Ports & Terminals

Port of Corpus Christi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory enter into agreement

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as part of the Port’s commitment to decarbonization and energy transition initiatives.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2021

SC Ports CEO highlights capacity in 13th State of the Port address

South Carolina Ports’ strategic and timely investments in port infrastructure provide crucial capacity to today’s challenging supply chain environment, said Jim Newsome, SC Ports’ president and CEO, during his 13th State of the Port address.

ContainerPort Group celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2021

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Longevity, success fueled by customer & employee loyalty, commitment to core values

SC Ports announces leadership change

Following a successful 13 years as president and CEO of South Carolina Ports, Jim Newsome announced his plans to retire from the helm on June 30, at which time he will serve as an executive advisor to the port.

Transnet probes fires that disrupted South African shipments

Felix Njini | October 19, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Smart Ports 2021: collaborate to design more innovative, sustainable and inclusive ports

AJOT Newsroom | October 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The initiative is led by the Port of Barcelona and features collaboration from the most innovative ports in the world: Antwerp, Busan, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Montreal and Rotterdam.

Valenciaport’s import/export traffic leapt again in September with growth more than double digits

AJOT Newsroom | October 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

Full unloading containers -import- increased by 42.29% and full loading containers -export- by 17.22% Full container traffic dedicated to unloading -import- has grown by 42.29% in the month of September and cargo -export- has grown by 17.22% according to data from the Valencia Port Authority (PAV) Statistical Bulletin.

Nemport in Turkey orders fleet of Konecranes Noell RTGs to handle growing demand

AJOT Newsroom | October 18, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

NEMPORT LÌMAN ÌŞLETMELERI (Nemport) in Izmir, Turkey, has ordered 10 Konecranes Noell Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to handle growing container traffic. The order was booked in July and the cranes will be delivered in October 2022.

Intermodal

Bloomberg | October 17, 2021

Port gridlock stretches supply lines thin in blow for economies

Global ports are growing more gridlocked as the pandemic era’s supply shocks intensify, threatening to spoil the holiday shopping season, erode corporate profits and drive up consumer prices.

Port of Long Beach has second-busiest September

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Record year anticipated amid supply chain's capacity crunch

IAPH commits its World Ports Sustainability Program database as a platform for Global Ports Hydrogen Coalition projects

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | Ports & Terminals

IAPH plans to collaborate with CEM Global Port Hydrogen Coalition with its World Ports Sustainability Program as the platform to showcase and disseminate hydrogen-related projects in ports.

Port dredging projects would improve safety, boost commerce

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Maritime

Bloomberg | October 15, 2021

Container-ship traffic jam in Southeast Asia worst since April

Typhoon Kompasu has resulted in the worst container shipping traffic jam in months, one that now stretches throughout Southeast Asia and may take weeks to unravel.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2021

President Biden, port leaders, ILWU meet on extended gate hours

White House gathering moves to facilitate 24/7 cargo movement ahead of holidays

Port of Oakland’s Wan heads statewide port group

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Chosen President of California Association of Port Authorities

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | October 14, 2021

US port officials urge more infrastructure investment to combat port congestion

Two U.S. port officials said improvements in transportation infrastructure are necessary to avoid a repeat of current port congestion problems and cited the need for upgrades in warehousing and rail transport as well as increased worker training.

Biden confronts supply-chain crisis stretching past his grip

Bloomberg | October 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

President Joe Biden wants to break a logjam at U.S. ports and stave off a holiday season of shortages and delays -- bottlenecks that officials and stakeholders say extend far beyond the reach of the White House.

Wild weather sparks ship backlog from Shenzhen to Singapore

Bloomberg | October 14, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

A tropical storm that’s lashing southern China mixed with Covid-related supply chain snarls is causing a ship backlog from Shenzhen to Singapore, intensifying fears retail shelves may look rather empty come Christmas.

Ports & Terminals

Bloomberg | October 14, 2021

Christmas toy shortages loom as cargo clogs major U.K. port

Sirens blared as cranes lifted containers from the Ever Genius, a ship stretching four times the width of Buckingham Palace along a berth this week at the U.K.’s Port of Felixstowe. The warning shrieks for British dockworkers might well have been alarms for the global economy.