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Further reinforcing its commitment to the Puerto Rico market, Crowley Maritime Corp. is enhancing its total suite of shipping and logistics solutions for consumers and businesses with the consolidation of its Caribbean logistics services into a single new facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
“By consolidating our non-vessel-operator-common-carrier (NVOCC) and less-than-container load (LCL) operations into a single logistics services center, we will be able to serve our customers more efficiently and handle ...
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The Florida Ports Council applauds Florida Governor Rick Scott for signing the priority FDOT Transportation Package (HB 7027), which included an increase in the minimum statutory amount for seaport funding from $15 million to $25 million for the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development ...
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Florida’s Gulf seaport of Port Manatee reports a 36% year-over-year increase in containerized cargo handled in the first half of its fiscal year.
During the six-month period from Oct. 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016, Port Manatee docks saw moves of 12,653 TEUS, up from 9,321 ...
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With Earth Day approaching on April 22, the Port of Long Beach is launching a new program offering its tenants rebates to encourage them to replace outdated, polluting and inefficient electrical equipment with energy-efficient technology.
Earlier this month, the Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Energy ...
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The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans joined a host of elected officials and industry partners on April 12 to dedicate the Port’s new $25 million Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal. The terminal, made possible by a $16.7 million federal transportation TIGER grant, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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