Ports & Terminals

3G expands transportation suite with cutting-edge drayage capabilities

AJOT | April 11, 2024 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Shipping Technology | Trucking

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Bahamas port goes electric with Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbor crane

AJOT | April 11, 2024 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Arawak Port Development Limited (APD) has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbor crane to add substantial extra capacity to their terminal at the Port of Nassau.

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Svitzer Europe welcomes Kalle as CCO

AJOT | April 11, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | People | Appointments

Svitzer Europe, a leading global towage provider, today announces the appointment of Sara Gerdner Kalle as its new Chief Commercial Officer, effective 1 April 2024.

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Georgia Ports handled 436K TEUs in March

AJOT | April 10, 2024 | Ports & Terminals

Total container trade up 18.5 percent, rail volumes up 22 percent; rail dwell time is less than one day on imports, delivering supply chain velocity

US eyeing ship’s electrical system after Baltimore bridge crash
Ports & Terminals
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 10, 2024

US eyeing ship’s electrical system after Baltimore bridge crash

Federal investigators looking into what caused a ship to crash into a vital Baltimore bridge last month are honing in on the vessel’s electrical system, US National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Wednesday.
Baltimore port closure means 35% drop in April US coal exports

Bloomberg | April 09, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity | Ports & Terminals

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Pratt introduces its super lightweight 412, the lightest standard intermodal chassis with the highest gross payload capacity

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Pratt’s Super Lightweight 412 boasts a gross payload carrying capacity of 66,000 pounds, but weighs a mere 4,550 pounds unladen.

EIA reduces its forecast for U.S. coal exports following Port of Baltimore closure

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Energy | Ports & Terminals

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Enterprise wins approval to build Texas oil port as exports soar

Bloomberg | April 09, 2024 | Energy | Ports & Terminals

Enterprise Products Partners overcame the last regulatory hurdle to build a proposed deepwater oil port off the coast of Texas aimed at helping record oil exports to flow to markets in Asia and Europe.

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Wilson Sons uses breakthrough technology in simultaneous docking of three vessels at its shipyards in Guarujá

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Intermediate floodgates in the dike system allow scheduled maintenance with greater efficiency and sustainability

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The river access channel to Port 2000 gets the green light

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

On Friday, 29 March 2024, the Administrative Court in Rouen dismissed a summary motion to suspend work on the river access channel in Le Havre (known as the “cat flap”).

Port of New Orleans announces its new consolidated 10-year lease with The Kearney Companies, a subsidiary of Precision Terminal Logistics

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

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Two new directors appointed to Prince Rupert Port Authority Board

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | People | Appointments

The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced today changes to its Board of Directors.

Clearing the waters: Dispelling myths about Panama Canal operations
Maritime
AJOT | Top Story | April 09, 2024

Clearing the waters: Dispelling myths about Panama Canal operations

Now nearing the end of the dry season, the Panama Canal is adapting to the climate conditions.  Based on the present and projected water level of Gatun Lake, and due to the Operational Water Strategy (OWS) that the Panama Canal has implemented, additional slots announced earlier this month are now available as of March 25, bringing the total transits offered up to 27 per day.
Import cargo to hit 2 million containers for first time since last fall

AJOT | April 09, 2024 | Ports & Terminals

Port of Brownsville awarded $1.1M for vessel suitability and feasability project
Green Shipping
AJOT | Top Story | April 09, 2024

Port of Brownsville awarded $1.1M for vessel suitability and feasability project

The Port of Brownsville was recently named the recipient of $1,116,279 in funding from the federal government for its Port of Brownsville Vessel Suitability Analysis and Feasibility project.
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BICT welcomes enhancement to MSC’s Batumi – Gioia Tauro service

AJOT | April 08, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit at the Port of Batumi in Georgia, will be offering customers enhanced connectivity to North Africa and Spain via Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) enhanced Batumi – Gioia Tauro service starting mid-April.

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IAPH Environmental Ship Index enters a new era

AJOT | April 08, 2024 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) – the established global standard for ports to incentivise the improvement of shipping’s environmental performance – entered a new era in March, with the confirmation of an expanded suite of performance modules to support ports and vessel owners on the journey to decarbonisation and lowering emissions.

Maersk contests Transnet’s pick for South African port partner
Maritime
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 08, 2024

Maersk contests Transnet’s pick for South African port partner

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S is contesting a process held by South Africa’s state logistics firm Transnet SOC Ltd. to find a partner to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest container port.
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Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers help Med Europe Terminal improve environmental performance

AJOT | April 08, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Med Europe Terminal to supply six Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers. The large order was booked in Cargotec's Q1 2024 order intake. The machines are scheduled to be delivered during Q4 of 2024.

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