| November 23, 2021 | Maritime | Bulk | Ports & Terminals
The Port Freeport has announced Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has completed the first segment of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project. Port Freeport and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground on the segment in April 2021.
| November 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals
| November 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals
In Le Havre, Brittany Ferries is launching a new freight service between Normandy and the town of Rosslare in Ireland. Underpinned by the dynamic generated by reorganisation of trade between Ireland and the European continent, this service provides one weekly return trip, beginning on 12 November.
| November 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
The new MOD 1100/2000t spreader beam at 33m span, which was the latest addition to Modulift’s modular range of popular DNV Type Approved spreader beams, has been used in it’s very first lift in Dover in the UK. The successful first lift was carried out by its new owner, heavy lifting rental company, Safe Lifting Europe B.V for their customer Bonn & Mees Floating Cranes.
| November 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals
| November 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
• Container Availability Index (CAx) values consistently greater than 0.80 showing very high levels of inbound containers • Average container prices drop by 10.7% at the port of Los Angeles from Aug to Nov, and by 10.5% at the port of Long beach from Sept to Nov
| November 23, 2021 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk | Ports & Terminals
U.S. barges carrying gasoline are headed to Canada’s west coast to deliver much-needed fuel to a region cut off from the rest of the country after last week’s rainstorms brought flooding and landslides that damaged transportation links.
| November 22, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
Like their predecessors, the Sprinter Carriers on order will have a critical role in transporting containers between the quayside and the container yard. Five of the units on order were booked in June and one in September of 2021. The order will be delivered by June 2022.
| November 22, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | Ports & Terminals
| November 22, 2021 | Ports & Terminals
• Euroports Germany expands bulk cargo capacity at the Rostock Overseas Port with the allelectric LPS 420 E portal crane • The machine is equipped with synchronous electric motors and high-performance energy storage system • Significant shift towards electrified cranes in the maritime industry
| November 22, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports | Project | Ports & Terminals | Project / Heavy Lift | Air Project
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is optimistic infrastructure projects in America’s second-biggest city will be big beneficiaries of the sweeping federal infrastructure bill -- potentially receiving tens of billions of dollars.
| November 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals
Canada’s federal government pledged to help flood-hit British Columbia as the province faces more rain starting Monday.
| November 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals
In year-on-year terms (last 12 months), export containers reached the figure of 1,085,886, which represents a growth of 15.45%. Imports, with 813,956 containers, increased by 16.93%
| November 19, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | Ports & Terminals
SSA moves to renewable diesel for cargo-handling equipment
| November 19, 2021 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking
| November 19, 2021 | Maritime | Ports & Terminals
| November 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals
Asia’s largest ports are showing signs that congestion is easing ahead of the holiday season, a potentially positive step for key trade gateways in the U.S. that are still battling an influx of imports.
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