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GPA’s executive director enthusiastic about next 75 years for Georgia ports

Paul Scott Abbott | January 27, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

If indeed history repeats itself, and the next three quarters of a century is as good to Georgia ports and their customers as the Georgia Ports Authority’s first 75 years, GPA leaders have plenty about which to be enthused.

A new name - The American Journal of Transportation: Prelude To AJOT

George Lauriat | December 17, 2019 | Maritime

It might be said that the first step of the evolution of the Boston Marine Guide becoming the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) happened in 1981 when the title was changed to Boston Marine Guide and New England Transportation Review.

Edwin Lang and the Boston Marine Guide: Reversal of Fortune

George Lauriat | December 17, 2019 | Maritime

A restless Lang “took to the sea at an early age” joining American Hawaiian Steamship Company in 1904, which at the time operated nine ships largely hauling sugar outbound from Hawaii and manufactured goods on the inbound leg from the mainland.

LGL’s Wellner passing along appreciation of U.S.-flag shipping industry’s significance

Robert G. “Bob” Wellner may be hesitant to say he is leaving a legacy as he retires from presidency of Liberty Global Logistics LLC, but it is undeniable that he has been integral to the advancement of an essential U.S.-flag shipping industry.

Trade uncertainties have gone global

Matt Miller | December 17, 2019 | International Trade

As 2020 approaches, the only certainty for trade is uncertainty. So, is this the New Abnormal?

Top 100 Trucking Companies

AJOT Staff | December 17, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

The inaugural Top 100 Trucking Companies list involved a great deal of research into the entire trucking sector. To bring some order to the process, a hierarchy of considerations were developed to analyze and create the listing. With well over 500 companies to sift through some basic criteria had to be established.

Is the MPP fleet in for an upswing… or not?

George Lauriat | November 25, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift

The fleet of multi-purpose vessels has posted a remarkably steady year – a year in which other sectors have performed erratically. Does that bode well for an uptick in MPP business? Or does stability mask inherent weaknesses in the MPP’s position?

Breakbulk, coming of age in a digital world

Matt Guasco | November 25, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Shipping Technology

During the golden age of sail, cargo ships were worked by hand. Stevedores, “breaking the bulk” of the ships hold, unloaded freight by part and parcel. Thus, the term breakbulk was born.

Seaway counting on traditional final quarter burst

Leo Ryan | November 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system are on a pace to break last year’s record for the decade but a strong final quarter is needed to set a new mark.

US-India free trade agreement expected to further strengthen bilateral trade

Manik Mehta | November 25, 2019 | International Trade

India is working towards concluding a free trade agreement with the United States, particularly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced in Bangkok that India was dropping out of the China-led Regional Cooperation and Economic Partnership (RCEP) which comprises of the 10 ASEAN member states, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan.

Indian PM Modi seeks investments in India’s infrastructure and the BGBF was the place to start

Manik Mehta | November 25, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift

The Bloomberg Global Business Forum (BGBF), which is held in New York, traditionally, in the third week of September, when the high-level United Nations General Assembly takes place, is proving to be an effective platform for world leaders to address the top representatives of America Inc.

Port of Eemshaven shows the profit in going green

Matt Miller | November 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | Shipping Technology

The far northern Netherlands port of Eemshaven has ridden to great success the rapid rise of offshore wind development and concurrent electricity generation.

Oversize.io web based platform permits project cargoes

Robert L. Wallack | November 25, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift | Shipping Technology

Octopi by Navis gives general cargo better productivity

Robert L. Wallack | November 25, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Improving productivity in general cargo terminals by real-time automation of operations is realized by Octopi by Navis terminal operating systems (TOS). Octopi is automating challenges faced by thousands of small to medium general and mixed cargo seaports worldwide.

Port of Flevokust Haven built to serve the wind

Flevokust Haven, the Netherlands’ newest port, is a mere speck of land compared to its enormous counterparts in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. However, this inland port on the country’s largest lake is as aggressively pursuing renewable energy-related business as are the bigger ports.

The Netherland’s ports are trying to balance traditional energy business and renewables

Matt Miller | November 25, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift

Renewables, particularly offshore wind power are big business for the ports of the Netherlands. But so are the traditional energy businesses that are mainstays in ports like Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Europe’s largest. It is a tough balancing act not only for the ports but all the stakeholders.

Complying with IMO 2020 - the options

Peter Buxbaum | November 25, 2019 | Maritime

Shipowners have several alternatives to lower exhaust emissions. Using liquefied natural gas (LNG) provides a nearly 100% reduction in SOx emissions compared to heavy fuel oil (HFO), while marine gas oil (MGO) contains 0.10 percent sulfur m/m (mass of sulfur/total mass), compared to HFO’s sulfur levels of 3.5% m/m.

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Peter Buxbaum | Top Story | November 25, 2019

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