The skyline at the North Carolina State Ports Authority marine terminal facility in the City of Wilmington has taken on a different look of late. It now features two white domes that are part of the newly developed bulk cargo storage and loading facility. The new system will be able to receive, store and load export wood pellets. The expected export throughput will total over one million tons per year.
The Port of Montevideo has major equipment plans for the port’s container facilities with crane manufacturer Liebherr again set to be a major contributor.
The drones are coming to the supply chain.
Wiggins Lift Co., a forklift manufacturer that literally sprouted up in the agricultural fields of California, is located near Oxnard, North of Los Angeles.
In the business of marine terminal operations, the term multi-dimensional is often used to describe the capability of a marine terminal, stevedore or terminal operator to deal with a variety of commodities or modes of shipping.
With the need for flexibility in multi-purpose terminals, demand for mobile cranes is growing for Northeast ports.
Sometime ago, APM Terminals demonstrated incredible foresight in developing two new terminals in the United States, one on the US West Coast, the other on the US East Coast.
Never let it be said that state ports are not competitive, especially South Atlantic ports. In a recent AJOT article, the North Carolina State Port announced that it would partner with the CSX railroad on the development of an inland terminal.
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