Ports & Terminals

Port of Los Angeles, Toyota and Kenworth partner on hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 trucks
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | June 07, 2021

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Port of Los Angeles, Toyota and Kenworth partner on hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 trucks

Under the $82.5 million Shore-to-Store (S2S) project, the Port of Los Angeles and more than a dozen public and private sector partners have teamed up for a 12-month demonstration of zero-emission Class 8 trucks and will expand the project to include five more hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty trucks, two battery-electric yard tractors, and two battery-electric forklifts, according to a June 7th Port announcement.
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Double-digit increases for container volume, autos and record-breaking month for rail at the Port of NY & NJ

AJOT | June 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of New York and New Jersey had another strong month in April, posting double-digit increases for total container volume, container imports, and autos and setting a new April record for rail volume.

AAPA presses Congress for immediate port infrastructure investment

AJOT | June 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

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Svitzer Americas appoints new managing director for Dominican Republic & Caribbean 

AJOT | June 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Effective 1 June 2021, Matthias Reinarz has been appointed new Managing Director for Svitzer in the Dominican Republic & Caribbean. He replaces Dickson Rivas, who after a long career with Svitzer is stepping down and retiring by the end of the year. Until his retirement, Dickson Rivas will remain available as special advisor.

Retail cargo continues setting records as supply chains struggle to keep up with consumer demand
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | June 07, 2021

Retail cargo continues setting records as supply chains struggle to keep up with consumer demand

Imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports saw their busiest April on record and May could turn out to have set a new all-time record as vaccines allowed consumers to return to normal shopping patterns, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
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ICTSI Rio to run eco-friendly rail operations

AJOT | June 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

ICTSI Rio Brasil is expanding its logistics support services in Brazil, adding rail logistics to its operations with the long-term lease of Floriano Intermodal Terminal in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro.  

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CMA CGM Marco Polo breaks record at Port of Savannah

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

History was recently made when the largest vessel to call the U.S. East Coast, the CMA CGM Marco Polo, called the Port of Savannah.

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Radix Engineering develops Digital Growth Masterplan for Port of Açu

Rebecca Stevens | June 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Radix Engineering and Software is developing a ‘Smart Port’ Digital Growth Masterplan for the Port of Açu (PdA), the largest private port in Latin America. The goal is to develop a 5–10-year vision for the technological platform of the Port and its ecosystem, focused on the optimization of operations, attraction of new businesses that are technologically aligned, and the establishment of a technological governance plan and systems architecture.

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Experienced Management Team Launch GL Terminal, An Innovative and Digitally Focused Inland Container Depot to Serve Jakarta and Surrounding Areas

AJOT | June 07, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

In response to increasing demand in Indonesia for world-class Inland Container Depot (ICD) facilities, two Indonesian-based entrepreneurs launched PT. Good Logistics (GL) Terminal in late 2020. The facility is based in Jakarta, only 10km from Jakarta port, and has an annual throughput capacity of 180,000 TEUs. In addition to state-of-the-art material handling equipment (MHE), GL Terminal utilizes technology and digital innovation to make the user experience easier and more efficient, while ensuring greater visibility into the process and higher quality for all users.

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SC students name Leatherman Terminal’s ship-to-shore cranes

AJOT | June 04, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Students from around the Lowcountry have named South Carolina Ports’ five ship-to-shore cranes at the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal.

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The Valencia Containerised Freight Index continues its upward trend, rising 17.85% in May

AJOT | June 04, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The VCFI stands at 2,728.18 points, the highest figure since the start of the series in January 2018

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Sandra Kilroy Hired as New Senior Director of Environment, Sustainability, and Engineering

AJOT | June 04, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | People | Appointments

Sandra Kilroy has been hired as the Port of Seattle’s new Senior Director of Environment, Sustainability, and Engineering. Since 2018, Kilroy was the Port of Seattle’s Director, Maritime Environment and Sustainability, where she provided strategic direction and policy guidance to a team responsible for maritime and economic development environmental issues.

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Santos and Giesecke sworn-in as Port Commissioners

AJOT | June 04, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | People | Appointments

On June 2, 2021, Rob Giesecke was sworn in as the newest Port Freeport Commissioner, joined by Commissioner Rudy Santos, who also took an oath to serve his second term, during a formal ceremony attended by family and friends.

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Army Corps and dredging industry sign MOU to improve safety culture

AJOT | June 04, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The two organizations formally agreed to continue their longstanding, proactive efforts to promote and develop strategies for creating positive safety culture, to share best practices and lessons learned, to identify and promote opportunities for safety training, continuous learning, and professional development, to ensure safe dredging and marine construction operations near underwater gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, and to intensify engagement.

Port of Rotterdam spearheads European renewable energy collaboration
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | June 03, 2021

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Port of Rotterdam spearheads European renewable energy collaboration

The Port of Rotterdam is spearheading a number of European renewable energy projects that will reduce carbon emissions and energy costs, according to Nico van Dooren, new business director Port of Rotterdam.
Roambee well-positioned to address ocean freight visibility with strategic investment from PSA unboXed

AJOT | June 03, 2021 | Logistics | Ports & Terminals

Navis announces enhancements of its automated horizontal transport solution

AJOT | June 03, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

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Port Manatee brings Tillotson aboard as chief commercial officer

AJOT | June 03, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

As new chief commercial officer of Port Manatee, Charles D. Tillotson looks to bolster diverse cargo growth at the global gateway of Southwest and Central Florida.

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Concordia Damen signs historic contract with Lenten Scheepvaart for first ever inland hydrogen vessel

AJOT | June 02, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Concordia Damen has signed a historic contract with Lenten Scheepvaart. The contract, signed on 18th March by Harm Lenten and Concordia Damen CEO Chris Kornet, is for the construction of the first ever inland waterway vessel to run on hydrogen.

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Sweden’s first inland shipping barge shuttle service has started from Stockholm Norvik Port

AJOT | June 02, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Sweden’s first container barge shuttle service on inland waterways started operation on June 1st between Stockholm Norvik Port and the Port of Västerås. The container barge shuttle service carries the equivalent of around 200 road haulage vehicles, alleviating road network congestion and significantly decreasing carbon dioxide emissions in the region. Services will be operated by German shipping company Deymann.

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