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Savannah continues to build container volumes

The Port of Savannah moved 363,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in November, a 5.4% increase over the same month last year, or an additional 18,460 TEUs. For the fiscal year to date (July-November), the Georgia Ports Authority has handled nearly 2 million TEUs, an increase of 109,000 TEUs, or 5.8%. The positive numbers achieved last month mean Savannah's Garden City Terminal has marked year-over-year increases for five consecutive months, and 34 ... [+]

VLSFO sales are growing; New low-sulphur bunker oil popular in Rotterdam

The new low-sulphur bunker oil VLSFO (Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil with a maximum 0.5% sulphur) has become extremely popular in Rotterdam, Europe’s largest bunker port. Half of all November bunker sales were for VLSFO. This became apparent from the bunkering notifications via the Port ... [+]

India Invests in Ocean Leadership

India has begun to invest heavily, albeit quietly, in expanding its naval and air power across the Indian Ocean. The effort is driven by two factors: a desire to improve maritime domain awareness and maritime security throughout the vast region, and New Delhi’s growing anxieties about Chinese inroads in ... [+]

Jim White, Port of Baltimore Executive Director, Resigns

James J. White, who has guided the Helen Delich Bentley the Port of Baltimore during a period of record revenue, cargo and job growth as executive director of the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), has announced his resignation effective December 31. ... [+]

HHLA continues its success, but uncertainties on the rise

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continued its positive performance in the first nine months of 2019. The company recorded another significant increase in revenue and saw strong growth in its operating result. It was again possible to improve profitability year-on-year in a challenging market ... [+]

JAXPORT Board extends CEO Green’s contract

During the December meeting of the JAXPORT Board of Directors, the Board unanimously voted to extend CEO Eric Green’s contract through fiscal year 2024. The new five-year contract is effective Oct. 1, 2019. Green has been with JAXPORT since 2005 and was named CEO in 2017. ... [+]

Ports America Appoints New President

Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in North America, recently announced the appointment of Peter Levesque as president. Levesque will join Ports America in February 2020 and will report to Mark Montgomery, who will continue in the role of chief executive officer. ... [+]

Quebec Port Authority plans Expansion

The Laurentia Project at the Port of Quebec, one of the most significant port expansions on the east coast, is in the planning stages. The project is a strategic game changer that will set a new standard of intermodal logistics. By creating a new North ... [+]

Dredging to Make Virginia the East Coast’s Deepest Port is Underway

The ’s® journey to becoming the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast is underway as dredges took to the water on December 1 to begin digging, nearly two-and-a-half years ahead of schedule “This project, combined with all of the investments we are making ... [+]

The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to exceed 4.6 million TEUs for the first time in a calendar year.

That level of trade would be a 14% increase over volumes moved through Savannah just three years ago, or an additional 550,000 TEUs. Over the same period, the Authority has increased the annual capacity at the Port of Savannah from 5 million to 5.5 million ... [+]

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