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PortsToronto Launches Phase Two of Seabin Pilot Program

Following the success of this summer's Seabin Pilot Program at Toronto's Outer Harbor Marina, PortsToronto announced the launch of phase two of the project which includes the deployment of two additional Seabins in Toronto's harbor. Secured to a floating dock positioned in the northeast corner of the York Street Slip, the new Seabins are the first to be installed in a North American harbor and can collect litter ranging from ... [+]

Sterling Transportation Miami Now an Official CFS / IBEC

Sterling Transportation is proud to announce that its Miami terminal is now an official Container Freight Station with a Firm Code of LBZ0 and an IBEC (In-Bond Export Consolidator). The Miami terminal is a state-of-the-art 35,000 sq. ft. stand-alone building with 24-hour security. It is open ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Sets Tonnage Records

The Port of Corpus Christi recently set three new tonnage records, including the highest volume in a single month. September tonnage was 12.2 million tons, a 27% gain over the previous record set in March of 2018. Two other tonnage records broken included the highest ... [+]

Virginia’s Path to 55 Feet is Set; First Phase of Dredging Will Begin by January 2020

The effort to make The Port of Virginia® the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast will begin by January 2020, following the finalization this week of a contract with an international dredging firm that will take on the project’s initial phase. On Oct. 9, John ... [+]

Engineering & Design to begin for Port of Mobile Deepening

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) director and chief executive officer James K. Lyons and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District commander Colonel Sebastien Joly signed the Mobile Harbor Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design Agreement on October 2 at the Port Authority’s headquarters ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam Authority introduces track & trace containers

The Port of Rotterdam Authority launched 'Boxinsider' on October 2. The application allows shippers and freight forwarders to see where their containers are located at any given moment. Not only is this much more reliable than the approach used until now, it is also much ... [+]

Safmarine Spot Rates Available on CargoSphere Platform

Cargosphere announces that Safmarine Spot, a rate option with a loading guarantee at a fixed price at booking, is now accessible on its rates platform. This integration will enable customers to access Safmarine Spot rates with their confidential contract rates in a single rate search ... [+]

Vehicle logistics executive Ben Buben joins JAXPORT Commercial team

JAXPORT, the nation’s second-largest vehicle handling port, welcomes Ben Buben as the port’s new Director of Cargo Sales, specializing in auto and Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) cargoes. Buben is responsible for attracting new vehicle and RoRo business to JAXPORT and managing the port’s relationships with auto processors, original ... [+]

CHAMP Forwarding Systems’ Logitude solution offers INTTRA data exchange

CHAMP Forwarding Systems’ Logitude, a full freight forwarding solution, now offers messaging via the INTTRA Ocean Trade Platform for communicating with ocean shipping lines. Logitude’s INTTRA feature provides a fast path to building a shipping instruction to plan, book, and track shipments. Founded in 2001, INTTRA ... [+]

JAXPORT Maritime Community Supports Relief Effort in The Bahamas

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) tenant SSA Atlantic recently shipped a container filled with relief aid to the victims of Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas. The container was donated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and shipped to Freeport from JAXPORT aboard an MSC vessel. The donated items, ... [+]

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