Ports & Terminals

Pilot promotes Zach Pollock to new leadership role as Executive Vice President

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JAXPORT’s heavy lift berth offers ship-to-rail service for large generator

AJOT | January 10, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Highly trained dockworkers recently moved a nearly 331,000-pound diesel-powered generator through JAXPORT’s heavy lift and specialty cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal, the nation’s highest capacity weight-bearing dock.

South Carolina Ports Martin Luther King Day gate operations

AJOT | January 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Top Iron Ore Port Ships Half Billion Tons as Bears Call Time

Bloomberg | January 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals

Adani Australia Port Must Refinance Soon Or Face Rating Cut

Bloomberg | January 08, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Lower Mississippi River port security workgroup conducts 8Th NOLASEC communications exercise

AJOT | January 08, 2018 | Ports & Terminals

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Jensen’s Proven workboat design selected for NAVSEA new-build

AJOT | January 08, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Jensen will supply a functional and regulatory design package for the 41-foot vessel, which will provide ship- and sub-assist services, as well as other port operational services at U.S. Navy port locations around the world.

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CEMEX UK Marine Limited signs contract with Damen for first MAD 3500

AJOT | January 08, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

On 19th December in Southampton, Laurence Dagley, Director CEMEX UK Marine Limited signed a contract with Frank de Lange, Regional Sales Director of the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the first Damen Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD).

SC Port Terminal Status Update (4)

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Ports & Terminals

Leo Ryan | Top Story | January 04, 2018

Record cargo year at Port of Montreal

As early winter’s deepest freeze in many years hampered normal shipping operations on the St. Lawrence River, the Port of Montreal announced record performances in 2017 total and container cargo. The occasion was the special annual ceremony on Jan. 3 honouring the captain of the first ocean-going vessel to reach the port in the new year.

N.C. Ports Winter Weather Notice Update (3)

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

2018 set to be “transformative year” for port development, says Ince & Co

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

N.C. Ports Winter Weather Notice Update (2)

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

SC Port Terminal Status Update (3)

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Weeks Marine announces Hopper Dredge “Magdalen” delivered on December 22

AJOT | January 03, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

On December 22, after passing her sea trials and regulatory inspections, the newest vessel in Weeks Marine’s (“Weeks”) large and varied industrial work fleet, the Magdalen, was officially delivered by Eastern Shipbuilding just in time for the holidays.

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SC Port Terminal Status (2)

AJOT | January 03, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Based on current conditions, Charleston terminal operations will cease at 10:00 am today, January 3, 2018.

Ports & Terminals

Matt Guasco | Top Story | January 03, 2018

Suakin rises from the desert

Realizing the importance of protecting trade with Egypt, Pharaoh Ramses the Third built a shimmering port made of coral from the Red Sea. It stood on the island of Suakin in what is now Sudan. For 3,000 years, this port city was a powerful center of trade, welcoming Christians and Muslims alike. Ptolemy called it the “Port of Good Hope.”