by Stas Margaronis Mar 22, 2023
Port of Busan will open its first automated terminal In 2023 using Korean cranes
The Busan Port Authority (BPA) expects to open its first totally automated container terminal in the latter part of 2023 and feature ship to shore cranes built in Korea.
Hawaii port projects prepare for bigger ships and rising seas
Hawaii’s commercial harbor system operates as a hub-and-spoke system with Honolulu Harbor as the hub and primary entry point for freight. Congestion and sea level rise could put Hawaii’s hub-and-spoke system at risk. if not addressed.
Korea Development Bank is selling HMM
The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has begun the process of selling “management rights” for Korean ocean carrier HMM...
Are MSC and COSCO poised to be ocean carrier growth leaders?
MSC and COSCO will be the growth leaders in container shipping as other carriers such as Maersk focus more on logistics, according to noted global container shipping analyst Lars Jensen, principal at Vespucci Maritime.
Flexport’s CEO Clark promises to bring Amazon values to freight forwarding
“I really got to build something for Amazon… I wanted to go out and do it again” - Dave Clark
Port of Long Beach’s Cordero proposes 400 acre wind farm manufacturing terminal
The Port of Long Beach is proposing a 400 acre state-of-the-art wind turbine manufacturing facility producing floating wind turbines for new California wind farms, according to the Port’s Executive Director Mario Cordero.
ONE’S Nixon says decarbonizing shipping could add $2,000-$3,000 per container
Ocean carriers should focus on transitioning from fossil fuels to decarbonized green fuels but expect an added cost of between $2000-$3000 per forty-foot container, warned Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE).
AGTC’S Friedmann says ILWU/PMA impasse could result in permanent West Coast port losses
The current impasse over the West Coast dockworkers’ contract is worse than during disruptions seen in the last contract talks of 2014-2015.
AWO’s Carpenter says offshore wind could be the biggest U.S. maritime opportunity “in a generation.”
“Offshore wind has the potential to be the biggest new opportunity for the domestic maritime industry in a generation.” - Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO, American Waterways Operators (AWO)
U.S. faces “many gaps” in manufacturing offshore wind farms
There are “many gaps in the U.S. manufacturing sector and in its infrastructure and planning activities which pose a significant barrier to the development of offshore wind,” according to a co-author of the recently released U.S. report on wind farm supply chain prospects.
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