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Heineken supports Dutch battery-powered container carrier

Stas Margaronis | July 26, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

This summer the Netherlands will see the deployment of a self-propelled container barge utilizing battery power, an undertaking supported by a long-term contract with the Dutch beer maker Heineken.

USMCA – A year after

Matt Miller | July 26, 2021 | International Trade

It’s been a year since the USMCA free trade agreement was consummated between the three North American nations: the United States, Mexico and Canada. Whether the USMCA is a good deal, bad deal or something else altogether, is still being debated. But what is becoming increasingly clear one year later is the USMCA is better than no deal at all.

SeaCube strengthens surging reefer container business

Tad Thompson | June 21, 2021 | Logistics

SeaCube Containers LLC in recent years has emphasized the development of its refrigerated container leasing business. That skyrocketing business now represents 68% of the firm’s fleet asset investment.

West Coast perishable exports

Tad Thompson | June 21, 2021 | Logistics

Covid disrupts Northwest exports

Top 100 Containerports: Containerization’s great rebound…and why

George Lauriat | June 21, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

There have been very few years in which global container throughput – TEUs handled by containerports – has failed to grow…that is until the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown global economies.

E-commerce growth pushes investors to ‘infill’ properties

Peter Buxbaum | June 21, 2021 | Logistics

Scarcity of available sites sends industrial real estate rents soaring and sticker shock is setting in.

Post-COVID demand for pharma cold-chain facilities on the rise

Peter Buxbaum | June 21, 2021 | Logistics

Costs and risks could dampen marketplace supply response.

Micro-fulfillment: The future of grocery e-commerce

Peter Buxbaum | June 21, 2021 | Logistics

Small warehouse facilities in population centers facilitate super-quick deliveries

Biden Administration announcement will speed offshore wind in California and new wind port

Stas Margaronis | June 21, 2021 | Energy | Alternative

The Biden Administration announced that the U.S. Departments of Interior and Defense have reached agreement on California sea-space and other issues, clearing the way to move ahead with development of the state’s multi-gigawatt (GW) offshore wind power potential on its Central and North coasts.

Top 100 Containerports A to Z

AJOT Staff | June 05, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Source data compiled by AJOT from Port Authority Reports, Terminal Operators, Government Statistics, Public Documents

Port of Baltimore moving forward as berth, tunnel projects advance

Paul Scott Abbott | May 24, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With its second 50-foot-deep container berth nearing completion and the long-awaited Howard Street Tunnel project advancing, the Port of Baltimore is moving ahead to offer further benefits from its propitious location.

First US-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier being built in 35 years

Leo Ryan | May 24, 2021 | Maritime | Bulk

Named after the company president, the Mark W. Barker is scheduled to enter commercial service during the 2022 navigation season.

Upbeat outlook for 2021 Seaway season

Leo Ryan | May 24, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The 2021 season on the St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes maritime corridor is barely two months old, but the overall outlook has been encouraging for ports and shipping lines closely involved in the waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean to the industrial heartland of North America.

CIT: Digitizing the chassis business

George Lauriat | May 24, 2021 | Shipping Technology

Make no mistake about it. The chassis business is tough. Keeping a chassis available and knowing where the chassis is (and has been) and what it will be doing next is difficult to track. Making sure that it is road-worthy requires constant care and attention to detail and doing that all cost effectively is challenging. That’s where CIT comes in.

SMC3 technology platform assists LTL through change

Matt Miller | May 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

One year back, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation was in a tailspin. The pandemic had triggered a lockdown. The economy was cratering. Orders were summarily cancelled. Shippers, wholesalers and merchants were desperately trying to survive, and carriers were caught up in the downward spiral.

Demand for US agricultural products booming

George Lauriat | May 24, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

The demand for U.S. agricultural products is booming. But the future may hinge on a fragile deal.

Wind cargo growing at US Great Lakes ports

Leo Ryan | May 10, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift

Wind power keying project cargo moves ports on the US Great Lakes.

Tide lifts all ships: MPVs boosted by dry bulk sector

George Lauriat | May 10, 2021 | Maritime | Bulk

The dry bulk shipping market is experiencing a boom market that extends from the largest classes of ore carriers down to even handy-sized carriers

Super cycle: Dry bulk shipping making historic run

George Lauriat | May 10, 2021 | Maritime | Bulk

With May here, surprisingly the Baltic Dry Bulk Index (BDI) breached 3,000 points. It’s the highest the BDI has reached in over a decade. It’s no surprise that the underpinnings of the BDI surge are the demand in China. Still, the surge has many contributing, and potentially volatile, components. And the question is how long will the upside of the super cycle last?

Steel: Is China overproducing again?

Peter Buxbaum | May 10, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

The Chinese government has committed more than once to curbing its excess steel-producing capacity, a condition which contributed to a pre-COVID glut of steel in global markets.

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