Ports & Terminals


Averitt opens new distribution center in Savannah to support nation’s fastest-growing port
Logistics
AJOT | Top Story | May 29, 2019

Averitt opens new distribution center in Savannah to support nation’s fastest-growing port

Averitt Express has opened a new international distribution center to help support the growing amount of cargo moving through the Port of Savannah.
Port of Quebec inks deal with Hutchison Ports and CN for container terminal
Ports & Terminals
Leo Ryan | Top Story | May 28, 2019

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Port of Quebec inks deal with Hutchison Ports and CN for container terminal

The Québec Port Authority (QPA) today announced the signing of a long-term commercial agreement with Hutchison Ports and Canadian National Railway to build and operate a new C$775 million container terminal, known as project Laurentia (previously Beauport 2020).
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Innovative deep cutter suction dredger unveiled

AJOT | May 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

Damen is well-known for its comprehensive range of standard dredgers, but it has now added a radically different design to its portfolio: a twin-hulled, deep cutter suction dredger designated the DCSD500.

DIY giant to launch logistics base in Marseille Fos 

AJOT | May 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

Seaboard Marine service to Port of NY & NJ connects Brooklyn’s Red Hook Container Terminal to South America and the Caribbean
Maritime
AJOT | Top Story | May 28, 2019

Seaboard Marine service to Port of NY & NJ connects Brooklyn’s Red Hook Container Terminal to South America and the Caribbean

Seaboard Marine enhanced their North Atlantic services to include a weekly service at the Port of New York and New Jersey, connecting Red Hook Container Terminal, Brooklyn to key ports in Central America. The “North Atlantic – North Central America” service commenced on April 29, 2019, from Santo Tomas, Guatemala.
Dockers stall full-scale strike at Vancouver container terminals
Ports & Terminals
Leo Ryan | Top Story | May 28, 2019

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Dockers stall full-scale strike at Vancouver container terminals

Although in a legal strike position Monday (May 27th), the union representing longshore workers in the Vancouver area instead took targeted job action by notably banning overtime and left the door open to resuming negotiations with maritime employers on Canada’s west coast that had found no resolution over the weekend.
Putin’s Arctic plans are a climate change bet

Bloomberg | May 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

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Rotterdam sends hyper-smart container on trip around the world

AJOT | May 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The hyper-smart Container 42 will be leaving the port of Rotterdam today for the first leg of a two-year data-collecting mission around the world. During this journey, the container – which houses an array of sensors and communications equipment – will be measuring changes in parameters like vibration, slope, position, sound, local air pollution, humidity and temperature. The unit has also been fitted with solar panels, which can be used to determine how much power a container can generate during a given journey by ship, train or truck. The container will be making its first stop in early June, in Munich, Germany. Here it will be presented to the public during the trade event Transport Logistic 2019 (TLM).

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GT USA Wilmington confirms order for new Terberg tractors

AJOT | May 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

GT USA, the US arm of Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately owned, independent ports and logistics company, announced it has placed an initial order of 16 terminal tractors from Terberg Tractors Americas.

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Drewery port throughput indices

AJOT | May 23, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2012 = 100.

Port of Corpus Christi Commences Historic Expansion of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | May 22, 2019

Port of Corpus Christi Commences Historic Expansion of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel

On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the Port of Corpus Christi will celebrate the commencement of the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project, marking a significant milestone in the United States’ progress to becoming the net exporter of the nation’s energy production.
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Port of Lake Charles Names New Engineering Director, Safety Manager

AJOT | May 22, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | People | Appointments

The Port of Lake Charles has named staff veterans Nicholas “Nick” Pestello director of engineering and Edwin Manuel “Ed” Manint II safety and security manager.

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New record in Zeebrugge: Maiden call OOCL United Kingdom

AJOT | May 22, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

With the maiden call of ms OOCL United Kingdom at Cosco Shipping Ports Terminal Zeebrugge in the early morning of May 18, a new record was set in the port of Zeebrugge.

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Port of Hueneme goes around the world for International Trade Week

AJOT | May 22, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Trade consulates, multinational companies, and Ventura County’s local business community convened to talk trade, tariffs and the new USMCA agreement at the Port of Hueneme.

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Port Everglades Chosen for Commissioning of USS Paul Ignatius

AJOT | May 22, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Broward County Commission voted unanimously to waive dockage charges for the ship’s call and provide a cruise terminal for the Commissioning Committee to hold weeklong events.

Port Freeport releases updated economic impact analysis

AJOT | May 21, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

HTA’S Jerry Moro – “Proposed A’s Ballpark Threatens Harbor Trucking & Port of Oakland Operations”
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | May 21, 2019

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HTA’S Jerry Moro – “Proposed A’s Ballpark Threatens Harbor Trucking & Port of Oakland Operations”

Jerry Moro, director of Northern California Operations for the Harbor Trucking Association, says plans for the Oakland Athletics’ baseball park to be constructed at the current site of the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal will generate so much car traffic that harbor trucking will be brought to a near standstill during baseball games and other events.

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