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AJOT | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

Datamyne data provides 12 months of aggregated statistics on the waterborne trading activity of US importers in the US.

Diaz hitting Mexico-Florida homerun with World Direct Shipping success

Carlos Diaz was in the big leagues just long enough to have one MLB basehit, and now he’s knocking a metaphorical homerun as an ocean carrier executive with World Direct Shipping, a Florida-based line with an expanding presence in weekly services across the Gulf of Mexico.

International Trade

Peter Buxbaum | Top Story | February 26, 2018

Are we witnessing the end of KORUS?

Trump would be advised to salvage whatever relationships he can in Asia.

Ports & Terminals

Paul Scott Abbott | Top Story | February 26, 2018

Florida’s Gulf Coast seaports preparing to accommodate diverse activity growth

Seaports of Florida’s Gulf Coast are readying to handle greater activity in a variety of sectors, from support of offshore energy exploration to shipping of forest products to handling of refrigerated produce to moving more containers.

Florida East Coast ports meeting demand with enhanced facilities, deeper channels

Paul Scott Abbott | February 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Ports along the Atlantic Coast of Florida are continuing to meet demands of growing commerce by advancing a bevy of infrastructure enhancements, including deeper ship channels.

Second inland port shows SC’s logistics prowess

Peter Buxbaum | February 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The South Carolina Ports Authority expects its second inland port, in Dillon, South Carolina, to open in April, a facility slated to support growing intermodal cargo volumes between the Port of Charleston and markets throughout the Carolinas, the Northeast, and the Midwest. The upcoming event will reflect South Carolina’s growth in logistics investments and freight movement.

US importers epitomize diversity of products

George Lauriat | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

One man’s import is another man’s landfill

Peter Buxbaum | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

$5 billion in US scrap exports in jeopardy

Peter Buxbaum | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

China recently took steps to close its waste and scrap market—the world’s largest—to imports, jeopardizing more than $5 billion in exports from the United States, the world’s largest waste and scrap exporter.

Asian furniture imports to US top $23 billion

Matt Miller | February 26, 2018 | International Trade

The American insatiable appetite for furniture makes the US a $100-billion dollar market. With a 70% slice of wooden imported furniture, Asian suppliers are ahead of the competition. But shifts in sourcing within Asia and new markets are redefining the furniture supply chain.

South Jersey Port Corp. moves ahead with bond issue, Paulsboro addition

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Having opened the initial portion of its Paulsboro Marine Terminal and with a bond issue offering funding for development of the second and final phase of the facility, the South Jersey Port Corp. is well-positioned to continue to break cargo records on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.

Delaware’s Port of Wilmington advances timely plans for partnership, expansion

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With existing facilities virtually maxed out, the Delaware State Port Corp.’s Port of Wilmington is looking to have in place by midyear a private-sector terminal operator for its present 308-acre site, as well as for development of a recently acquired 112-acre waterfront tract a few miles farther up the Delaware River.

Ports & Terminals

Paul Scott Abbott | Top Story | January 29, 2018

PhilaPort making solid case to attract still more cargo up Delaware River

Since joining the executive staff at the Port of Philadelphia 26 years ago, Sean Mahoney has never found himself quite as stoked as he is as 2018 begins.

Reducing project permitting time would be for the common good… but will it happen?

Matt Miller | January 29, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

Common Good...mused Common Good chair Philip Howard, in a telephone interview. “All these people go clashing headlong, without any order and without any clears lines of authority to make decisions. You get a lot of heat and noise and no action.”

2020 – Landmark year for US wind power?

Matt Miller | January 29, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

For Anderson Trucking Services’ ATS Projects, the dominant player in wind power-related land logistics, the rush by developers to get huge onshore wind projects up and running by the beginning of the next decade is being met with a certain amount of trepidation.

Wind over the prairies

Matt Miller | January 29, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | Project / Heavy Lift

There is a major wind power building spree coming on ahead of the loss of federal development initiatives in 2020. The question is how will the project supply chain handle the boom?

Project / Heavy Lift

Peter Buxbaum | Top Story | January 29, 2018

The challenges of offshore wind energy

Wind is become a growing part of the energy mix, both in the United States and globally. Some of the world’s largest terrestrial wind farms are being developed in places like Utah and Wyoming.

GPA’s Port of Brunswick adds capacity for processing vehicles

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Georgia Port Authority’s Port of Brunswick, about 80 miles south of Savannah, has increased auto-processing capacity by 50 percent over the past year, all of which has been absorbed by processors and manufacturers.

Ports & Terminals

Paul Scott Abbott | Top Story | January 29, 2018

Savannah market drawing new players with fastest-growing U.S. containerport

Boasting the fastest-growing U.S. containerport and a rapidly expanding critical mass of distribution facilities, Savannah is quickly attracting a bevy of beneficial cargo owners and logistics operators to the Peach State.

Expanding rail capabilities to augment allure of Georgia freight infrastructure

Paul Scott Abbott | January 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

From development of a consolidated rail terminal at the Port of Savannah to expansion of inland port capabilities, the Georgia Ports Authority is assertively building upon its intermodal links.

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