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COVID-19 Impacts to Port Cargoes

Updated April 30, 2020, by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Containerized cargo is down 20-25% from the same time periods in 2019. Blank sailings, where ships cancel port calls, resulted in a revenue loss of roughly $300,000 per blank sailing at large ports. Roll-On/Roll-Off cargos, principally automobiles, are seeing major reductions. One port projects that they will only 1 ship call in the month verses the average ... [+]

First Solar Selects Greenville

Good news for South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) First Solar, Inc., America’s largest solar manufacturer, has selected Greenville, SC, for its new distribution hub on the East Coast. Headquartered in Arizona, First Solar operates the Western Hemisphere’s largest photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing footprint in Northwest Ohio, as well as factories in Malaysia ... [+]

North Carolina Ports Sets Refrigerated Container Volume Record

The North Carolina State Ports Authority set a new record for refrigerated container volume. North Carolina Ports moved 1,459 refrigerated containers – 2,918 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) – through the Port of Wilmington the month of April. “It has long been North Carolina Ports’ ... [+]

Port Everglades Expansion on Track

Broward County’s Port Everglades is advancing $1.6 billion in infrastructure improvements that are underway and expected to be completed in the next five years. “The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly impacting this year’s bottom line, but we are fortunate that Port Everglades’ diversified business sectors of cargo, cruise and petroleum ... [+]

Port of Oakland loaded box volume edged up last month, but…

Port of Oakland loaded container volume edged up in April but a likely downturn is ahead. That was the message Port officials delivered today as the coronavirus pandemic pressured global trade. The Port reported that April loaded container volume increased 1.4 percent compared ... [+]

Ship Horns To ‘Sound Off’ May 18-22 to Commemorate National Maritime Day

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – the unified and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas - and a large segment of its hemispheric membership this year will commemorate National Maritime Day during the work week of May 18-22. To mark the occasion, which annually recognizes the mariners, the maritime industry, ports and their ... [+]

CSafe Global Launches Hub Operations in São Paulo

CSafe Global, the innovation leader in temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, has once again expanded their global reach and local presence with the opening of a new hub operation in São Paulo, Brazil. This is the latest addition to CSafe’s worldwide container ... [+]

Panama Canal Secures Steady Draft, Operational Reliability Following Water Measures

Earlier this year, the Panama Canal implemented water saving measures after experiencing the fifth driest year at the Canal in 70 years. Thanks to the long-standing partnership with our customers and their flexibility to adapt to these measures, the Panama Canal has now emerged ... [+]

Port Freeport Receives First Rail Shipment from Vulcan Materials Co.

The first rail shipment from Vulcan Materials Company has arrived the Port Freeport's Parcel 14 multi-modal industrial park, a 250-acre site adjacent to State Highway 36. Union Pacific, a long-term partner of Port Freeport, delivered 95 gondola railcars loaded with aggregate limestone rock from Medina ... [+]

AAL Delivers 2 Giant JIB Cranes to Jebel Ali

Manufactured in China by global supplier of heavy lifting and handling equipment, Nantong Rainbow Heavy Machineries Co. ltd., the two ‘jib cranes’ were loaded by the mega-size A-Class HL MPV, the AAL Melbourne in Taicang. They were then discharged in Jebel Ali, for deployment at ... [+]

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