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Port Manatee’s Zimmermann named International Propeller Club Member of Year

Port Manatee’s senior communications manager, Virginia Zimmermann, is The International Propeller Club of the United States’ International Member of the Year, selected from among more than 6,000 members throughout the world. Zimmermann received the global honor at an Oct. 17 luncheon during the maritime industry group’s 93rd annual International Convention and Conference in New Orleans. Zimmermann, who earlier this year received recognition as Port Manatee Propeller Club Member of the Year and ... [+]

25 New Hybrid Shuttle Carriers for Virginia’s Largest Container Terminal

The Port of Virginia® is purchasing 25 new hybrid shuttle carriers to support the ongoing capacity expansion project at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The new shuttle carriers will play a key role in the conversion of NIT to a terminal that uses rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) ... [+]

Global Container Terminals Announces New Board Chair

Global Container Terminals Inc. (GCT) announced that Michael Korenberg has been appointed Chair of the Board effective October 1, 2019. Michael Korenberg is a seasoned Canadian business executive with over 35 years of legal, corporate leadership and board experience within a range of sectors including retail, ... [+]

Port of Oakland loaded container volume up 3.1% YTD

Port of Oakland loaded container volume from January through September increased 3.1% compared to the same period in 2018, according to data released today. The Port said that despite a dip last month, loaded exports are outpacing last year’s numbers. Loaded imports are up 3.5% and ... [+]

Port Manatee breaks fiscal year cargo records again

         Port Manatee has again broken multiple fiscal year cargo records, including topping 10 million tons of total annual throughput for the first time in its 50-year history and enjoying a year-over-year increase of nearly 50 percent in containerized cargo activity. In its fiscal ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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