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Port of Vancouver USA sees record year in 2020

AJOT | March 17, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

The Port of Vancouver USA is reporting a record-breaking year in 2020, with the highest returns in its 108-year history: revenues totaling $50 million -- a 15 percent increase from the previous year.

Oakland’s Proposed New Ballpark and Condo complex “Long-Term Threat” to Port
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | March 17, 2021

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Oakland’s Proposed New Ballpark and Condo complex “Long-Term Threat” to Port

PMSA’s Jacob Warns Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark and Condos Pose “Long-Term Threat” to Port of Oakland Maritime Operations
East Coast Warehouse & Distribution announces southern expansion to Port of Savannah
Logistics
AJOT | Top Story | March 16, 2021

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution announces southern expansion to Port of Savannah

To better serve multi-national customers, East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider to the food and beverage industry today announced an agreement to lease 500,000 square feet of new warehouse space on the Port of Savannah. This is the latest step in the company’s expansion down the East Coast, with strategic locations on the Ports of New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore and now Savannah.
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New service links TecPlata to Paraguay, Brazil

AJOT | March 16, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s Argentinian subsidiary, recently welcomed a new service that links the ports in Paraguay to the Port of La Plata, and from there, to the main ports in Brazil.

Adani to partner with Sri Lanka’s biggest firm for port terminal

Bloomberg | March 16, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

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Port of Oakland welcomes return of import cargo surge

AJOT | March 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

An unprecedented containerized import surge resumed at the Port of Oakland last month following a January decline. The Port said today that import volume soared 26.2 percent in February compared to the same month in 2020.

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Port Houston container cargo chills in February

AJOT | March 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Container activity at Port Houston took a hit in February as a deadly ice storm shut port facilities for nearly a week, bringing cargo movements to a virtual standstill.

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Kalmar and Yilport strengthen long-term collaboration with a large new order for mobile equipment solutions

AJOT | March 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a large order from YILPORT Holding Inc. for a total of 27 new Kalmar machines: 11 reachstackers, four empty container handlers and 12 heavy terminal tractors. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2021 Q1 order intake with delivery of all machines scheduled for Q3 and Q4 of 2021.

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The new Economic Impact Study of the Port of Barcelona will measure the added value of digitalisation

AJOT | March 15, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Study will also consider social and environmental indicators to assess the benefits that the Port brings to the economy and society.

Shipping congestion at Los Angeles ports shows signs of easing
Ports & Terminals
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 15, 2021

Shipping congestion at Los Angeles ports shows signs of easing

Shipping congestion outside the biggest U.S. gateway for imports from Asia showed signs of easing over the past week as dockworkers made progress reducing by almost half a backlog that peaked at 40 vessels six weeks ago.
Ports America Chesapeake orders 15 hybrid RTGs from Konecranes
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | March 12, 2021

Ports America Chesapeake orders 15 hybrid RTGs from Konecranes

The new equipment will not only reduce the terminal’s environmental impact, it will increase efficiencies — significantly increasing the current RTG container handling capacity.
Governor Edwards Announces IMTT Headquarters Expansion In New Orleans

AJOT | March 12, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

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SC Ports’ rail-served inland ports keep freight moving

AJOT | March 11, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

South Carolina Ports maintains efficient operations, fluid terminals and available berths for customers while supply chains remain strained during the global pandemic.

North America’s tallest cranes rise at the Port of Oakland
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | March 11, 2021

North America’s tallest cranes rise at the Port of Oakland

They're new, they’re huge and they’re the tallest in North America; three, gigantic cranes are now part of the skyline at the Port of Oakland, California, U.S.A. 
CG Railway launches new rail ferry
Intermodal
AJOT | Top Story | March 11, 2021

CG Railway launches new rail ferry

CG Railway (CGR) today announced the launch of the first of two new rail ferries. Part of a joint venture between subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) and SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH), CGR operates a U.S. Class III freight railroad transporting approximately 10,000 annual carloads of diversified commodities across the Gulf of Mexico.
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Danish port orders Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbor crane to improve performance, meet demand

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Denmark’s Port of Kalundborg has ordered an eco-efficient Model 7 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane to meet expected container and general cargo demand at its newly developed New West Port. The order, booked in Q1 2021, underscores Konecranes’ commitment to helping customers and industries grow and transform so they run more efficiently, sustainably and safely.

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Port of Long Beach reports busiest February on record

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

An unseasonable surge in cargo lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 771,735 twenty-foot equivalent units in February, a 43.3% uptick from the same month last year and marking the largest year-over-year increase for a single month in the Port’s 110-year history.

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