Ports & Terminals

Rising to the challenge of working aboard a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence ship during COVID-19

AJOT | June 02, 2020 | Maritime | Bulk | Ports & Terminals

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FEMA, MARAD provide essential US maritime workers cloth masks to shield against COVID-19 spread

AJOT | June 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Federal shipments of 2.4 million reusable cloth facial coverings will begin arriving this week at ports and related maritime transportation operations around the U.S. that requested them, thanks to the urging of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – the unified and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas – its member port authorities, and a host of port industry partners, including the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD).

UK fishermen warn of French blockades amid Brexit wrangling

Bloomberg | June 02, 2020 | International Trade | Ports & Terminals

Terminal industry prepared for 2020 hurricane season

AJOT | June 01, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

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Savannah harbor deepening sets precedent; four dredges working simultaneously

AJOT | June 01, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The deepening of the Savannah harbor has set a new precedent with four dredges working simultaneously, the Army Corps of Engineers announced.

Ireland’s Port of Cork announces new direct service to USA

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | May 29, 2020

Ireland’s Port of Cork announces new direct service to USA

The Port of Cork is delighted to announce the start of a new weekly direct service to Penn Terminal in Pennsylvania and the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. This gives Ireland its first direct container service to the USA in many years.

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Konecranes to deliver third mobile harbor crane to South Australia

AJOT | May 28, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

In March 2020, Flinders Port Holdings (Flinders) ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Crane for their subsidiary Flinders Logistics at Port Adelaide in South Australia. With delivery planned for August 2020, the crane will increase capacity in bulk materials and cargo handling services.

Ports America Chesapeake welcomes new on-dock rail at Seagirt Marine Terminal

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AJOT | Top Story | May 28, 2020

Ports America Chesapeake welcomes new on-dock rail at Seagirt Marine Terminal

Ports America Chesapeake, terminal operator of the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, recently announced the expansion of its partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation to offer on-dock intermodal rail service at Seagirt starting today, May 26th.

FICT’s Tianjin Port hits operational high with Navis N4

AJOT | May 28, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

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Arrival of the first container ship at Stockholm Norvik Port

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Today will be remembered in the history books as the day the very first container ship arrived at Sweden’s newest freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port. The Stockholm region accounts for half of Sweden’s entire consumption, and now the opportunities to transport goods by sea as close to their final destination as possible have increased.

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JAXPORT welcomes Acting US Secretary of Homeland Security Wolf

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Leadership from JAXPORT, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Area Port of Jacksonville, and U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville joined U.S. Congressman John Rutherford in welcoming Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf to JAXPORT this week.

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Cold chain suppliers hold strong at the Port of Savannah

AJOT | May 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the producers, shipping lines and logistics providers who form the global supply chain for Savannah's chilled cargo imports have continued to deliver rock-solid service.

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Drewery Port Throughput Indices for March 2020

AJOT | May 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2012 = 100.

Philippines sells abandoned containers to make way for deliveries of essentials

Bloomberg | May 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

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Port of Oakland looks to lead East Bay rebound from COVID-19

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

'Will be on forefront of economic recovery,' Executive Director tells business and civic leaders

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Global Survey on impact of COVID19 on ports: regional differences becoming more pronounced

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for week 21 also confirms global trend towards decreasing capacity utilization of liquid and dry bulk storage at ports

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Fitch Ratings: North American ports largely shielded from coronavirus fallout

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

However, ports that primarily handle cargo are expected to fare better than those with substantial cruise operations, which are expected to have sizable downside risk.

Local maritime leaders join Propeller Club Port of Norfolk to celebrate National Maritime Day

AJOT | May 21, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

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North Carolina Ports makes history, welcomes largest container ship to the Port of Wilmington

AJOT | May 21, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

The North Carolina State Ports Authority made history Wednesday as the MV Hyundai Hope sailed in to the Port of Wilmington. The MV Hyundai Hope has a carrying capacity of nearly 14,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and is one of the largest container ships calling on the United States East Coast.