Ports & Terminals

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Quonset’s Steven King makes the case for pPort infrastructure investment

AJOT | March 13, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Quonset’s Managing Director Steven King provided testimony at a recent R.I. House Finance Committee hearing in support of Gov. Raimondo’s $20 million bond measure to fund upgrades to Quonset’s Port of Davisville.

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Largest bulk vessel to call Port of Mobile loads Alabama export metallurgical coal

The Alabama State Port Authority announced today the largest bulk carrier to call the Port of Mobile loaded over 133,000 short tons (121,000 metric tons) of export metallurgical grade coal at its McDuffie Coal Terminal.

New arrivals bring Savannah’s crane fleet to 36

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | March 12, 2020

New arrivals bring Savannah’s crane fleet to 36

Most cranes of any North American terminal

US chicken flows to China as ports return, tariffs waived

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 11, 2020

US chicken flows to China as ports return, tariffs waived

U.S. chicken exports to China are flowing freely again as logistical bottlenecks caused by a deadly virus dissipate and the Asian nation issues tariff waivers to buyers, according to Sanderson Farms Inc.

The needs of working people must take center stage in COVID-19 policy debates

AJOT | March 11, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

The ports are weather vanes as economic clouds darken

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Warning bells sound for US economy as virus squeezes ports

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 10, 2020

Warning bells sound for US economy as virus squeezes ports

Accustomed to running at full speed this time of year, George Powers has watched as a shipping slowdown tied to the coronavirus sidelines more than half his warehouse workers at the usually bustling Port of Savannah on the U.S. East Coast.

Texas oil-export hub set to slash spending after market meltdown

Bloomberg | March 10, 2020 | Energy | Ports & Terminals

Goeyvaerts orders two more Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes to meet customer rental demand

AJOT | March 10, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

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SC Ports reports strong cargo volumes in February

AJOT | March 09, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

S.C. Ports Authority saw steady container volumes in early 2020 and recorded the highest February ever for both cargo volumes and rail moves at inland ports.

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Metrans A.S. adds two more Kuenz intermodal cranes

AJOT | March 04, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

In December 2019, Kuenz installed an intermodal crane for the Metrans Group in Prague. Another crane was delivered to Budapest shortly before. All in all, this is the 15th Kuenz crane for the long-standing customer Metrans so far. Metrans is one of the leading companies for intermodal transport and connects the seaports of Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven with the hinterland (southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Austria). Since 2006 a total of 15 Kuenz Intermodal Cranes ensure safe and efficient handling in four of 15 Metrans terminals. At their largest terminal in Prague Kuenz installed six cranes. Each three cranes are situated in Česká Třebová and Budapest. All of them are designed as double-girder bridges with superstructure and cantilever on both sides. The remaining three in Dunajska Streda, Slovakia are designed as conventional double-girder bridges. The two new cranes in Prague and Budapest are handling containers, swap bodies and trailers with a lifting capacity of 37 tons.

Ports of Indiana Commission elects new Chairman

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BEST set up a Reeferland in Barcelona leading the integration of the refrigeration services

AJOT | March 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With the aim of continuing its leadership in the Mediterranean in the supply of reefer container services, Hutchison Ports BEST has obtained the approval from the Barcelona Port Authority to provide, within the terminal, a whole range of value-added services to reefer containers.

Waterways Council calls President Trump’s 2021 Budget for U.S. Inland Waterways & Army Corps of Engineers “Astonishingly Inadequate”

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | March 02, 2020

Waterways Council calls President Trump’s 2021 Budget for U.S. Inland Waterways & Army Corps of Engineers “Astonishingly Inadequate”

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI), which represents farmers, shippers and tug and barge operators on the Mississippi and other rivers, sharply criticized President Trump’s 2021 budget proposals for the U.S. inland waterways and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calling them “Astonishingly Inadequate” and noting:

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impacts significant to ports, shipping, logistics

AJOT | March 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Amid diminishing cargo volumes, ports’ first priorities are safety, well-being of people

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Brandy D. Christian named 2020 C. Alvin Bertel Award recipient

AJOT | March 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The World Trade Center New Orleans has announced Brandy D. Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corp. (NOPB), as the recipient of the 2020 C. Alvin Bertel Award.

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Phillips 66, Trafigura and the Port of Corpus Christi Partner to Build Offshore Single Point Mooring Facility

AJOT | February 28, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Phillips 66 and Trafigura Group pte. Ltd announced today that they have formed a 50/50 joint venture, Bluewater Texas Terminal LLC (“Bluewater Texas”), to build an offshore deepwater port project consisting of up to two single point mooring (SPM) buoys.