Second inland port shows SC’s logistics prowess
| February 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The South Carolina Ports Authority expects its second inland port, in Dillon, South Carolina, to open in April, a facility slated to support growing intermodal cargo volumes between the Port of Charleston and markets throughout the Carolinas, the Northeast, and the Midwest. The upcoming event will reflect South Carolina’s growth in logistics investments and freight movement.
US importers epitomize diversity of products
| February 26, 2018 | International Trade
One man’s import is another man’s landfill
| February 26, 2018 | International Trade
$5 billion in US scrap exports in jeopardy
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.
PhilaPort making solid case to attract still more cargo up Delaware River
Reducing project permitting time would be for the common good… but will it happen?
| 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?
| 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
| 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?
The challenges of offshore wind energy
GPA’s Port of Brunswick adds capacity for processing vehicles
| 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.
Savannah market drawing new players with fastest-growing U.S. containerport
Expanding rail capabilities to augment allure of Georgia freight infrastructure
| 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
| 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.
Amazon’s ‘customer-obsessed’ approach shared at Jump Start
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