Ports & Terminals

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | December 28, 2018

2018 is record year for Port of Antwerp

2018 looks set to be a record year for the Port of Antwerp for the sixth time in a row, with growth in all types of cargo and a recent wave of investments.

No grain in the rain as Vancouver export ships unable to load

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 27, 2018

No grain in the rain as Vancouver export ships unable to load

As Canadian grain companies spend millions to upgrade and build new export terminals in Vancouver, a new problem is threatening to cause transportation bottlenecks at the nation’s largest port: vessels can’t load grain in the rain. And it rains a lot in Vancouver.

Trump’s trade war comes with an unexpected bonus: more trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 26, 2018

Trump’s trade war comes with an unexpected bonus: more trade

A few days before Christmas, the container ship “SM Shanghai” was steaming toward California’s Port of Long Beach. Just ahead and coming to the end of an 11-day journey from China, the “Ever Lucent” was headed for the nearby Port of Los Angeles, where the “Thomas Jefferson” was preparing to sail in the opposite direction for Xiamen.

Maritime

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 26, 2018

How cargo ships can go green

New rules will require investing in solar, biofuels and maybe even nuclear power.

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SC Ports Community Giving Program Awards $106,000 in FY19 Grants

AJOT | December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Over 40,000 students benefit from Community Giving last fiscal year

Port of New Orleans Board elects Arnold B. Baker Chairman

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | December 21, 2018

Port of New Orleans Board elects Arnold B. Baker Chairman

Tara C. Hernandez Elected Vice Chair, Darryl D. Berger Elected Secretary-Treasurer

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Konecranes awarded order for three large mobile harbor cranes from Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

AJOT | December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

In the fourth quarter of 2018, Saqr Port, part of the RAK PORTS GROUP, ordered three Model 8 mobile harbor cranes. Two Konecranes Gottwald cranes will be delivered in April 2019, a third one to follow in July 2019.

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South Carolina Ports up 15% for November vs. 2017, Strongest November in port history

AJOT | December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the strongest November in its history, with 15 percent growth over the same month last year.

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Port of Beaumont prepares to build $79 million general cargo dock

AJOT | December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Economic Development Administration recently announced the award of a $5 million grant to the Port of Beaumont for Phase I of the Main Street Terminal 1 dock rebuild. The new, state-of-the-art dock will replace the dilapidated wharf structure that was built in the early 1900s and failed in 2011.

Deputy Port Director Bill Carpenter to retire after 40 years of service with the Port of Beaumont

After forty years with the Port of Beaumont, Deputy Port Director Bill Carpenter will retire in January 2019. Bill was hired in September 1978 as the office manager for the Operations Department.

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Guayaquil dredging project starts

AJOT | December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The government of Guayaquil in Ecuador recently led the signing of a 25-year concession agreement with Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group for the deepening and maintenance of the 95-kilometer long access channel leading to the port of Guayaquil.

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Port NOLA, Ports America expand partnership for long-term growth

AJOT | December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

50-year lease, strategic investment position Port to capture growing markets and support regional economic growth

ATA renews US Bank as part of featured product program for fifth year

AJOT | December 20, 2018 | Ports & Terminals

Accomplished sailor and Bay Area businessman assumes key role on California’s Board of Pilot Commissioners

AJOT | December 20, 2018 | Ports & Terminals

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Manatee County Port Authority re-elects Baugh as chairwoman

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has been elected to a third consecutive one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority, the governing board of Port Manatee, which has welcomed as its two newest members Reggie Bellamy and Misty Servia.