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Florida Ports Continue to Innovate with Use of Alternative Fuels

A report released in January week by the Florida Ports Council and the Florida Natural Gas Association shows Florida's seaports and industry partners are investing in innovations to be more efficient and effective, including the implementation of environmentally friendly, less costly, domestically-produced natural gas as an alternative fuel. Florida's 15 ports support more than 900,000 jobs across the state, and have a total economic impact of more than $117 billion. ... [+]

Two new mobile harbor cranes arrived on January 16, at the Port of Brownsville.

New Mobile Harbor Cranes Arrive at Port of Brownsville The cranes arrived at the port onboard the 393-foot long specialized cargo carrier M/V BBC ASIA. The Brownsville Navigation District ordered the Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbor cranes in June 2019 to increase the port’s ... [+]

Two new super-post-Panamax cranes on their way to the Stockholm Norvik Port

Hutchison Ports will operate two brand new super-post-Panamax cranes at the container terminal at the Stockholm Norvik Port. The container cranes began their journey from Shanghai on 10th January and will arrive for installation at the new port at the end of March. Ports of Stockholm’s ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Closes 2019 with Record Tonnage

The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2019 with record tonnages for December of 13.8 million metric cargo tons and 122.2 million metric cargo tons for the entire year — a 16-million-ton improvement over 2018 tonnages. The significant growth is attributed to increases in energy ... [+]

Port of Virginia Sets New Annual Volume Record in 2019 Having Handled 2.9 Million TEUs

The Port of Virginia® set a new annual record for container cargo volume having handled more than 2.93 million TEUs, in calendar year 2019, a 3% increase over last year’s total. The port saw increases in the movement of loaded imports, up 3%; empty export ... [+]

World Direct Shipping extends Port Manatee agreement, adds vessel

Port Manatee-based World Direct Shipping has extended its agreement with the Central-Southwest Florida seaport and added a third vessel to its rapidly growing weekly services across the Gulf of Mexico. The extension could bring total value of the WDS contract through 2026 to more than ... [+]

Bahri extends liner shipping network to South India

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has reached a new milestone in its efforts aimed at expanding market footprint and enhancing connectivity with the company’s MV Bahri Jeddah making its maiden call at two of India’s leading ports. The RoCon vessel arrived for ... [+]

Port of Montreal holds 181st Gold-Headed Cane Ceremony

Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon awarded the famous Gold-Headed Cane to Captain Qin Xiao Fei, a Chinese national, Master of the Exeborg, the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2020. The MPA took the opportunity ... [+]

Port Freeport Awards Contract for Expansion for Container Terminal

On November 14th, Port Freeport Commissioners approved a construction contract with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. for the expansion of Velasco Container Terminal in an amount not to exceed $129,677,607. The Velasco Terminal expansion, which includes Berth 8, features over 925 feet of berth extension and will ... [+]

Port of Beaumont Marks Record Year in Revenue and Cargo Volume

For the first time in the Port of Beaumont’s 103-year history, more than 6.5 million tons of cargo passed through the facility’s eight terminals and operating revenues exceeded $24 million, shattering previously held tonnage and revenue records. Starting in Fall 2019, the Port will ... [+]

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