Ports & Terminals

Iskes Towage & Salvage adds two more Damen ASD Tugs 2810 to its fleet

AJOT | February 20, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

The vessels were built at Damen Song Cam Shipyards, Vietnam, and delivered last year to Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, the Netherlands, as part of the group’s strategy to position stock vessels for rapid availability in Europe.

Port of Vancouver USA CEO Julianna Marler recognized with 2018 Iris Award

AJOT | February 20, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Port of Vancouver USA CEO Julianna Marler is being recognized for exceptional leadership with a 2018 Clark College Iris Award. Marler and three other local women of distinction will be honored at an awards reception on International Women’s Day, March 8.

Port Freeport Commissioners call for $130 million bond election to support channel improvement project

AJOT | February 20, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

South Africa Port and Rail Group Is Out to Conquer the Continent

Bloomberg | February 19, 2018 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals

Port of Oakland reports 2.1 percent increase in export volume

AJOT | February 15, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of Oakland today reported that containerized export volume in January increased 2.1 percent from the same month a year ago. It was the second consecutive month of export growth at the Port.

Global Container Terminals orders 10 more Konecranes RTGs for its terminals in British Columbia

AJOT | February 15, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

GCT Canada Limited Partnership has ordered ten Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes for its terminals in British Columbia, Canada.

Container throughput drives growth in Rotterdam

AJOT | February 15, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Particularly strong growth in container throughput of 12.3% (in tonnes) was the main driver of growth in the port of Rotterdam throughout 2017.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | February 15, 2018

Port of Los Angeles moves 808,728 TEUs

The Port of Los Angeles handled 808,728 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January 2018, the second-busiest January in the port’s history behind last January’s record of 826,640 TEUs.

U.S. Coast Guard recognizes Port Freeport and Brazos Pilots leaders

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Port Freeport Director of Operations, Al Durel, and Brazos Pilots Association President, Captain Billy Burns, were recently honored by the U.S. Coast Guard for their service during the events of Hurricane Harvey.

Florida Ports Council names Jessie Werner as Vice President of public affairs

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | February 14, 2018

Largest vessel to call at The Port of Philadelphia arrives from the West Coast of South America

The largest container vessel to ever call at The Port of Philadelphia has arrived yesterday at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. The M/V MSC Shuba B arrived from the West Coast of South America with a cargo of predominately perishable fruit.

NC Ports Operations Alert

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Port 4.0 – Hamburg equips for the future with improved infrastructure and digitalization

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In the last business year, the high quality services provided by the Port of Hamburg’s operators has lead to a stable handling result comparable with the previous year.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | February 14, 2018

Port of San Francisco’s Nerney outlines seawall renewal and 2018 expectations

Michael Nerney, assistant deputy director, Port of San Francisco said to AJOT in an interview that the Port is working to win San Francisco voter support for a bond issue to re-enforce the seawall that protects the Port and downtown San Francisco now threatened by sea level rise and the possibility of an earthquake.

Port of Vinton awards construction contract for dredging at mouth of Vinton Navigation Channel

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Abu Dhabi Ports inaugurate BreakBulk Middle East 2018 at ADNEC

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In the attendance of HRH Princess Sarah Al Saud, Director of Maritime Business Development International Forum for Maritime Transport and Ahmed Suhail Qatan, COO General Cargo Terminal at Port of Salalah

First-of-its-kind facility opens in JAXPORT’s Foreign Trade Zone

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

JAXPORT partner North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Companies, today celebrated the grand opening of Foreign Trade Zone No. 64’s first outdoor storage facility.

Ports of Indiana completes unprecedented four-year growth run

AJOT | February 14, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Port of Corpus Christi included in the President’s proposed FY 19 Budget

AJOT | February 13, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

For the first time, the Port of Corpus Christi’s Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP) was included in the FY 19 Presidential Budget for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction that was released by the White House Monday.