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Konecranes to deliver a new mobile harbor crane to Ho Chi Minh City

AJOT | April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

At the end of 2019, Saigon Port JSC ordered another eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for their operations at Tan Thuan Port in southern Vietnam. The crane will expand capacity at the port by handling all types of cargo.

North Carolina Ports boosts refrigerated container capacity with new refrigerated container yard
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | April 16, 2020

North Carolina Ports boosts refrigerated container capacity with new refrigerated container yard

The North Carolina State Ports Authority is now equipped to handle more refrigerated containers than ever following the completion of a new refrigerated container yard at the Port of Wilmington. The project boosts the port’s on-terminal refrigerated container (reefer) plugs from 235 to 775 with the ability to expand to more than 1,000 plugs through Phase 2 of the project.
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Liebherr mobile harbor cranes make Rostock a hub of the New Silk Road

AJOT | April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

The first containers of the New Silk Road have been loaded in the port of Rostock. EUROPORTS Germany used their recently acquired Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbor cranes to quickly load the containers from Xi'an in China. EUROPORTS Germany plans to expand Rostock into a distribution centre and also to connect Sweden and Italy to the New Silk Road link.

Europe’s largest port warns virus impact to become more severe

Bloomberg | April 16, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

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JAXPORT deferring foreign trade zone application fee for 90 days

AJOT | April 15, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

To help Northeast Florida companies better manage cash flow during COVID-19, the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is now deferring the application fee for all new Foreign Trade Zone No. 64 applications received by July 31, 2020.

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Pin Oak Corpus Christi loads first vessel at new oil dock

AJOT | April 15, 2020 | Energy | Ports & Terminals

Pin Oak Corpus Christi, LLC (“Pin Oak Terminals”) received its first vessel Wednesday at the newly commissioned Oil Dock 14 at the Port of Corpus Christi. The new dock can accommodate fully laden bulk liquid tankers up to Suez-max class with loading rates in excess of 40,000 barrels per hour. The Port of Corpus Christi is the primary gateway for American energy exports in the United States.

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Port Elizabeth prepares for citrus season

AJOT | April 14, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Port Elizabeth Container Terminals (PECT) prepares for the upcoming citrus fruit harvest with new Liebherr mobile harbour crane technology. The two LHM 600 were transported from Rostock, Germany to South Africa. After a 20-day journey, they were unloaded from the transport vessel “Happy Dragon”.

Port of Oakland welcomes biggest ship ever this week

AJOT | April 14, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

COVID-19: Port of LA’s Seroka outlines new challenges
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | April 14, 2020

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COVID-19: Port of LA’s Seroka outlines new challenges

Los Angeles logistics chief fast-tracking medical supplies distribution and production
AGLPA highlights infrastructure stimulus priorities

AJOT | April 13, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon Completes $2 Million Capital Improvement Project
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | April 10, 2020

Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon Completes $2 Million Capital Improvement Project

Investments Include New Overhead Gantry Crane, Concrete Floor in General Cargo Terminal
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Port of Los Angeles Executive Director acknowledges supply chain stakeholders, USNS Mercy

AJOT | April 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In his latest video message, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka underscores that while Port operations are smooth, cargo volume has declined 30.9% in March and 18.5% during the first quarter of the year. Looking at the next quarter, production in China is ramping up slightly, but U.S. orders are not – the current demand has decreased.

New Port Wilmington Delaware container terminal gathers momentum

AJOT | April 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

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Port of Long Beach Receives $14.5 Million Grant for Rail Project

AJOT | April 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $14.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to help fund the “Terminal Island Wye Track Realignment” railroad project, which will move trains in and out of the Port faster, reduce locomotive idling and improve safety.

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Virus-Driven Drop in Container Volumes Continues; Port Focuses on Readiness, Safety

AJOT | April 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Slight Growth in Exports; Barge Volume to Richmond up More than 28%

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Container shipping into the hinterland on a good track

AJOT | April 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The transport of containers by barge from and to the Port of Hamburg is picking up speed. Contrary to the nationwide result with a decline of 4.1 percent, the Port of Hamburg recorded an increase of 13 percent in container transport by inland waterway vessel with 145,078 TEU in 2019.

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The Port of NY & NJ Posts Record-high Rail Volume in February

AJOT | April 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of New York and New Jersey moved 55,595 containers by rail in February 2020, a 12.2 percent increase over the previous year. This number marks a February best for rail cargo at the Port.

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