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Following a nationwide executive search, JAXPORT has selected Frederick P. Wong Jr. as Chief Operating Officer. Wong’s first day on the job will be Feb. 5, 2018.
Wong has more than 20 years of experience in all facets of port operations and since 2014 has been responsible for all cruise, cargo and security operations as Assistant Port Director at PortMiami. Prior to that, Wong held positions of increasing responsibility at PortMiami ...
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JAXPORT has hired experienced logistics and transportation professional David Kalata as Director, National Container Accounts. Kalata joins JAXPORT’s award-winning Sales and Marketing team and is responsible for developing new and existing container cargo business with accounts throughout the United States.
Kalata comes aboard as the federal ...
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The heavy-load vessel Happy Buccaneer left Poland today bound for Virginia laden with six new rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs), signaling the start of a two-year cycle that will see the delivery of 86 new cranes that are the centerpieces of the expansion taking place at ...
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The Port of Long Beach has released the final study for a proposal to redevelop a rail yard within the Harbor District to move cargo faster and with fewer environmental impacts.
The proposed Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility would shift more cargo to “on-dock rail,” ...
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The Port of Virginia® set a new annual record for container cargo volume having handled more than 2.84 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, a 7% increase over last year’s total.
In 2017, loaded import and export volumes were up 8.6% and about 1%, respectively, over ...
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Highly trained dockworkers recently moved a nearly 331,000-pound diesel-powered generator through JAXPORT’s heavy lift and specialty cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal, the nation’s highest capacity weight-bearing dock. The equipment is valued at approximately $3 million and will be used to generate power for ...
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The Port of Seattle Commission became the first United States airport operator to set a specific timetable and goals for reducing the use of fossil fuels and transitioning all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to commercially competitive sustainable aviation fuels. In a motion, the Commission ...
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To everyone of the "K" Line Group, I extend my very sincerest wishes for a Happy New Year. As we enter 2018, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and offer a look forward to the challenges ahead.
The year 2017 ...
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Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon was pleased to award the famous Gold-Headed Cane to Captain Rakesh Kumar, an Indian national, Master of the Ottawa Express, the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2018. The ...
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The joint venture formed by Japan’s big three shipping groups – MOL (31%), K Line (31%), and NYK (38%) last July 2017 will commence joint service beginning April 1, 2018 under the Ocean Network Express (ONE) alliance, a new containership company.
“I believe this new enterprise ...
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