Ports & Terminals


Seafrigo responds to transAtlantic LCL success with second Antwerp expansion
Logistics
AJOT | Top Story | August 24, 2021

Seafrigo responds to transAtlantic LCL success with second Antwerp expansion

Seafrigo’s recently-launched joint venture with Antwerp Cold Stores, combined with its new LCL (Less-than-Container) reefer service between the Belgian city and New York in the USA, is proving so popular with customers that the logistics provider is now looking to further expand its operations and capacity in the port.
Ships resume docking at Ningbo port after two-week shutdown
Ports & Terminals
Bloomberg | Top Story | August 24, 2021

Ships resume docking at Ningbo port after two-week shutdown

Ships have resumed berthing operations at a halted container terminal in Ningbo, China, adding to optimism that full activity at one of the world’s busiest ports will be restored shortly after a two-week shutdown to quarantine dockworkers.
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NAI Hanson and NAI Partners tapped to market 60-acre multimodal industrial property along Houston Ship Channel

AJOT | August 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | Logistics | Ports & Terminals

Well-located, build-to-suit site offers unparalleled flexibility and superior access to international freight rail, trucking and shipping connections

Konecranes new after-hours service call center streamlines the customer experience  

AJOT | August 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Port reaches milestone at Long Beach Container Terminal
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | August 20, 2021

Port reaches milestone at Long Beach Container Terminal

One of the world's cleanest, most advanced terminals completed
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Valenciaport handles more than 3.2 million containers up to July and grows by 10%

AJOT | August 20, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

• In the first seven months of the year, more than 49.5 million tonnes have been handled, 11.1% more than in 2020 and 2.4% more than in 2019 • Cargo containers (exports) grew between January and July by 22.7% compared to 2020. Valenciaport's connectivity facilitates the work of exporting companies in its hinterland, key to the recovery of economic activity and job creation • In these first seven months of the year, all sectors have increased. Of particular note is the growth in exports of iron and steel (37.1%), construction materials (35.26%) and the agri-food industry (28.11%) compared to 2020 • In the interannual (August 2020-July 2021), 5.7 million containers will be exceeded, approaching the figure of six million in a context that is still complex due to the pandemic • In July this year, 456,650 TEUs and 6,837,639 tonnes of goods were handled, slightly higher than in the same month of 2020 • By countries, China and the USA are the leading trading partners with 356,389 and 317,989 full containers respectively with origin/destination Valenciaport.

Riots, port stoppages dim South Africa economic growth prospects

Bloomberg | August 20, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Ports of Auckland Chair Osborne to retire

AJOT | August 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

US Department of Transportation announces a new marine highway route and six marine highway designations
Maritime
AJOT | Top Story | August 19, 2021

US Department of Transportation announces a new marine highway route and six marine highway designations

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of six new Marine Highway Projects and a new Marine Highway Route as part of the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The AMHP encourages the use of America’s navigable waterways for the movement of freight and people as an alternative to land-based transportation.
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Port Everglades’ July numbers are hot, hot, hot

AJOT | August 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Port Everglades broke its historic high for July with 91,285 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units, the cargo industry’s standard container measurement).

[FBX Weekly] While Ningbo recovers, restrictions disrupt ex-China air cargo

AJOT | August 19, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

SC Ports awarded $1.3 million grant for emission-reducing trucks

AJOT | August 19, 2021 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Trucking

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Port Manatee efficiently moving yachts for No. 1 pleasure boat retailer

AJOT | August 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Port Manatee is proficiently serving as import hub for the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, underscoring capabilities for moving oversize cargos via Central and Southwest Florida’s preferred gateway for global commerce.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System continues to be strong supply chain for wind energy

AJOT | August 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project | By The Numbers

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Cement, iron ore and steel boost Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway shipping in July

AJOT | August 18, 2021 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway handled a deluge of cement, iron ore, petcoke and steel in July supporting the continuing resurgence of manufacturing both in North America and globally.

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TecPlata to link Port of Santa Fe to Brazil, Asia

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

TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Argentine subsidiary operating at the Port of La Plata, is collaborating with the Sta. Fe Port Administrative Entity for a new feeder service to connect the Port of Santa Fe to Brazil and Asia via TecPlata.

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NWSA volume growth trend continues

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

The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled a total of 307,592 twenty-foot equivalent units(TEUs), an increase of 13.8% compared to July 2020.

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