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MSC announces metered inland inbound trains

Due to the record import WW volumes into USA and their continuous impact on the USA intermodal supply chain, rail operators have started to meter inland inbound trains from both WEST and EAST coast ocean terminals.WEST COASTEffective Sunday, July 18, 2021, and for the next two weeks, MSC rail vendor (BNSF) is reducing import rail traffic from the U.S. West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Oakland and ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi sets new tonnage records

The Port of Corpus Christi ended June 2021 with a new record quarter and a record first half of the year, moving nearly 80.5 million tons of cargo in the first six months of the year.The Port’s first-half 2021 total tonnage yielded a 4.7% increase ... [+]

Port of Virginia sets new volume record

The Port of Virginia® set a new June cargo volume record having handled more than 281,000 TEUs, which is an increase of nearly 71,000 units year over-year.June was the tenth consecutive month of record-breaking volumes for the port and helped push its total TEU volume ... [+]

Zero-emissions truck project launches at Port of Oakland

The Port of Oakland and its logistics partners launched a battery electric truck demonstration project this month on its path to zero emissions at the Oakland Seaport. The Port debuted ten new battery electric trucks at Shippers Transport Express (STE), a Port-based trucking operation. The ... [+]

Port of New Orleans progresses toward new container terminal

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Program Management/Program Controls Services for the development of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), a new container facility capable of handling 2 million TEUs annually and serving the industry’s largest vessels.“This RFP ... [+]

Port of Brownsville

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1,300 maritime cranes – from Rostock to the world

Slowly, ship cranes on the heavy-lift vessel BBC-Russia raise the new machine over the quay edge. The LHM 550 is one of two Liebherr mobile harbor cranes that will begin the 5,500-kilometre journey to Ghana. On receiving their new machines, the West African Port of ... [+]

MSC introduces emergency intermodal charge on US imports

Due to the ongoing congestion issue in the US ports and intermodal inland network, the costs of inland services are raising significantly. Therefore, MSC will introduce an Emergency Intermodal Charge (EIC).As from 1 August 2021 (gate in date at POL) until further notice, the EIC ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Maintains Steady Flow in June

Cargo moving through the Port of Long Beach remained strong in June as retail spending cooled down while consumers warmed up to summertime recreation and entertainment.Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 724,297 TEUs in June, up 20.3% from the same month last year. Imports rose 18.8% ... [+]

Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion enters a new phase

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is entering a new phase in achieving its Contrecoeur expansion as itprepares to launch a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) procurement process that will be open to national and international industry players.“Factoring in our timeline, we are proceeding with the development and implementation ... [+]

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