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TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico receives top honors in Quest for Quality Awards

TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico was ranked No. 1 in the value and IT categories for Ocean Carriers in this year’s Quest for Quality awards. These awards are a reflection of the long term investments being made by TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico – including the world’s first LNG powered containerships, terminal upgrades and custom equipment for customers – to ensure best in class service for the Puerto Rico market. Logistics Management’s annual Quest ... [+]

NWSA seeking nominations for new award program

The Northwest Seaport Alliance has launched the North Star Awards, a customer recognition program that recognizes businesses using the Seattle-Tacoma gateway for outstanding business and environmental achievements. NWSA tenants, shippers and supply chain partners (ocean carriers, terminal operators, 3PLs, property developers and warehouse companies), stakeholders, as ... [+]

New Cranes Arrive at Port Houston’s Bayport Terminal

The arrival of three new 270 foot-tall Super Post-Panamax cranes to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal on Ausut 7 highlights $100 million in investments there. These three neo-panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes are the first of two crane shipments Port Houston is to receive during the ... [+]

Intermodal Advances with Strong Q2 Growth

Total intermodal volumes advanced 6.2% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2018, after posting 7.2% growth in the first quarter, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report. International intermodal volumes increased 4.8%, domestic containers 6.1%, and trailers led ... [+]

Port of LA surpasses 9.1 million TEU mark for 2nd straight FY

The Port of Los Angeles processed 723,141 TEUs in June, nearly on par – a dip of 1.1% – with last June. It is the second fiscal year period the port has surpassed the 9.1 million TEU mark, marking 24 months of record-breaking cargo movement. “We ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam reports mixed bag of growth

The port of Rotterdam achieved throughput of 232.8 million tonnes in the first six months of 2018. That is 2.2% less than in the first six months of 2017. Container throughput, one of the strategic priorities of the Port Authority, rose by 5.9% (in tonnes, ... [+]

CMA CGM takes 10% stake in CSP Zeebrugge Terminal

CMA CGM has acquired  from China Shipping Ports Development Co. Limited a 10% equity interest in CSP Zeebrugge Terminal NV through its wholly-owned subsidiary CMA Terminals. CMA CGM is currently the major client of CSP Zeebrugge and accounted for one third of the total throughput of ... [+]

MARAD announces more than $20 million in grants for U.S. small shipyards

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently awarded more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements at 29 U.S. small shipyards as a part of its Small Shipyard Grant program. MARAD’s Small Shipyard grant funding supports capital improvements that foster increased ... [+]

Next Wave of Crane Deliveries Underway at Virginia’s NIT

The heavy-load vessel Happy Buccaneer has arrived at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) with the first group of six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) that are the centerpieces of the $375 million capacity expansion project underway at that terminal. The Happy Buccaneer’s arrival signaled the start of ... [+]

Savannah TEU volume reaches 4.2 million in FY18

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled a record 4.2 million TEUs in Fiscal Year 2018 (July '17 - June '18), for an 8.4% increase year-over-year, or 325,000 additional units. "Moving more than 4 million TEUs in a single fiscal year is an important milestone for Georgia," said GPA ... [+]

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