Ports & Terminals

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a deal with Barcelona-based Heavymovement to supply a heavy-duty electric foklift truck. The order, which also includes the supply of two Kalmar i-series terminal tractor, was booked in Cargotec's 2018 second quarter order intake. Delivery of the machines is scheduled to take place in January 2019. Read More »

At TOC Europe, Liebherr Maritime disclosed the expansion of the reachstacker product line by two new devices. A powerful reachstacker with the lifting capacity of 35 tonnes in the second container row and a log handler for timber handling will complete the existing product family. Read More »

Vanta E. Coda II has been named as the Ports of Indiana's next chief executive officer to replace Rich Cooper following his retirement, effective July 1, 2018. Read More »

The Canaveral Harbor and Canaveral Sand Bypass projects will receive priority funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2018 Workplan. The Corps has allocated $14,760,000 to the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass project and $1,470,000 will be provided for maintenance of the Port’s harbor and the Canaveral Locks. Read More »

The container terminal Niederglatt/Zurich, operated by Swissterminal Group, will offer a new direct rail link to the Rail Hub Milano in Melzo/Milano with five departures per week from 2 July 2018. This new connection is operated by intermodal operator Hannibal, which is part of the Contship Italia Group. Read More »

At the Terminal Operators Conference (TOC 2018) today in Rotterdam, ICHCA International, the global NGO and membership association for cargo handling operations, technical, HSSE and risk professionals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) to pursue cooperative projects of mutual interest. Read More »

The Connecticut Port Authority was honored to join Governor Dannel Malloy at New London’s City Pier to announce a $15 million investment for infrastructure improvements at State Pier. Read More »

The Seattle Harbor Navigation Improvement Project is eligible for congressional authorization following U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite signing the Chief of Engineers Report June 7. Read More »

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted its FY 2018 Work Plan, which distributes the additional funding provided in the FY 2018 Omnibus bill and identifies the new starts and feasibility studies for navigation construction projects. Read More »

As a long-time partner of Japan’s Ocean Network Express (“ONE”), GCT Canada is pleased to welcome the carrier’s first magenta container vessel at the country’s flagship terminal, GCT Deltaport. Operating in the Transport High Efficiency (“THE”) Alliance on its PN2 Asia-North America mainline service, the call represents the maiden voyage for the rebranded ONE COMMITMENT to Canada following the merger of NYK Line, Mitsui OSK, and “K” Line on April 1, 2018. Read More »

JAXPORT CEO Eric Green’s response to today’s announcement that the federal government is awarding nearly $32.4 million in funding to the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project: Read More »

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, introduces an eco-efficient reachstacker with a Fuel Saving Guarantee to customers. Kalmar Eco Reachstacker is the very first solution in Kalmar's new eco-efficient portfolio - The Kalmar Eco Range. Read More »

Hutchison Ports, the world’s leading port network, has presented its new brand SYNERGY. Over the years, Hutchison Ports has expanded internationally, encompassing other logistics and transportation activities. Read More »

The Port of Corpus Christi achieved yet another milestone with today’s release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) FY’18 Work Plan. Included in the Corps of Engineers navigation construction budget was nearly $23 million for the Corpus Christi Channel Improvement Project designed to deepen and widen one of the Nation’s busiest waterways. Read More »

JAXPORT has selected Kristen DeMarco as the port’s new Chief Commercial Officer. Read More »

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and DP World London Gateway are celebrating the successful introduction into service of an electrically powered Kalmar FastCharge(TM) shuttle carrier, as part of a joint pilot project that will run for approximately six to 12 months. Read More »

“The port community is represented in IMO through various organisations, including port authorities, cargo handling companies, harbour masters, maritime pilots, port community systems, ship agents and port police. Read More »

A global trade executive yesterday urged college graduates to reject “extreme protectionism,” calling it damaging and futile. Speaking at Central Washington University’s Kent, Wash., commencement, Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle asked his audience to instead embrace globalization. Read More »

South Carolina Ports Authority announced 197,437 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled last month, a record for the month of May and the second-highest month of container traffic in the Port’s history. Read More »

The cranes will be delivered to SCPA’s Wando Welch Terminal in the Port of Charleston and Inland Port Greer. Deliveries will take place in 2019 – 2020. When the 26 new RTGs are operational, the SCPA will operate a fleet of 81 Konecranes RTGs. Read More »