Ports & Terminals

Descartes releases September Global Shipping Report

AJOT Newsroom | September 11, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

August U.S. container import volumes increase slightly from July and continue to track 2019 performance

Import cargo volume could hit 2 million TEU three months in a row

AJOT Newsroom | September 11, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Panama Canal – effective October 1st new navigation equipment mandate

Allison Equipment Group | September 11, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

"Non-compliance may result in delay of transit and/or additional costs, as well as possible fines.”

India-Nigeria infrastructure deal to boost agriculture and ports

Bloomberg | September 09, 2023 | Logistics | Ports & Terminals

Changes in Konecranes leadership team: Pankakoski appointed EVP, Port Solutions; Mahlberg to leave the company

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | September 07, 2023

GPA, CSX offer new ‘Carolina Connector’ service

Direct, daily Savannah-Rocky Mount, North Carolina rail route delivers faster speed, flexibility.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | September 06, 2023

Port of Corpus Christi announces new CEO, following competitive nationwide search

After a rigorous three-month search that contemplated candidates from across the country and industry, the Port of Corpus Christi Commission voted in a special meeting on September 6 to promote Chief Financial Officer Kent Britton to the position of full-time Chief Executive Officer. Britton has served as Interim CEO since June 1, 2023.

Maritime industry continues to prefer route through Panama

AJOT Newsroom | September 06, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

• Through August, one month before the end of fiscal year 2023, accumulated tonnage for the year is in line with budget • Waiting lines back to normal

South African mines to get a faster route to Mozambique port

South Africa’s mining companies, losing out on billions of dollars in sales due to logistics bottlenecks, could soon have a quicker route to ports in neighboring Mozambique.

Maritime

Stas Margaronis | September 05, 2023

Panama Canal’s low water delays could last 10 months impacting U.S. Gulf/East Coast ports

The Panama Canal’s drought induced low water problems are causing vessel traffic jams that could last for the next ten months according to the Athens-based shipbroker Intermodal.

Port of New Orleans awarded $947,280 FEMA Port Security Grant

AJOT Newsroom | September 05, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Damen’s all-electric tug Sparky nominated for the Ship of the Year Award

AJOT Newsroom | September 04, 2023 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

The RSD-E Tug 2513 sets a new sustainability standard

Kramer Distripark Depot also connecting to Container Exchange Route

AJOT Newsroom | September 04, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

On 1 September, Kramer Group and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a new ‘connection agreement’.

Port of Brownsville: A Magnet for Trade

AJOT Newsroom | September 04, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Foreign Trade Zone No. 62 Eclipses $10 Billion in Combined Value of Exported and Imported Goods

West Coast dockworkers vote to approve new 6-year waterfront contract by 75%

AJOT Newsroom | September 01, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals | Ports

Port of Oakland welcomes two new commissioners

AJOT Newsroom | September 01, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The new commissioners are filling open positions due to Commissioners Cestra “Ces” Butner and Joan Story completing their years of dedicated volunteer service as Port Board members...

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | September 01, 2023

City, Port of Long Beach welcomes ILWU contract ratification

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero congratulate the membership of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for their ratification of the six-year contract between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | September 01, 2023

CMA CGM completes the acquisition of GCT Bayonne and New York container terminals

• Acquisition expands CMA CGM’s U.S. East Coast footprint, strengthening the Group’s position as a global terminal operator. • Development plan at both terminals will provide needed capacity to support the fluidity of U.S. supply chains. • CMA CGM to work closely with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to decarbonize GCT operations.