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Virginia begins first phase of 55-foot dredging project ahead of schedule

AJOT | October 31, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Virginia® is beginning work on its ship-channel deepening-and-widening project as the staging of heavy equipment needed for the project got underway today following one last approval from the federal government.

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Steel piles from SSAB help Port of Gdańsk to jump up on the podium

AJOT | October 31, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

A new combi wall at the Port of Gdańsk, Poland, begun in February 2019, will result in a new wharf by 2020 that will be 1,220 meters (4,000 feet) long. The most important part of the wharf, the steel piles, came from SSAB.­

PhilaPort and partners Glovis America, Inc. celebrate opening of the Southport Auto Terminal and VPC
Ports & Terminals
AJOT | Top Story | October 30, 2019

PhilaPort and partners Glovis America, Inc. celebrate opening of the Southport Auto Terminal and VPC

PhilaPort officially opened its first Terminal in over 45 years. The $110 million 155-acre Southport Auto Terminal and Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) was opened with a ceremonial Ribbon Cutting this morning. Governor Tom Wolf along with the facilities operator Glovis America’s CEO and Head of Americas of Hyundai Glovis Mr. JinWoo Jeong cut the ribbon marking completion of construction and the opening of the state-of-the-art VPC.
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AAPA congratulates Chairman DeFazio’s passage of HMT full use legislation 

AJOT | October 29, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the unified and collective voice of America’s seaports, supports H.R. 2440, the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act, advanced on Oct. 28 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Octopi by Navis unveils expanded general cargo functionality

AJOT | October 29, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

U.S. port execs tell Propeller Club, trade dispute with China hurts imports and exports
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | October 28, 2019

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U.S. port execs tell Propeller Club, trade dispute with China hurts imports and exports

At the annual Propeller Club convention that took place at New Orleans between October 15-17, representatives of the Ports of New Orleans, Virginia, Seattle and Tacoma, reported declines in business due to the U.S. trade dispute with China
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Aspectum releases a new interactive map of Marseille Fos Port with key units of infrastructure

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Aspectum, a cloud-based solution for location data visualization and analysis, has released a new interactive map that allows to analyze opportunities for port infrastructure development as well as to track the terminal capacity and loaded volume of the vessels in the port harbor, plus monitor the virtual gates for inland transportation to avoid delivery delays.

The Canal of Death is now an economic gateway for Eastern Europe

Bloomberg | October 27, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

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Port throughput indices for August

AJOT | October 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2012 = 100.

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ICTSI builds Umm Qasr deep-water capacity

AJOT | October 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) formally inaugurates two new berths which for the first time offer the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq’s main dry cargo port, the ability to handle container vessels of up to 14,000TEU.

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Newest-generation diesel engines deliver critical emissions reductions for near-port communities

AJOT | October 24, 2019 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking

Upgrading and replacing the oldest, largest engines used in port operations to the newest-generation advanced diesel technologies is one of the most impactful ways to quickly and cost-effectively reduce emissions for near-port communities, according to Ezra Finkin, director of policy and external outreach for the Diesel Technology Forum, who today addressed attendees of the Air & Waste Management Association Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry Conference in Newark, New Jersey.

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JAXPORT sets new cargo records in 2019

AJOT | October 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), Florida’s largest container port, achieved record volumes in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019.

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Port Manatee’s Zimmermann named International Propeller Club Member of Year

AJOT | October 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

Port Manatee’s senior communications manager, Virginia Zimmermann, is The International Propeller Club of the United States’ International Member of the Year, selected from among more than 6,000 members throughout the world.

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