Ports & Terminals

Video Interview: Port of Los Angeles closes soft first quarter handling 623,234 containers units in March

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

Volvo Trucks North America President discusses opportunities and challenges of zero-emission, and heavy-duty trucks at a monthly briefing...

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | April 13, 2023

Port of Los Angeles Director Seroka urges West Coast labor contract

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka argued for a “crucial” West Coast labor contract while describing last week’s longshore shutdown of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as a “pause.”

The Benefits of Water Injection Dredging for U.S. Ports

Joe Wagner, Senior Dredging Engineer at HDR | April 13, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

HDR Senior Dredging Engineer Joe Wagner, P.E., D.NE, BCEE, explains the technique, how to determine whether it’s a good fit for a port and shares examples from where it’s been used.

Germany is reviewing if Cosco can buy Hamburg terminal stake

Bloomberg | April 13, 2023 | Logistics | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Germany is revisiting a contentious decision to allow Chinese state-owned conglomerate Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. to buy a 24.9% stake in one of Hamburg’s port terminals after a government agency reclassified the port terminal as critical infrastructure...

First ocean vessel of 2023 arrives at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

AJOT Newsroom | April 12, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2023 international shipping season today with the arrival of Polsteam’s Isadora, a bulk carrier coming from Ijmuiden, Netherlands through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. To commemorate the first ocean vessel of the year, the captain was presented with the Ports of Indiana ‘Steel Stein.’

Descartes releases April Global Shipping Report: March volumes at top West Coast ports increase significantly

AJOT Newsroom | April 12, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its April Global Shipping Report for logistics and supply chain professionals.

Ports America appoints new vice president and general manager to Port of Baltimore location

Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in the United States, today announced the appointment of Mark Schmidt as the Vice President and General Manager of its Port of Baltimore location.

Bridges named President of Hampton Roads Shipping Association

AJOT Newsroom | April 12, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | People | Appointments

The Hampton Roads Shipping Association (HRSA) is pleased to announce the selection of Jeremy Bridges as the association’s President effective May 1, 2023. He brings to HRSA a strong portfolio of work experience and skills expansion with industry-leading organizations focusing on collective bargaining, labor-management relations, and contract administration.

Unified command continues response to vessel fire in Tacoma

AJOT Newsroom | April 12, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | April 12, 2023

HDR to complete final design for $1.567 billion Port of Long Beach Pier B on-dock rail support facility

The Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously voted to extend HDR’s contract to create the final design for the $1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility through 2027.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | April 11, 2023

Can a book written about the 1960s negotiations offer a path to a new ILWU-PMA agreement?

In 2023, resistance to automation is a factor delaying a new contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). It is instructive to recall that back in 1960 the ILWU, under its founding President Harry Bridges, helped trail-blaze mechanization (and containerization) at U.S. West Coast ports.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2023

JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven offers deep water and space options in the Freight Village

The JadeWeserPort Freight Village (GVZ) in the direct vicinity of the EUROGATE Container Terminal, in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany, offers the national and international logistics industry, 150 hectares of high-quality business locations for logistics properties.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | April 10, 2023

Temporary shutdown at Ports LA and Long Beach spark escalation concerns

On April 7th, the twenty-four-hour shutdown of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach sparked concerns by U.S. agricultural exporters that such stoppages could...