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Gary G Burrows

GT USA Wilmington Welcomes Motor Vessel Dole Maya

GT USA Wilmington, the US-based operator of the Port of Wilmington, DE, welcomed the M/V DOLE MAYA on its first call at the Wilmington Marine Terminal on March 23. Built in 2021, the "M/V DOLE MAYA” is named to recognize the indigenous people of the region the vessel serves, carrying Dole’s fresh exports to the valued customers and consumers of the South and Central United States. The vessel name ... [+]

Is Covid fatigue dampening air cargo’s recovery?

The New Year recovery in global air cargo volumes stalled in March as volumes fell -3% versus comparative data for March 2019, but reduced airline capacity levels saw the ‘dynamic loadfactor’ and prices remain ‘relentlessly high,’ according to the latest market data from industry analysts CLIVE Data Services and ... [+]

LCK welcomes 500th passenger-freighter since start of pandemic

In a feat of innovation, strength and flexibility, the team at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) welcomed its 500th passenger-freighter on April 1. Rickenbacker is one of the few non-passenger hub airports to accommodate these unique cargo-only flights, which began as a solution to decreased travel and increased air freight ... [+]

Mission Ready: POLB Fire Station 15 Nears Completion

When Fire Station No. 15 first opened on the Port of Long Beach’s Pier F, the engine’s garage was a steel-framed enclosure with corrugated paneling and fire crews lived in trailers. That was nearly 40 years ago.Today, construction workers are putting the finishing touches on a permanent Fireboat Station No. ... [+]

Port Everglades Commissions New Super-Sized Cranes

Community leaders joined the workforce at Broward County’s Port Everglades ton March 22 to commission three new Super Post-Panamax gantry cranes. The new cranes are the largest of their kind in the world at 175-feet (53 meters) and valued at $13.8 million each. They are unique because of the Port’s ... [+]

GPA makes major infrastructure investment

The Georgia Ports Authority Board approved on March 29 capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah’s container capacity by 20%. “Right now, we are moving container volumes that we did not expect to see for another four years,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “Our employees are ... [+]

Port Freeport announces contest winners

Port Freeport is pleased to announce the winners of the 21 st Annual Take-A-Child Fishing Tournament (TACFT) Logo Drawing Contest. Brazoria County’s youth ages 3-14 are eligible to enter the contest and are invited by flyers distributed electronically to the schools within the Navigation District. The first-place winner of ... [+]

USDOT announces funding availability

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encouraging states and port authorities to apply for $230 million in discretionary grant funding for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). “Our nation’s ports are a key part of our critical ... [+]

A.P. Moller – Maersk joins Methanol Institute

The Methanol Institute (MI) has announced A.P. Moller - Maersk as the association’s newest member company. Maersk’s first carbon-neutral vessel will be a methanol dual fuel ship. It will have a capacity of around 2000 TEU and be deployed in one of its intra-regional networks. While the vessel will be ... [+]

Grounded Vessel in Suez Canal Creates Havoc for Global Shipping

Shipping continues to face the perfect storm and now with the massive container ship Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal, global shipping and supply chain concerns have become even more critical. Ever Given is a 20,000 TEU-class container ship, currently leased by Evergreen Marine Corp. under a time charter agreement ... [+]

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