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PhilaPort breaks monthly cargo records

PhilaPort handled 667,069 metric tons of cargo in August, achieving its highest ever monthly total. The Port of Philadelphia also broke new records for monthly container throughput, moving 54,185 TEUs, and forest products, which reached 109,604 metric tons last month. PhilaPort CEO Jeff Theobald credited the Port's highly productive labor force, the marine terminal operators, and an improved perception of the port for the increased tonnage: "As we continue to upgrade ... [+]

Port Everglades Waives Tariff Charges for Relief Supplies to Caribbean

Broward County's Port Everglades is waiving its tariff charges for ocean shipping lines transporting humanitarian relief supplies to Caribbean counties impacted by hurricanes Irma and Maria. "Our Caribbean neighbors are suffering losses not only to their personal property, but also to their livelihoods which are dependent ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles Registers Record-Breaking August; 2nd Best Month Ever in 110-year History

August container volumes at the nation’s busiest port climbed by 6.1% compared to August 2016 volumes. 847,857 TEUs came through the Port of Los Angeles, marking the busiest August and the second-busiest month in the port’s 110-year history. Eight months into 2017, Port container volumes ... [+]

CMA CGM Signs Contract for Nine 22,000 TEU Vessels

A signing ceremony was held in Marseille, France on September 19 between CMA CGM Group and CSSC Group during which time CMA CGM contracted CSSC to build nine ultra large 22,000 TEU container vessels. The order represents the largest container vessel order in the world -- ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi and USACE Sign Project Partnership Agreement for Deepening & Widening of Ship Channel

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have executed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the deepening and widening of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CC Ship Channel). The PPA, effective September 9, 2017 was signed ... [+]

World Container Index: Drewry assessment on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

The composite index is down by 1.2% this week and down by 4% from the same period of 2016. The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is US $1,532/40ft container, which is $100 lower than the five-year average of ... [+]

CMA CGM signs strategic partnership with Infosys to accelerate the transformation of its Information System

The CMA CGM Group has signed a strategic partnership with Infosys. The goal of this seven-year partnership is to simplify and transform CMA CGM's IT applications and improve customer service excellence. “Simplifying the technology footprint and leveraging next-generation technologies is the need of the hour for ... [+]

Port Canaveral Irma Update

Port Canaveral is continuing to make progress towards regaining full operational capability. U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) late September 12 (Tuesday) set Hurricane Condition Four in the Port and approved restricted commercial vessel transit through Port Canaveral. The Hurricane Condition Four remains ... [+]

Port Everglades is Open

Port Everglades is open with no restrictions by order of the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port. The petroleum companies based at Port Everglades are working around the clock to meet unusually high consumer demands resulting from Hurricane Irma. Three petroleum tank ships arrived Tuesday ... [+]

Savannah serves largest vessel ever to call on East Coast

The CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, the largest container ship ever to serve the U.S. East Coast at 14,414 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), called the Port of Savannah today. Working the vessel with seven cranes at the 1,200-acre Garden City Terminal, the Port of Savannah is ... [+]

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