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GPA Ports draw $5B investment, 12K jobs to Georgia

The Georgia Ports Authority plans to double capacity at Garden City Terminal to 11 million twenty-foot equivalent container units per year. In Fiscal Year 2019, port-related industries announced $5 billion in new investment and 12,000 new jobs coming to Georgia. At a recent State of the Port conference, GPA authorities and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp revealed that port-related announcements of expansions and new business accounted for nearly $5 billion in investment ... [+]

PhilaPort Breaks Ground on New On-Dock Forest Products Warehouse

PhilaPort recently broke ground on a new $12 million warehouse at its Tioga Marine Terminal (TMT). The 100,000 sq. ft. on-dock warehouse will have unique features which will facilitate the use and handling of forest products. Several of the features include indoor rail loading for ... [+]

Port NOLA President/CEO Highlights Record Volumes; Bold Vision for Future in 2019 State of Port Address

Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) President and CEO, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation (NOPB) CEO, highlighted the successes of the agencies’ diverse business profile in 2019, and focused on the opportunities ahead at the annual State of the Port ... [+]

Panama Canal Signs Agreement with Port of Rotterdam

The Panama Canal and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum Understanding (MOU) to promote international trade between Europe and the West Coast of South America. Through this agreement, the two organizations will work closely to optimize operations while encouraging economic growth and the exchange ... [+]

SeaCube and Globe Tracker to Supply IoT-Enabled Gensets to ONE

SeaCube Containers, a global leader in refrigerated shipping containers and gensets, and Globe Tracker (GT), a leader in IoT tracking and monitoring solutions for logistics assets, announced their partnership to provide Internet of Things-enabled gensets for the 6th largest shipping line in the world, Ocean ... [+]

Alabama’s Port of Mobile Harbor to be Deepened to 50 Feet

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) announced it has received federal authorization to modernize Mobile Harbor to accommodate larger vessels and improve transit efficiencies at Alabama’s only deep-water seaport – Port of Mobile. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Atlantic Division signed the Record ... [+]

Alabama’s Port of Mobile Harbor to be Deepened to 50 Feet

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) announced it has received federal authorization to modernize Mobile Harbor to accommodate larger vessels and improve transit efficiencies at Alabama’s only deep-water seaport – Port of Mobile. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Atlantic Division signed the Record ... [+]

Hurricane Dorian Relief Loaded at Port of Baltimore

Relief supplies for Bahamian victims of Hurricane Dorian were loaded at the Port of Baltimore onto the Carnival Pride on September 8. The supplies will be delivered in Freeport to assist Bahamian residents in the aftermath of the storm. Supplies include water, which is the most ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Achieves ISO 14001 Certification for 12th Consecutive Year

The Port of Corpus Christi will receive ISO 14001 recertification, following an exemplary external audit of environmental performance. The third-party auditor identified zero non-conformances and lauded the Port of Corpus Christi as a model of across-the-board employee engagement with environmental management. From committing to collectively minimize ... [+]

PORT OF BALTIMORE SETS NEW RECORD FOR CARGO

Benchmarks Achieved for Fiscal Year and Quarterly Tonnage More than 11 million tons of cargo passed through the state-owned public marine terminals of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore in the past fiscal year, setting a new record as the Port expands its regional economic ... [+]

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