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The St. Lawrence Seaway opened two weeks earlier this shipping season and US ports took advantage of the warm weather to move cargo for their customers.
“During the first nine weeks of the 2016 navigation season, ships arrived from 30 countries and delivered high value cargo that supported a wide range of manufacturing,” said Betty Sutton, Administrator of the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation said. “Our longshoremen worked diligently to ...
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The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans is set to host the 105th annual meeting of the American Association of Port Authorities, the largest gathering of port and maritime professionals in the Western Hemisphere.
The conference, scheduled for Oct. 23-26 at the Sheraton ...
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A new fireboat was officially welcomed into service Wednesday at the Port of Long Beach, representing a significant leap forward in protecting the harbor and the flow of trade through the nation’s second-busiest seaport.
In a dockside ceremony attended by 100 invited guests, the fireboat named ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Senator Jack Reed, along with state and local officials, christened a new crane barge on June 6, marking the completion of a nearly $20 million project that substantially enhances ...
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JAXPORT terminal operators say they are ready to help shippers handle all new international container weight verification requirements while maintaining regular, efficient cargo operations and service.
Ocean carriers are invited to check with their contracted marine terminal operators for further details.
New container weight verification rules go ...
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All five transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to March 2015. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 5.8% from 2015 to $90.5 billion ...
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More containers moved through the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of New Orleans in March and April 2016 than in any two months in the port’s history.
According to port figures, 50,974 TEUS moved through the Terminal in April, besting the previous monthly record ...
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It was a record first quarter of 2016 for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The Port’s public marine terminals managed by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) handled a record 2.4 million tons of general cargo. General cargo includes autos, containers, forest products, roll ...
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Highly trained master riggers working for stevedoring company Portus recently moved four multimillion dollar helicopters through JAXPORT’s heavy lift and specialty cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal, one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing capacity docks.
The helicopters are 50 feet in length, weigh 10,000 pounds ...
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Metro Ports announced the appointment of Geir-Eilif Kalhagen to the newly created position of director of Northern California (Norcal) and Pacific Northwest (PNW), which combines operational and business development responsibilities.
Kalhagen joined Metro Ports on May 23 and will focus efforts on business development, acquisitions ...
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