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APM Terminals Mobile targets Midwest supply chains

AJOT | July 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

APM Terminals Mobile is targeting Asia to U.S. Midwest import cargo with daily departures using five class 1 railroads that offer further potential to access the U.S. heartland. CN has rail car and locomotive capacity to help speed cargo to Chicago with a 2.5 day direct doublestack service. Northbound refrigerated packs are available for cold chain cargoes as well. Five Asia/US liner services currently call the port to enhance the Midwest supply chain flow.

JAXPORT achieves strong cargo volumes through first three quarters of fiscal year 2021

AJOT | July 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) recorded strong container and vehicle volumes during the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2021. During this time, JAXPORT moved more than one million containers, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 – Sept. 30.

McAllister Towing LNG Services named technical manager for Polaris New Energy LNG bunkering operation in Fllorida

AJOT | July 26, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Intermodal

AJOT | Top Story | July 26, 2021

CTE wins grant to complete largest commercial deploymnet of Class 8 fuel cell electric trucks in North America

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) was recently awarded a grant to support the deployment of 30 Hyundai XCIENT Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks (FCET) in northern California.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 26, 2021

Shanghai mega-ports shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa slams East China

Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt operations until at least Tuesday.

Crippled Africa port goes manual as PE-backed software is shut

Bloomberg | July 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

State-of-the-art longshore training facility to be located at Terminal 46 in Seattle

AJOT | July 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

In their new location at Terminal 46, the Pacific Maritime Association will provide important labor training and services that support the Northwest Seaport Alliance gateway.

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AJOT | Top Story | July 23, 2021

Port Manatee anticipates boost in steel exports with facility acquisition by Aceros Arequipa unit

Port Manatee is anticipating a big boost in exports of recycled steel materials following acquisition of a port-adjacent 25.5-acre facility by a new subsidiary of Peru-based steelmaker Aceros Arequipa.

Biggest African port operator identifies source of IT disruption

Bloomberg | July 23, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, said it had identified the source of the problem that forced the company to halt operations at its container ports.

Port of Montreal hails arrival of biggest container ship to sail St. Lawrence River

AJOT | July 22, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Montreal is in a class of its own with the arrival of the MSC Melissa. Docked at the Viau Terminal before heading back to Europe, the 6,730 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container ship measuring 303.89 metres long and 40 metres wide is the largest container ship to sail the St. Lawrence River.

Port of New Orleans and Port of Caddo-Bossier work together to move cargo on the Mississippi River

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021 to barge at Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at the Louisiana Ave. Complex that were transported to barge from the SK Shipping Star Challenger and made their way upriver to be off-loaded at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport.

Little Rock Port Authority names new board members and leadership

AJOT | July 22, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

Port of Oakland looks past pandemic and plans for future

AJOT | July 22, 2021 | Ports & Terminals

East Oakland Stadium Alliance response to Oakland City Council vote on Oakland A’s development agreement

AJOT | July 21, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Oakland community voices urge no vote on Howard Terminal agreement with Oakland A’s

AJOT | July 21, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Port of Oakland Board gives President Cluver second term

Labor leader at helm as Airport bounces back from COVID, seaport surges

The Queen Mary, a royal scam

AJOT | July 20, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

U.S. Great Lakes-Seaway shipping bounces back with big cargo increases in June

AJOT | July 20, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System sees increase in construction materials over 2020 tonnage

AJOT | July 20, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 20, 2021

Port chief sees U.S. import surge ‘easily’ lasting into 2022

The head of one of the largest U.S. gateways for trade said robust demand for imported goods will likely be sustained into 2022, as companies scramble to rebuild stockpiles during an uneven rebound from the pandemic.

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