MSC Le Havre, a container ship that arrived this morning in the waters of the port to carry out a loading (export) and unloading (import) operation of 2,300 containers of consumer goods coming from or destined for the Far East.

Wan Hai Lines’ new service calls Terminal 18 in Seattle
Maritime
AJOT | Top Story | April 06, 2021

Wan Hai Lines’ new service calls Terminal 18 in Seattle

Nasia, the first vessel of Wan Hai Lines' new service, called Terminal 18 on Monday, April 5, 2021. The new, independent AA5 service calls Seattle with a first port of call and provides direct connections from Asia to the Pacific Northwest, reducing import transit times and increases loading options.
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SC Ports records strongest monthly volumes in its history

AJOT | April 06, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

South Carolina Ports handled the most cargo in its history in March, with the Port of Charleston handling record volumes as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal begins operations.

Suez Canal traffic briefly stopped as oil tanker loses power

Bloomberg | April 06, 2021 | Energy | Ports & Terminals

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