| May 21, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
| April 23, 2018 | Logistics | People | Industry Profiles
Having literally written the book on modern supply chain excellence, Reuben Slone is spearheading initiatives saving Walgreens hundreds of millions of dollars while enhancing safety and providing mutually beneficial opportunities for workers with disabilities.
| April 23, 2018 | Maritime
| April 23, 2018 | Maritime
| April 23, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The Port of Everett, 25 miles north of Seattle, in February awarded nearly $25 million in construction contracts, launching the second phase of the port’s South Terminal Modernization project, the largest capital project in port history and at the time the largest marine construction project on the West Coast.
| April 23, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a partnership between the Puget Sound ports of Seattle and Tacoma, is still a work in progress. But the early returns are trending upward.
| April 09, 2018 | International Trade
The Northeast is one of the world’s great economic regions. The region’s GDP is climbing. And a trend is emerging – corporations moving from the suburbs back to the city. Will this trend be a generational change or challenge?
| April 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Port of Quebec proposing a new St. Lawrence River containerport. The Port of Montreal is in the midst of expanding its container terminals. Is there room enough for two on the St. Lawrence?
| April 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Following a prolonged period of stagnation, the Deepwater Port of Halifax is on the comeback trail, with the resurgence sparked by 10,000 TEU ships now regularly calling on North America’s East Coast plus the arrival of new services. For Karen Oldfield, at the helm of the Nova Scotia port since 2002, it’s definitely a question of perseverance being rewarded after being big-ship ready for several years.
| April 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The port commission also eyes future, allocating resources to explore logistics hub scenarios.
| April 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
New England’s Port. The Port of Boston, specifically Massport’s container facility at Conley Terminal, is New England’s port. For years, it might have been debatable whether the Port of Montreal in Canada or the Port of New York/New Jersey was really New England’s port but not now. That day has passed.
| April 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Table setting. The Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) is relatively new. The authority wasn’t formed until 2015 and didn’t hire the new port director, Evan Mathews, until September of 2016.
| April 09, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports are gaining ground against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as other US West Coast ports, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) West Coast Trade Report.
| April 08, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Two years ago, the $50 million bond measure for infrastructure projects at the Port of Davisville was approved by Rhode Island voters. With the approval in hand the implementation of the $90 million modernization plan, particularly the critical rehabilitation and modernization of Pier 2, has moved forward.
| March 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
With terminal expansions moving forward at most of the region’s ports, the central Gulf region is readying to meet burgeoning demands of cargo interests.
| March 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Driven by a broad spectrum of energy-related cargos, consumer demand for containerized goods and vehicles, military activity and other stimulative forces, ports along the Texas Gulf Coast are for the most part thriving and are ambitiously advancing a multitude of infrastructure enhancements as they gear up for even greater volumes.
| March 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Ports in the Baltic region are building up an effective trading route, the Polar Silk Road, to China with some Nordic shippers touting it as a “win-win” situation. While the hyperbole may mask some of the infrastructure issues that still need to be sorted out, the Baltic ports see business opportunities inherent in the Polar Silk Road to increase their tonnage volume resulting from rising trade with China.
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