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JAXPORT welcomes FDOT Secretary

JAXPORT CEO Eric Green and other port executives recently welcomed Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault for an update on port growth and a waterside tour of ongoing port projects. The visit included a look at how the projects—from berth enhancements to Mile Point and harbor deepening—work together to make Jacksonville’s seaport more competitive, bringing jobs and revenue to Northeast Florida. The tour began with a stop at Berths 33 ... [+]

JAXPORT sets container, auto records through first three quarters of FY 2019

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) achieved a record number of container and auto moves during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2019. During this time, JAXPORT moved nearly one million containers, a six percent increase over the same period last year. The port also ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam Authority launches Pronto

On August 8th 2019, the Port of Rotterdam Authority launched its new company PortXchange Products BV (“PortXchange”). This entity is set up to offer the Pronto platform and application to ports around the world over the next few years. The establishment of a separate company ... [+]

Alan McCorkle Named President, CEO of Yusen Terminals LLC

Yusen Terminals LLC announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Alan McCorkle as Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2019. He will assume the day-to-day leadership of the Company and will become a member of Yusen Terminal's Board of Directors. Alan McCorkle joined YTI in ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd delivers significantly higher half-year result

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first half of the year 2019 with a significantly higher operating result than in the same period of the previous year. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased to EUR 389 million (H1 2018: EUR 91 million). The Group net result ... [+]

JAXPORT generates more than 26,000 area jobs

Cargo activity through Jacksonville’s seaport positively impacts tens of thousands of jobs and supports nearly $31.1 billion in annual economic output for the region and state, according to a newly released study. The study, citing double-digit growth in the port’s total economic impact over the last ... [+]

MOL and COSCO Sign a MOU on LNG and Ethane projects

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"). The MOU recognizes and further develops the joint cooperation between the two organizations, for future LNG carrier projects and ... [+]

Port Manatee awarded more than $1.4 million to bolster security

Port Manatee has been awarded $1,425,000 in federal funding to advance three projects to bolster security at the fast-growing Central-Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port. “Port Manatee greatly appreciates federal support of our efforts to ensure safe, secure and efficient flows of dynamically increasing cargo volumes,” Vanessa ... [+]

Ahead of IMO 2020, The Panama Canal Asserts its Role as the Green Route

On January 1, 2020, the global maritime community will adopt new ambitious emission standards set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Aimed at reducing the industry’s carbon footprint, the transition from the current 3.5% sulphur cap on fuel content to 0.5% has begun to spur ... [+]

GT USA Wilmington Marks Successful Implementation of New Terminal Operating System

New system to enhance company’s operational excellence in terminal management and customer service Wilmington, DE, July 26, 2019– GT USA Wilmington has announced the successful implementation of an Integrated Port Operating System (IPOS), to upgrade and optimize the IT system for the future development of the ... [+]

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