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AJOT Newsroom | June 07, 2023

Imports for first half of 2023 expected to be 22% below same time last year

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to be 22% lower during the first half of 2023 than the same time last year despite increased consumer spending, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Tideworks Technology introduces DriverSIM now live at Manzanillo International Terminal

AJOT Newsroom | June 07, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Trucking

Tideworks revolutionizes UTR training with a virtual reality simulation, cutting costs by 50% and enhancing effectiveness

Borg Havn modernizes port with all-electric LPS 420 E

• New Liebherr all-electric portal slewing crane of type LPS 420 E will be the first of its kind delivered in Norway • The crane is a key asset for handling every type of cargo, from containers to bulk, general cargo, and heavy lifts up to 124 tonnes – local emission-free • The expected delivery is late 2023, and in the long run another crane that has been in use since 2008 will be replaced

‘Great Antwerp’ calls at Hamburg for the first time

The modern RoRo vessel of the Grimaldi Shipping Company docked at the O'Swaldkai Terminal of Unikai Lagerei- und Speditionsgesellschaft in the Port of Hamburg in the early hours of Wednesday, 7 June 2023.

Pakistan International Container Terminal, SeaLead launch Pakistan-Australia direct service

AJOT Newsroom | June 07, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

The RENJIAN 26, one of the vessels operating SeaLead’s ASI service, during its maiden call at Pakistan International Container Terminal.

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | June 07, 2023

West Coast ports see extended disruption as labor talks drag on

The biggest shipping gateways on the US West Coast are enduring the longest labor-related disruptions since 2015 as talks between port employers and dockworkers close in on one year without a contract.

Port of New Orleans names maritime industry veteran Wypyski as new COO

AJOT Newsroom | June 06, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | People | Appointments

Today the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) welcomed maritime industry veteran Matthew Wypyski to the executive team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Wypyski’s leadership experience includes 32 years as a senior operating and general management executive leading port authority staff, marine terminal and stevedore operating companies, as well as liner operations.

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | June 06, 2023

West Coast port disruptions to extend to Tuesday amid labor rift

Intermittent disruptions at several key US West Coast ports are set to stretch into their fifth day Tuesday amid ongoing labor-contracts negotiations.

The electrification of the docks of the Port of Valencia gets under way

AJOT Newsroom | June 06, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Kalmar and Port of Tauranga continue two decades of collaboration with new hybrid straddle carrier order

AJOT Newsroom | June 06, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

[Freightos Weekly Update] Industrial actions rile West Coast operations

AJOT Newsroom | June 06, 2023 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Panama Canal prepares for the impact of climate events

AJOT Newsroom | June 06, 2023 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The Panama Canal is closely monitoring the development of weather events affecting water availability in the canal watershed, which according to forecasts, could worsen with the arrival of the El Niño phenomenon.

Los Angeles port disruptions extend into Monday amid labor talks

Bloomberg | June 05, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

At least one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles canceled some cargo operations on Monday morning as disruptions that hit several key US West Coast ports last week appear to continue amid labor-contracts negotiations.

NRF calls on the Biden Administration to intervene with West Coast port labor negotiations

AJOT Newsroom | June 05, 2023 | International Trade | Ports & Terminals

ILWU remains committed to negotiating a good agreement for ILWU workers as contract talks continue

AJOT Newsroom | June 05, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Pandemic profits at the forefront

International Trade

AJOT Newsroom | June 05, 2023

Delaware CBP officers seize opium poppy pod shipment destined to Dover, DE

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday that was destined to an address in Dover, Del.

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | June 05, 2023

West Coast port terminal to close Monday as disruptions persist

At least one terminal at the Port of Long Beach will be shut on Monday, seeming to extend disruptions that have hit several key US West Coast port terminals as dockworkers and their employers hold ongoing labor contract negotiations.

Port of Felixstowe and Westwell agree deal for 100 autonomous trucks

AJOT Newsroom | June 05, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Trucking

Port of Felixstowe, part of the Hutchison Ports’ network, and Shanghai Westwell Technology Co. Ltd (Westwell) have signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks. The order follows a tender exercise and a thorough testing and evaluation process.

More investments at Matadi Gateway

AJOT Newsroom | June 05, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has unveiled new investments that will advance terminal efficiency and provide easier access to the Port of Matadi – all for the benefit of clients and port users.

CP&A’s seismic upgrade concept for ship-to-shore cranes

Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A) is expecting demand to retrofit its crane base anti-seismic isolation system (BASIS) on ship-to-shore gantry cranes at the quayside.

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