Ports & Terminals

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Plaquemines Port and APM Terminals announce operating agreement

AJOT | November 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The agreement is the outcome of a six-month terminal review process between both parties and sets stage for new deepwater port and supply chain network.

GT Wilmington welcomes new customer CMPC first plywood cargo to arrive at the Port of Wilmington

AJOT | November 18, 2021 | Maritime | Bulk | Ports & Terminals

Vancouver is cut off by road, rail after ‘extraordinary’ storms

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | November 17, 2021

Vancouver is cut off by road, rail after ‘extraordinary’ storms

Vancouver, Canada’s third-largest city, is cut off from the rest of the country by land after days of storms caused flooding and mudslides that have blocked major highways and rail lines.

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October brings continued volume growth in NWSA Gateway

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled a total of 313,430 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 5.6% compared to October 2020. Full imports grew 7.2%, while full exports decreased 9.8%.

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New President & CEO announced for Port Saint John

The Board of Directors for Port Saint John announced the appointment of Craig Bell Estabrooks as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Oxnard Harbor Commissioners make bold commitment to decarbonize operations at the Port of Hueneme

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Port of Corpus Christi remains committed to climate action efforts as COP26 concludes

AJOT | November 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In the wake of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority reaffirms its commitments to leadership in atmospheric climate action and energy transition with compelling comments from Port of Corpus Christi Commission Chairman Charles W. Zahn, Jr. during the annual State of the Port event.

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Port of Hamburg: Good seaborne cargo handling result for first nine months

AJOT | November 16, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In the first nine months of the year, at 95.8 million tons the Port of Hamburg achieved a 2.9 percent increase in seaborne cargo throughput. Bulk cargo throughput advanced especially strongly, being 6.1 percent ahead at 29.7 million tons.

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Jacksonville University and JAXPORT launch St. Johns River education initiative

AJOT | November 16, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Nearly one in four people in Jacksonville feel they lack knowledge about how to protect the health of the river

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San Pedro Bay Ports postpone consideration of container dwell fee until Nov. 22

AJOT | November 16, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Noticeable progress in reduction of import containers on terminals

L.A., Long Beach to delay start of fee for lingering containers

Bloomberg | November 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Dalhousie University & the Halifax Port Authority announce research partnership for the PIER

AJOT | November 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Phoenix Lighting reports multiple North American crane lighting projects won this year

AJOT | November 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Phoenix Lighting continues to supply lighting for the North American ship-to-shore and yard crane lighting market as the company reports multiple projects won this year.

Port of Montreal sets late 2026 as new target date for planned Contrecoeur container terminal

Ports & Terminals

Leo Ryan | Top Story | November 12, 2021

Port of Montreal sets late 2026 as new target date for planned Contrecoeur container terminal

At a technical briefing this week, the Port of Montreal updated the procurement process that national or international consortiums need to follow in seeking to partner with Canada’s second largest maritime gateway in its biggest project in decades

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Second-busiest October achieved at Port of Long Beach

AJOT | November 12, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Limited capacity at marine terminals hampered imports at the Port of Long Beach last month, although volumes were still strong enough to mark the Port’s second-busiest October amid an ongoing transition to extended operating hours.

Blackstone boosts Carrix stake as Smith, Hemingway families sell

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | Top Story | November 11, 2021

Blackstone boosts Carrix stake as Smith, Hemingway families sell

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners bought out the controlling shareholders of Carrix Inc., one of the world’s largest marine-terminal operators.

CIIE: New connections between China and Hamburg

AJOT | November 11, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Port industry says Biden vaccine mandate could worsen supply-chain crisis

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Port snarls mean cargo ships try to avoid bottlenecks

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Senator Menendez announces $9 million to expand Salem port services

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | November 11, 2021

Senator Menendez announces $9 million to expand Salem port services

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today announced $9 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to expand and improve services at the Salem Marine Terminal, one of the oldest ports on the East Coast. The announcement comes as President Biden prepares to sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package passed by the House of Representatives last week.