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$5 billion in US scrap exports in jeopardy

Peter Buxbaum | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

China recently took steps to close its waste and scrap market—the world’s largest—to imports, jeopardizing more than $5 billion in exports from the United States, the world’s largest waste and scrap exporter.

Asian furniture imports to US top $23 billion

Matt Miller | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

The American insatiable appetite for furniture makes the US a $100-billion dollar market. With a 70% slice of wooden imported furniture, Asian suppliers are ahead of the competition. But shifts in sourcing within Asia and new markets are redefining the furniture supply chain.

South Jersey Port Corp. moves ahead with bond issue, Paulsboro addition

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Having opened the initial portion of its Paulsboro Marine Terminal and with a bond issue offering funding for development of the second and final phase of the facility, the South Jersey Port Corp. is well-positioned to continue to break cargo records on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.

Delaware’s Port of Wilmington advances timely plans for partnership, expansion

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With existing facilities virtually maxed out, the Delaware State Port Corp.’s Port of Wilmington is looking to have in place by midyear a private-sector terminal operator for its present 308-acre site, as well as for development of a recently acquired 112-acre waterfront tract a few miles farther up the Delaware River.

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Paul Scott Abbott | Top Story | January 29, 2018

PhilaPort making solid case to attract still more cargo up Delaware River

Since joining the executive staff at the Port of Philadelphia 26 years ago, Sean Mahoney has never found himself quite as stoked as he is as 2018 begins.

Reducing project permitting time would be for the common good… but will it happen?

Matt Miller | January 29, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

Common Good...mused Common Good chair Philip Howard, in a telephone interview. “All these people go clashing headlong, without any order and without any clears lines of authority to make decisions. You get a lot of heat and noise and no action.”

2020 – Landmark year for US wind power?

Matt Miller | January 29, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

For Anderson Trucking Services’ ATS Projects, the dominant player in wind power-related land logistics, the rush by developers to get huge onshore wind projects up and running by the beginning of the next decade is being met with a certain amount of trepidation.

Wind over the prairies

Matt Miller | January 29, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

There is a major wind power building spree coming on ahead of the loss of federal development initiatives in 2020. The question is how will the project supply chain handle the boom?

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Peter Buxbaum | Top Story | January 29, 2018

The challenges of offshore wind energy

Wind is become a growing part of the energy mix, both in the United States and globally. Some of the world’s largest terrestrial wind farms are being developed in places like Utah and Wyoming.

GPA’s Port of Brunswick adds capacity for processing vehicles

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Georgia Port Authority’s Port of Brunswick, about 80 miles south of Savannah, has increased auto-processing capacity by 50 percent over the past year, all of which has been absorbed by processors and manufacturers.

Ports & Terminals

Paul Scott Abbott | Top Story | January 29, 2018

Savannah market drawing new players with fastest-growing U.S. containerport

Boasting the fastest-growing U.S. containerport and a rapidly expanding critical mass of distribution facilities, Savannah is quickly attracting a bevy of beneficial cargo owners and logistics operators to the Peach State.

Expanding rail capabilities to augment allure of Georgia freight infrastructure

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

From development of a consolidated rail terminal at the Port of Savannah to expansion of inland port capabilities, the Georgia Ports Authority is assertively building upon its intermodal links.

Center dedicated to advancing Peach State’s innovative logistics

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Logistics

Among testaments to the priority of the supply chain in the Peach State is the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, a unit of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, which puts on an annual industry summit and furnishes year-round assistance and expertise to businesses that combine to annually move more than $900 billion of cargo through the state.

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Paul Scott Abbott | Top Story | January 25, 2018

Amazon’s ‘customer-obsessed’ approach shared at Jump Start

The customer-centric approach championed by Amazon is guiding the e-commerce giant’s governmental policies – and is at the foundation of logistics industry decisions in an increasingly technology-oriented environment.

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