Gary G Burrows
Port Manatee is seen as an ideal gateway for Ecuadorian imports to burgeoning Central and Southwest Florida markets, according to a top trade official visiting the Florida Gulf Coast port on November 14.
“Opportunities are really growing for reaching Central and Southwest Florida by way of Port Manatee,” said Manuel Echeverria Castro, Ecuador’s trade commissioner for the southern United States. “We have a very high interest in Port Manatee.
“We are looking ...
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A second, new fireboat was officially brought into service on November 13 at the Port of Long Beach, completing a program to provide the most robust waterborne safety of any container seaport in the world.
“Vigilance” was dedicated in a dockside ceremony for the late Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Dr. John ...
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Admiral Mohab Mamish, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World, signed a partnership agreement on November 7 to develop an integrated industrial and residential zone at Sokhna in Egypt, in the ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Paul Fallon as Director Commercial & Business Development and Tania Wilson as Director Operations.
The changes follow Dominic Kennedy’s promotion to Managing Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo in August.
Paul began his career in Virgin’s Commercial team in 2003 and later spent over five years as Head ...
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This new video outlines the pioneering role Jacksonville, JAXPORT and our partners are playing in the advancement of LNG as a maritime fuel.
From multimillion-dollar investments in LNG-powered vessels to the development of landside bunkering and liquefaction plants, Northeast Florida is on the leading edge of this safer, cleaner fuel revolution.
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. President & CEO Junichiro Ikeda announced plans to work with Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation (AEC; President: Ryuji Kawano, Headquarters: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture) on a project to verify predictive detection of abnormalities in marine rotary machineries using vibrating sensors.
The research will focus on the use of vibrating ...
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Bringing a wealth of maritime experience, Mark Price joins the Port of Longview as Director of Marine Terminals. Price will manage cargo operations and ensure that Port facilities operate at a high volume.
“Mark is an outstanding addition to our team,” said Port of Longview Chief Executive Officer Norm Krehbiel. “His ...
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Broward County's Port Everglades topped its previous record for containerized cargo volumes with 1,076,893 TEUs moving through the Port in Fiscal Year 2017, which ended Sept. 30, 2017.
The Port also experienced slight increases in cruise passengers and petroleum volumes according to unaudited reports.
The containerized cargo increase represents a 4% boost ...
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The airline is currently installing more than 5,500 Bluetooth® tags on its cargo containers, pallets and unit load devices as well as more than 100 readers at 29 airports it provides cargo services to around the world. When a tagged item passes the reader it automatically updates an online application providing ...
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Recently at PortMiami, Seaboard Marine, the seaport’s largest container shipping partner from South Florida to Latin America, delivered its very first shipment of dragon fruit from Ecuador into Florida’s market.
The new weekly service between Miami, Ecuador, and Peru was announced earlier this year offering the fastest transit and delivery times, ...
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