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Under the shadow of a threatened East Coast dockworkers strike, the Port of Los Angeles handled a near-record 960,597 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, in August, a 16 percent increase over the year-earlier period and the busiest non-pandemic month ever at the port.
Through eight months of 2024, the Port of Los Angeles is 17 percent ahead of its 2023 pace, already moving nearly 1 million more containers than last ...
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North Carolina Ports has reported back-to-back years of record intermodal rail volumes due to new and expanding programs utilizing the Port of Wilmington’s express rail products.Port officials expect this growth to continue, as work begins on an expanded intermodal rail yard that will add four ...
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The Alabama Port Authority is advancing on three major projects related to long-term dredge material management at the Port of Mobile are moving forward in Congress.In partnership with the Alabama Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Alabama Sen. Katie Boyd Britt ...
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Jacksonville Port Authority has received US$23 million from the Florida Legislature to purchase a new container crane for the port’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal and refurbish existing cranes at the port’s terminals.The crane addition, as well as upgrades will increase JAXPORT’s cargo handling efficiencies, allowing more ...
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Under logistics giant DHL Group’s strategic framework for the second half of the decade, “Strategy 2030 – Accelerate Sustainable Growth,” the company strives for 50 percent revenue growth by 2030, compared to 2023, through divisional and dedicated group growth initiatives.With Strategy 2030, DHL Group said ...
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Canada could meet its 2030 emissions target without a carbon tax on consumers, some analysts say, as the Justin Trudeau’s government faces mounting political pressure to remove it, Reuters reported.Canada’s opposition Conservative Party has vowed to "axe the tax" if it wins control, as support ...
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Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt has left his post on Sept. 10, after less than two years on the job.Kristin White, who was appointed FHWA deputy administrator in May, has stepped in to lead the agency in an “acting capacity.”Bhatt announced his departure through a ...
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PortXchange, a port emissions digitalization and maritime solutions provider, said it has launched EmissionInsider Carbon Insight Suite, an enhanced version of its emissions tracking and analysis platform.
The suite, aimed at establishing global standards for emissions reporting in the maritime industry, features a customizable dashboard, ...
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Woodland Biofuels Inc. has proposed investing US$1.35 billion at the Port of South Louisiana to establish one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels production facilities.The Toronto-based company said it would utilize waste biomass to produce sustainable biofuel used in transportation, heating and electricity generation in ...
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The Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, said Lauren Gleason has been appointed port director, overseeing all maritime business areas.Gleason, who has been at Massport since 2017, has served as interim port director, chief administrative officer and deputy port director of business development during her tenure.“Lauren ...
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