April 2016
JAXPORT's newly completed Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point is being used in support of a high-level military training exercise this month in advance of its official opening to commercial container movements later this year.
Prior to the start of the ICTF’s commercial operations, JAXPORT is partnering with numerous U.S. Army units, including the JAXPORT-based 832nd Transportation Battalion, for exercises aimed at expediting the movement of ocean-going ...
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In anticipation of increased opportunities for inbound consumer goods and outbound industrial commodities, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have joined forces to operate a new direct all-water container service between the U.S Gulf and Asia.
The new service by the 2M Alliance features the “Lone Star Express” by MSC and ...
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Phyllis Saathoff was appointed Executive Port Director/CEO of the Port of Freeport on April 8. Saathoff began her maritime career at Port Freeport in 1992. She served as managing director, and then in April 2012, became the Interim Executive Port Director/CEO before joining the Port of Houston Authority in October ...
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Here’s good news for the Alabama State Port Authority and its partner, APM Terminals. Maersk and MSC jointly announced new service beginning May 2, 2016, through the Port of Mobile serving major seaports in China and Korea.
Maersk and MSC will provide direct, weekly, all water service from the Port ...
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Port officials at the Port of Sydney in Nova Scotia expect to make a hub announcement this year regarding construction of a major, ultra-modern container terminal.
In February the port made a rebranding announcement for the proposed project. Harbor Port Development Partners (HPDP), who have exclusive rights to market and develop ...
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ACL has officially taken delivery of the ATLANTIC SAIL, its second of five new vessels in the G4 fleet. The ATLANTIC SAIL set sail from China early in the week of April 4th and will take its place in the company's transatlantic schedule in early May.
ACL’s remaining three G4 ...
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The Diamond State Port Corp., which oversees the Port of Wilmington, and Trans Global Shipping NV recently reached an agreement by which Trans Global Shipping will continue to use the Port of Wilmington as its mid-Atlantic import Chilean fruit distribution hub for the next 5 years.
The agreement also includes ...
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IAG Cargo has launched new B777-200 Cape Town, South Africa service, set to operate three times a week from London Gatwick.
From November 24th 2016 the additional service will be running throughout the winter schedule. This route supplements the three times a week A330-300 Madrid- Johannesburg service, due ...
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Dutch shipping company Spliethoff recently announced that it is taking the next step in the development of the Spliethoff Cleveland Europe Express (CEEWAY) by expanding its team in Toronto, Ontario.
Back in December 2013 Dutch shipping company Spliethoff and The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority in Cleveland, Ohio struck a deal to ...
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An export rally may be underway here at one of the nation’s leading gateways to Asia. The Port of Oakland reports that its 2016 containerized export volume is up 19.9% so far over 2015. March exports were up 9.9%, the third-straight monthly increase in Oakland.
Port officials attributed ...
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