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Port of Wilmington orders new cargo handling equipment

GT USA Wilmington, the US arm of Gulftainer, the world’s largest, privately owned, independent ports and logistics company, will shortly take delivery of fully electric and eco-friendly cargo handling equipment from KoneCranes Inc., as it ramps up modernization and improvements at the Port of Wilmington. The new equipment includes nine 41-ton Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and three 45-ton Reach Stackers. Eric Casey, CEO of GT USA Wilmington, said: “The addition of ... [+]

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ new call to Port of Prince Rupert

The Port of Prince Rupert, and DP World Prince Rupert are pleased to announce a new weekly marine carrier service at the Fairview Container Terminal. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) partnered with the 2M Alliance and has added Prince Rupert as one of their port destinations. ... [+]

GPA Marks Decade of Partnership with KIA

Kia Motors Manufacturing of Georgia is now exporting Telluride SUVs through the Port of Brunswick. In Fiscal Year 2018 alone, KMMG moved more than 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units through the Port of Savannah. During a board meeting held at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce, ... [+]

Port of Oakland says yard cranes going hybrid to help clean air

Containerized cargo handling at the Port of Oakland is about to get a whole lot cleaner. The Port said today that its largest marine terminal is converting 13 diesel-powered yard cranes to hybrid power. The result is expected to be an annual 45-ton reduction in ... [+]

S&P Global Raises Port of New Orleans’ Rating to ‘A’

S&P Global Ratings recently raised its ratings for the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) from an 'A-' to an 'A' with an outlook of stable. Port NOLA’s President and CEO Brandy D. Christian attributes the success to the collective and collaborative effort by the Board ... [+]

Leading pulp producer begins shipping through Port of Baltimore

One of the world’s leading forest products manufacturers, Brazil-based Suzano Pulp and Paper, has begun shipping wood pulp through the Port of Baltimore. The contract with Suzano runs six months, and during that time, the company is expected to bring between 72,500 and 120,000 tons ... [+]

MPA, Logistec boosting container handling at Port of Montreal

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and LOGISTEC Corp. announced that Viau Terminal, which handles about 350,000 containers annually, will undergo a new construction phase to increase its handling capacity. This is its second phase, which continues and completes the most recent container terminal at the ... [+]

Panama Canal Joins Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping

The Panama Canal formally joined the Global Industry Alliance (GIA), a public-private partnership initiative of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the framework of the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnership (GloMEEP) Project, which is a Global Environment Facility (GEF)-United Nations Development Program (UNPD)-IMO project comprised ... [+]

Port of Brownsville Posts Record Cargo, Total Operating Revenue in 2018

The Port of Brownsville set new records in tonnage and total operating revenue in 2018, moving 11.3 million tons of diverse cargos with operating revenues of more than $24.2 million. The results reveal a 6.6% increase in cargos, a 25% increase in rail movements, and ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles processed more than 705,000 TEUs in February

The Port of Los Angeles moved 705,306 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in February. While it was the third busiest February at the Port, it represents a 2.7 percent decrease compared to last year’s record-setting February. The timing of the Lunar New Year, when production in some ... [+]

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