Ports & Terminals

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Port of Montreal expected to open Monday

AJOT | August 23, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Hapag Lloyd is reporting that the Montreal Longshore Union (CUPE 375) and the Checkers Union (ILA) have agreed to end the strike at the Port of Montreal and to continue negotiations while working. The terminals in Montreal are expected to open Monday, August 24, 2020.

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St. Lawrence Seaway system plays critical role in global cargo movement

AJOT | August 21, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Through July, tonnage at American and Canadian ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system increased to 15.6 million metric tons (mt), but overall tonnage is down 8 percent compared to this time last year.

Corona pandemic reduces seaborne cargo throughput in Port of Hamburg

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | August 21, 2020

Corona pandemic reduces seaborne cargo throughput in Port of Hamburg

Only too evident worldwide, the negative repercussions of the Corona pandemic are also affecting the throughput trend in Germany’s largest universal port. In the first six months of the year, for instance, seaborne cargoes loaded/discharged at its terminals totalled just 61.2 million tons.

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NYSA releases 2020 economic impact study on the port industry

AJOT | August 21, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

This comprehensive report gives a thorough look at the quantitative measurement of the jobs, incomes, production of goods and services and revenue for both states produced by the maritime activities.

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JAXPORT COO selected for prestigious Leadership Florida program

AJOT | August 20, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

JAXPORT Chief Operating Officer Frederick P. Wong Jr. has been selected to serve as a member of Leadership Florida Cornerstone Class 39. The program is offered through the statewide mentoring organization Leadership Florida and brings emerging leaders from around the state together to educate and inspire them to work for a better Florida.

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Cincinnati CBP seizes $374,000 worth of fake phone cases and fronts

AJOT | August 20, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

On August 14, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 7,500 counterfeit phone cases and 2,040 counterfeit phone fronts from three shipments at local cargo facilities. The fake items came from China and would have been worth a total of $374,020 had they been genuine.

Port of New Orleans nabs 15 AAPA Communications Awards

AJOT | August 20, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Philadelphia CBP discovers mantis eggs concealed in computer gaming mouse

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | August 20, 2020

Philadelphia CBP discovers mantis eggs concealed in computer gaming mouse

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Philadelphia have seen many insects, mostly as hitchhikers stowing away on a produce shipment or burrowed into wood packaging material, but finding mantis eggs inside a computer gaming mouse is a first.

Port of Baltimore sets new record for most container moves from one ship

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | August 19, 2020

Port of Baltimore sets new record for most container moves from one ship

5,536 moves from Maersk Edinburgh seen as sign of economic vitality

Port of Oakland’s new Maritime Director shares outlook

AJOT | August 19, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

John Henshaw named Connecticut Port Authority Executive Director

Tropical Shipping signs agreement with Octopi by Navis for its St. Croix Terminal

AJOT | August 18, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

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Governor Kay Ivey names three new members, reappoints one to the Alabama State Port Authority Board

Three new board members will take their seats this month, when the Alabama State Port Authority’s board of directors meet on business matters concerning the state’s only seaport.

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Bright spots for Port Houston cargo

AJOT | August 18, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Record gate moves and extra loaders are positive signs this summer at Port Houston. Nevertheless, container twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at the largest container port on the United States Gulf Coast continued showing coronavirus effects and was down 10% in July.

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Port of Long Beach earns top prize for outstanding communications

AJOT | August 18, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of Long Beach collected the most awards from the American Association of Port Authorities by earning recognition for all 14 of its entries spanning a variety of communications campaigns, including the trade association’s top prize for the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project Mobile App.

Covid-19 reports at Hong Kong Container Terminals

AJOT | August 18, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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Port of New York and New Jersey helps transport baby oysters to their new home

AJOT | August 17, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Recently, the Port of New York and New Jersey took steps toward ensuring a cleaner, more sustainable New York Harbor by helping move 15 million baby oysters from a waterfront seeding facility at the Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal to their new underwater home at the mouth of the Bronx River.

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Port of Halifax enhances business development efforts for containerized cargo operations with Descartes Datamyne

AJOT | August 17, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Descartes Systems Group announced that the Port of Halifax is enhancing its business development efforts for containerized shipping operations by using Descartes Datamyne™ to access detailed import/export data in its prospective trade lanes.