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Seaports up and down the US East Coast are reading their facilities for the megaships they know are coming and stress the need for 50-foot channels.
Currently, only the Port of Virginia and Port of Baltimore offer such waters.
But not resting on its laurels, Virginia Port Authority (VPA) officials see the need for even deeper waters. Consequently, on June 15, leaders from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ...
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The Port of Virginia began fiscal year 2016 by handling 226,000 TEUs in July, and in doing so, marked the fifth consecutive month of TEU volume exceeding 210,000 units.
In July, the port saw an increase in TEU volume of 9%, or 18,217 units, when compared ...
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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) reports that significant progress is being made at the Southport Marine Terminal Complex.
Southport is the first major expansion of the Port of Philadelphia in over 50 years.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the next step in selecting one or more ...
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Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) is celebrating its first--‐year anniversary operating its new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) adjacent to Port Everglades with a 26 percent increase in volume, according to James R. Hertwig, FECR President & CEO. “This is a terrific milestone that validates ...
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In a recent press release, Hapag-Lloyd reveals that the steamship line is investing a double-digit million amount in its container fleet. That investment includes 6,000 (12,000 TEU) of the latest generation of reefer containers. Such increased transport volumes should benefit Hapag-Lloyd on East-West trades and, ...
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CEVA Logistics has announced the launch of a new weekly LCL service from Singapore to New York. This is the first guaranteed weekly service direct to the U.S. from Singapore as part of the company's initiative to enhance its LCL offerings serving Trans-pacific needs.
The weekly ...
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Hansa Heavy Lift has successfully transported a shiploader weighing over 560 metric tons from Nantong/China to Portland, Oregon/USA for Sandvik Mining and Construction. HHL Richards Bay safely transported the shiploader, which measures 36.50 meters in length x 56.44 in width x 31.50 in height, discharging it ...
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TELLS FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION: NEED MORE LABOR, REASONABLE FEE
Oakland, CA - August 21, 2015: The Port of Oakland wants Saturday operations at its marine terminals. But it has two big concerns. That was the message Executive Director Chris Lytle delivered this week in a letter to the ...
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We’ve all seen that ads on television encouraging companies to locate to certain locations in the United States or the world. Now the Port of New Orleans is taking a similar strategy by launching on August 25 a promotional ad on WWL-TV Channel 4. The ...
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Rising global container port demand and ever larger vessels are driving terminal operators to make significant investments in additional capacity, according to the Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Report 2015 published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.
Drewry predicts average global container port demand growth of 4.5% ...
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