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Gary G Burrows

Port Canaveral Hosts Opening Ceremony for New Port Security Operations Center

Port Canaveral officially opened the doors to a new Port Security Operations Center on November 29.  Located on the Port's north side, the new facility is adjacent to Canaveral Fire Rescue Station 54 and the Port's Interagency Maritime Operations Center.  The recently opened facility houses the operations of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Center, and consolidates the Canaveral Port Authority TSA and Badging Office with the Brevard County ... [+]

Port of Everett’s New Rail Siding Ready for Cargo

The Port of Everett recently wrapped up construction on Phase II of its terminal rail expansion. The $5.25million project added a new 3,300-lineal foot double rail siding along the eastern edge of the Seaport, boosting the Port’s on-dock rail capacity from 9,600 to 12,500 lineal feet. The Port can now accommodate ... [+]

Domestic Maritime Industry Dedicated to Puerto Rico

Jones Act carriers have provided regular, dedicated service to Puerto Rico for decades. The Jones Act fleet servicing Puerto Rico includes modern, state-of-the-art vessels, such as the world’s first LNG-powered containership, as part of domestic operators’ recent investments in the trade totaling nearly $1 billion. Puerto Rico also benefits from ... [+]

Four More Neo-Panamax Cranes Arrive Port of Savannah

Four additional Neo-Panamax cranes sailed into the Port of Savannah last week, with a 50- by 100-foot American flag across the side. "To see these massive new cranes arrive flying the stars and stripes makes us proud to be part of an operation that provides jobs and opportunity for so many," ... [+]

Hamburg introduces slot-booking system for container truckers

On November 29 a time slot-booking system for handling container deliveries and collections by truck was introduced in all four container terminals at the Port of Hamburg. Hamburg is the first port in Germany to implement such a system to optimize truck handling. Up to now, ports in the USA ... [+]

iCargo Alliance, a Leading Global NVOCC, Joins INTTRA’s Network

INTTRA, the largest neutral electronic transaction platform, software and information provider at the center of the ocean shipping industry, announced that iCargo Alliance, a global NVOCC and LCL carrier, is joining INTTRA's network. iCargo Alliance is a global alliance network of NVOCCs with more than 30 partners, operating 170 offices in ... [+]

Kachidurian named COO of SeaCube Container Leasing

Jim Kachidurian has been named Chief Commercial Officer of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd., one of the largest global container leasing companies. He will report to Robert Sappio, Chief Executive Officer, who made the announcement. "In this new position, Jim will be responsible for our customer-facing functions that will dictate the success ... [+]

Kalmar introduces new Essential range of reachstackers, empty container handlers, forklifts, TL2 terminal tractor in Asia-Pacific

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, launches a new range of equipment designed to offer customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region a value-based choice of the high quality, reliable equipment that Kalmar is known for. Based on Kalmar's proven G-generation platform, the Essential range includes reachstackers, empty container handlers and forklifts. In ... [+]

Maersk Line Appoints New Leadership in North America

Maersk Line announces the appointment of Omar Shamsie as the new president of Maersk Line in North America effective December 1st, 2017.  His most recent position was president of Maersk Line Latin America & the Caribbean and before that president of Maersk Line Canada.  Mr. Shamsie’s rich background also includes ... [+]

Port of Longview Board Approves 2018 Budget

 The Port of Longview’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the 2018 Budget, which includes significant investments in the expansion of the Port’s Industrial Rail Corridor (IRC) and infrastructure development at Barlow Point. These investments capitalize on previous year’s momentum of multiyear projects that will bring increased economic growth to our ... [+]

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