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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Doubles Footprint in Port of Zeebrugge

Feb 15, 2018

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has signed a concession agreement with the Port of Zeebrugge to develop 49 hectares of land known as the Bastenaken West property located in the inner port.  With this concession, in place until 2043, the company will nearly double its terminal footprint…

Port of Hamburg Getting Ready for Future Growth

Feb 15, 2018

Europe's third-largest container port, Port of Hamburg, is preparing for the future with improved infrastructure and digitalization. Frank Horch, Hamburg’s Senator for Economics, Transport and Innovation, said: 'The Port of Hamburg must become a Port 4…

Port of Antwerp Looking for Full-Time Representative in the UK

Feb 15, 2018

The port of Antwerp has decided to appoint a full-time representative in the UK, based in London, in order to keep in closer touch with the economic situation there now that Brexit is looming closer.  'Antwerp Port Authority is now in search…

Rotterdam Port Hits Record Freight in 2017

Feb 15, 2018

The port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest, continued to grow in 2017 spurred by a significant gain in container throughput, which increased by 1.3% to 476 (461) million tonnes with the port returning to the growth trend seen before 2016.  Particularly strong growth in container throughput of 12…

Georgia Ports Authority Orders 8 RMG Cranes

Feb 15, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA has embarked upon the Mason Mega Rail Project that will double the Port of Savannah’s on-dock rail lift capacity to 1 million containers per year. As part of the project, the GPA has ordered 8 Konecranes…

Port of Oakland Exports Jump 2.1 Percent

Feb 15, 2018

The Port of Oakland reported that containerized export volume in January increased 2.1 percent from the same month a year ago. It was the second consecutive month of export growth at the port. The increase follows a 1.8 percent decline in Oakland exports during 2017…

Port of Los Angeles Moves 808,728 TEUs in January

Feb 14, 2018

Last  month was the second busiest in the Port's history. The Port of Los Angeles handled 808,728 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January 2018, the second-busiest January in the port’s history behind last January’s record of 826,640 TEUs…

Port Canaveral Awarded $1M Grant for Security Projects

Feb 14, 2018

U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Port Security Grant Program strengthens commitment to enhancing security at Port Canaveral The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to bolster Port security programs and critical infrastructure…

JAXPORT's Foreign Trade Zone Opens

Feb 14, 2018

JAXPORT partner North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Companies, has celebrated the grand opening of Foreign Trade Zone No. 64’s first outdoor storage facility. The 3.7-acre facility is located minutes from JAXPORT’s North…

Ports of Indiana on a Four-year Growth Run

Feb 14, 2018

The Ports of Indiana handled 11.8 million tons in 2017, resulting in a 5 percent increase from 2016 and the second-highest annual shipment total in the organization's 57-year history. This was the fourth-consecutive year that the Ports of Indiana handled over 10 million tons of cargo…

TRAC Intermodal Helps Fuel NY/NJ Cargo Growth

Feb 14, 2018

TRAC Intermodal said it has made significant investments to expand and improve the quality of its Metro Pool chassis fleet in order to support the record growth in the NY/NJ port. TRAC said it has refurbished thousands of chassis to “like…

Port of Piraeus Profit Up by 92%

Feb 13, 2018

The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) 2017 financial report revealed profits before tax amounted to €21.2 million ($26.19 mln) compared to €11.0 million ($13.59 mln) in the year 2016, showing an increase of 92 percent.Turnover amounted to €111…

Port Canaveral Awarded $1M in Grants

Feb 13, 2018

The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to bolster Port security programs and critical infrastructure.  Port Canaveral is one of thirty-three U.S. ports to have been awarded direct grants by FEMA for FY‘17…

Fitch: U.S. Port Growth Steady as NAFTA Decision Looms

Feb 13, 2018

U.S. ports are positioned for another solid year of growth, though the Trump administration's evolving stance on both domestic and international trade is a long-term development worth a close watch, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest sector briefing…

Ammar Kanaan Appointed CEO of Terminal Investment by MSC

Feb 12, 2018

The shipowning group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has appointed Ammar Kanaan as Chief Executive Officer of its cargo container terminals arm Terminal Investment Limited (TiL).  TIL directly manages or crosses 53 container terminals in ports of five continents…

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