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Port of Savannah gains national market share

In the latest information from logistics data provider PIERS, the Georgia Ports Authority now handles one out of every 8.8 loaded twenty-foot equivalent container units in the U.S., its highest national market share ever.The Port of Savannah moved 11.4 percent of the nation’s loaded international containers for Fiscal Year 2023 through December, with more than 2 million TEUs. GPA’s share of the U.S. container trade constituted an increase of 0.7 ... [+]

JAXPORT – State of the Port address

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Chief Executive Officer Eric Green outlined significant progress toward the port’s 2020-2025 Strategic Master Plan during today’s sold-out State of the Port address. Hosted by the Propeller Club of the United States – Port of Jacksonville, the event provided updates on JAXPORT’s ... [+]

Port of LA signs cooperative agreement with Port of Gothenburg

Officials with the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their relationship and cooperation on a number of key topics, including sustainability, digital and physical infrastructure, and potential trade opportunities. The agreement was signed ... [+]

PortSL dedicates new headquarters building, launches rebrand

Port of South Louisiana held a ribbon cutting for its new Headquarters Building in Reserve, Louisiana on March 1. The brand-new, state-of-the-art facility is centrally located in PortSL’s three-parish jurisdiction at its Globalplex Intermodal Terminal along the Mississippi River.Coinciding with the event, PortSL also unveiled ... [+]

Bahri inks non-binding MoU with Suez Canal Authority

Driven by its commitment to exploring regional cooperation horizons to achieve its growth objectives andenhance its global position, Bahri, the national shipping company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a global leader in transportation and logistics, has signed a non-binding renewable six-month agreement with ... [+]

GT USA Wilmington welcomes maiden call of the MSC CAPUCINE R

GT USA Wilmington (GTW) has welcomed the m/v MSC CAPUCINE R to the Port of Wilmington for its maiden call of the winter fruit season.The m/v MSC CAPUCINE R is a container vessel, built in 200. She is 243.1 meters in length and 32.2 meters ... [+]

Zim doubles service to Port of Baltimore

Governor Wes Moore today announced that ZIM Shipping Lines, a major customer at Maryland’s Port of Baltimore, is doubling its service to the state, increasing its E-commerce Baltimore Express frequency from bi-weekly to weekly, beginning at the end of February. ZIM will also increase the ... [+]

Container Volume Slips at Port Houston

Port Houston container volume dipped in January. Container TEUs decreased by 1% compared to last January, with 319,990 TEUs for the first month of 2023, down 3,437 TEUs from the same period in 2022. Loaded imports were down 6%, but total imports, including empty import ... [+]

OOCL Welcomes its First 24,188 TEU Container Vessel “OOCL Spain”

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) introduced the first 24,188 TEU mega vessel to its fleet. The new vessel was officially named “OOCL Spain” at a ceremony held on February 16 in Nantong, China.The ship can carry up to 24,188 TEUs and has a total ... [+]

Savannah exports up 21% in January

The Port of Savannah’s loaded container exports grew 21% in January. The nation’s busiest port for U.S. goods handled 110,305 TEUs of exports, an increase of 19,419 TEUs.Compared to pre-pandemic numbers, the Port of Savannah’s January trade of 421,714 TEUs in total cargo showed 11.7% ... [+]

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