Ports & Terminals

AgTC Exporters See Improved Conditions After COVID

On June 14th, agricultural exporters attending the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) annual meeting in Tacoma, Washington expressed continued concern about ocean carriers treatment of exporters, but many seem to agree that passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act had alleviated problems with carriers including addressing some detention and demurrage problems.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | June 14, 2023

Governor Edwards praises Regional Planning Commission’s award of feasibility study to support Louisiana International Terminal infrastructure

Regional Planning Commission and Port of New Orleans to jointly fund study for new corridor in St. Bernard Parish

Goon hired as new deputy executive director at the Port of Seattle

AJOT Newsroom | June 14, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | People | Appointments

The Port of Seattle has hired Karen Goon as its new deputy executive director, replacing the current, retiring deputy, Dave Soike.

US Great Lakes shipping maintains consistent performance through May

Port of Long Beach sees progress in May

AJOT Newsroom | June 14, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Cargo volume still down from 2022, but trending up

Liebherr Container Cranes delivers semi-automated ship to shore container crane to Patrick Terminals - Brisbane Autostrad

AJOT Newsroom | June 14, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

• Crane features landside automation, an automated arced cycle and manual control for pick and place on the vessel • The STS is supplied with a Liebherr Remote Operator Station for manual control and for exception handling • A newly released video showcases the cranes automation capabilities

ITS Logistics June Port Rail Ramp Index: Labor tensions move Pacific port and East/West rail region conditions to ‘severe’

ITS forecasts that the ILWU and PMA negotiations will impact IPI freight interlining

World Fuel Services to begin bunkering operations in Jamaica with Scott Petroleum

World Fuel Services will establish new bunkering services in Jamaica, working with Scott Petroleum, a leading distributor of petroleum products and services throughout the Caribbean.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | June 13, 2023

Port of LA’s Seroka notes “minimal disruption” from labor actions as ILWU & PMA talks resume

Eugene Seroka, executive director, Port of Los Angeles reported “minimal disruption” to Port of Los Angeles operations as a result of recent labor actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).

Port of Los Angeles moves 779,140 cargo units in May

AJOT Newsroom | June 13, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Volume improves for third consecutive month

PSA Halifax welcomes fifth MSC service to the Port of Halifax

AJOT Newsroom | June 13, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

How port operators are delivering end-to-end offerings that enhance global supply chains

AJOT Newsroom | June 13, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | June 13, 2023

Biden’s labor chief visits California to break deadlock in West Coast port talks

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation.

Marine environment at risk due to ship emissions

AJOT Newsroom | June 13, 2023 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The combined emissions of metals and other environmentally hazardous substances from ships is putting the marine environment at risk according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

Ports America appoints new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

[Freightos Weekly Update] After pause, labor disruptions resume and rates climb

AJOT Newsroom | June 13, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | June 12, 2023

Biden administration sees no reason to intervene in West Coast dockworker dispute

The Biden Administration says it sees no reason to intervene in the West Coast dockworkers’ dispute despite appeals from a growing number of shippers urging the Administration mediate the dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) so as to bring the yearlong disruption of port operations to an end.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | June 12, 2023

Lynch: Future of US container trade starts in Savannah

People, cargo gravitating toward GPA market

Liebherr to supply three automated, dual trolley, ship to shore container cranes to HHLA

AJOT Newsroom | June 12, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Liebherr Container Cranes, a leading European manufacturer of innovative port equipment, is pleased to announce the sale of three large dual trolley ship to shore container cranes (STS) to Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) for use at their container terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in the Port of Hamburg.