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NWSA April 2021 volumes up 21.6%

AJOT | May 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled a total of 301,074 twenty-foot equivalent units(TEUs) in April, growing 21.6% compared to April 2020. Full imports increased 23.9%, while full exports decreased 12%.

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Tanger Alliance operating at full capacity with eight new Liebherr ship to shore container cranes

AJOT | May 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Liebherr STS cranes were assembled in Cadiz, Spain and shipped to Morocco using specialist heavy lift vessels and will provide an initial handling capacity of over of 1.5 million TEUs per year

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The Port of València moves 479,171 containers in April and sets monthly and year-on-year records

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

Container traffic last April was 6% higher than in April 2019 - a year which was not affected by COVID-19 - and 10% higher than in April 2020. In this last April 2021, 7,245,859 tonnes of goods were handled, an increase of 4.1% compared to 2019 and 13% compared to 2020

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Containership ‘HMM NURI’ makes first call in Hamburg

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

On Saturday,15 May the ‘HMM NURI’, the first containership in a newbuild series total of eight for the South Korean shipping company HMM - formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine – paid her first call in the Port of Hamburg. She was handled at HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai - CTB.

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Port of Halifax prepares for largest containerized cargo vessel yet

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

The CMA CGM Marco Polo is currently due to arrive Monday afternoon, May 17, 2021 at PSA Halifax. With carrying capacity of 16,022 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) and 396 metres length overall, this will be the largest container vessel to call on a Canadian Port and the first call for a vessel of this size along the East Coast of North America.

AAPA applauds $250 million in recovery funding for California ports

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

Mississippi River traffic open but I-40 bridge repairs could cause future disruptions
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | May 17, 2021

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Mississippi River traffic open but I-40 bridge repairs could cause future disruptions

Mississippi River tug and barge traffic, closed after a crack was found on the Interstate-40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas, opened today, according to Deb Calhoun, senior vice president, Waterways Council Inc.
Ports on U.S. West Coast race to clear ship backlog by August

Bloomberg | May 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Container port operators beware: The true price of a broken device could be higher than you think

AJOT | May 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Every port relies on its IT to keep things moving. So as soon as a device stops working there’s a break in the chain and throughput can drop. In this blog, Chad Woodyatt, Business Development Manager Ports at JLT Mobile Computers, shows how a single broken computer can have far reaching consequences.

Port Houston TEUs jump 25% in April
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | May 14, 2021

Port Houston TEUs jump 25% in April

Activity across Port Houston’s docks jumped again in April, showing robust growth in both containers and steel due to high regional demand.
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Robust April volume breaks another record at Port of Los Angeles

AJOT | May 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

he Port of Los Angeles handled 946,966 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April, a spike of 37% compared to last year. It was the best April in the Port’s 114-year history, and the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increases.

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Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves $409,000 in community sponsorships

AJOT | May 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners this week awarded 141 sponsorships totaling $409,430 to promote local groups advancing causes such as the arts, environment, social justice and historic preservation.

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Autocar, LLC launches the E-ACTT, an emissions-free, all-electric terminal tractor

AJOT | May 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Innovative leading-edge technology powers new E-ACTT model for terminal tractor operations

Mississippi River may reopen to barge traffic in 24-48 hours
Maritime
Bloomberg | Top Story | May 13, 2021

Mississippi River may reopen to barge traffic in 24-48 hours

The Mississippi River may reopen to barge traffic in 24 to 48 hours after a second engineering review of the highway bridge that developed a crack is completed, according to people who have been briefed on the situation.
Over 700 barges stuck in Mississippi River from bridge crack
Maritime
Bloomberg | Top Story | May 13, 2021

Over 700 barges stuck in Mississippi River from bridge crack

A crack in a bridge over the Mississippi River has stranded more than 700 barges, cutting off the biggest route for U.S. agricultural exports when the critical waterway is at its busiest.
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Turkey’s new canal across Istanbul will cost $15 billion

Bloomberg | May 13, 2021 | Maritime | Ports & Terminals

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s project to build a canal in Istanbul will cost around $15 billion, according to the nation’s transport minister.

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