Will IMO 2020 spur consolidation?
| April 22, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping
IMO 2020 – A planned beginning to an unplanned future
| April 22, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping
On New Year’s Day, the IMO 2020 regulation will take effect and vessel owners, shippers, refiners and the rest of us will take our first plunge into the uncharted waters of a new environmental realm.
Autonomous shipping and the Arctic
| April 22, 2019 | Maritime
Autonomous shipping is about to become a fact of life, particularly in what is arguably the backbone of the global economy – the container industry. In a 2017 report, McKinsey and Company projects that “in 50 years, container ships will operate autonomously and will be nearly three times the size of the largest current vessels.”
The ice is melting: Is Arctic shipping warming up?
Port of Hueneme’s Decas says imports and exports up 8.1%
| April 22, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Port of Hueneme CEO and Port Director Kristin Decas reports that imports and exports hit an all-time high at the Port with 1.6 million tons of cargo moving through the Port. This represents an 8.1% increase over last year’s performance of 1.48 million cargo tons. The previous cargo record was set in FY2015 with 1.56 million cargo tons.
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Port of New York/New Jersey tackling port congestion
New England: Points North
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
A little over five years ago, Eimskip, the Icelandic ocean carrier, began calling at the Port of Portland, Portsmouth Receives Federal Grant
The Northeast Megalopolis 2.0
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
“An almost continuous system of deeply interwoven urban and suburban areas, with a total population of about 37 million people in 1960, has been erected along the Northeastern Atlantic seaboard. It straddles state boundaries, stretches across wide estuaries and bays, and encompasses many regional differences.” Jean Gottmann, Megalopolis
New England: Points South
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The Port of Davisville is one of the most successful, but under-reported ports in the U.S., CPA Maritime Strategy Underway, Offshore Wind Projects
Warehousing in the Megalopolis
| April 08, 2019 | Logistics | People | Interviews
Warehousing space in the greater New York region is always at a premium, but new pressures on warehousing such as the emphasis on the last mile from e-commerce are changing warehousing in urban areas.
Port of Boston lays the groundwork for future growth
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Massport’s Conley Terminal had another banner year and is setting up for the future with improvements and harbor dredging.
Port of NY/NJ to increase number and efficiency of dock workers, reject automation
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
In an agreement penned in February by the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) and the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, the Port of New York and New Jersey will be hiring 650 more dock workers through mid-2020.
Port of Albany – Working in break bulk and project cargo
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Serving industries in New York’s “Central Tier”, the greater Albany area and western Massachusetts, the port of Albany provides a vital link for the movement of break bulk and project cargo to the region. Served by two major class 1 railroads and with immediate access to the interstate highway system, the port extends its reach far beyond its geographic boundaries.
Leading Canadian East Coast container ports mapping future
| April 08, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Canadian ports of Montreal and Halifax investing for the future.
Brexit holds mixed bag for Caribbean
| April 08, 2019 | International Trade
Nations proactive on trade, but EU rupture could also have internal implications
Energy, petrochemicals stimulating increased activity at Louisiana ports
| March 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Driven largely by energy and petrochemical interests, from offshore production to the booming plastic resin industry, ports of Louisiana are assertively expanding capabilities.
Going bananas
| March 25, 2019 | Logistics
When it comes to perishables, it’s hard to match the banana…unless it’s an avocado.
Infrastructure projects advancing at ports of Alabama, Mississippi
| March 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Ports of Alabama and Mississippi are enjoying advancement of significant infrastructure initiatives, including with the help of federal funding.
Texas ports aggressively bolstering abilities to handle growing volumes
| March 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
It’s long been said that everything is bigger in Texas, and ports of the Lone Star State seem to be applying this trope to their facilities as they aggressively pursue bigger and better facilities for handling greater volumes of diverse cargos, from liquid bulk to containerized goods.
Why cold storage is so hot?
| March 25, 2019 | Logistics
Demand for temperature-controlled warehousing space is expected to explode with growth in online grocery shopping, but challenges abound
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