The largest containership ever to serve the U.S. East Coast, the 14,414 TEU CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, called the Port of Savannah on Friday. Working the vessel with seven cranes at the 1,200-acre Garden City Terminal, the Port of Savannah is expected to move 4…
Chinese companies signed commitments on Friday to finance and build railways and ports that will help Brazil export iron ore and soybeans, the two main commodities it sells to China, during a state visit by Brazilian President Michel Temer. China…
Brazilian soy exports hit an all-time high for the month of August, an industry association said, as many farmers resumed sales after delaying shipments in hopes of securing better prices amid a bumper 2016/17 crop. According to cereals exporter association Anec…
Ports America said its Port Newark Auto Terminal (PNAT) has elevated its operational training programs with the purchase of a mobile ro-ro operations labor training simulator, which prepares drivers for a variety of ro-ro vessel scenarios involved…
The Corpus Christi Ship Channel is open to restricted operations following a record six-day closure caused by Hurricane Harvey. Harvey has left many Gulf Coast petroleum refining centers either completely shut down or with operations significantly scaled back…
Hong Kong-Listed China Merchants Port Holdings reported an 86% surge in first-half net profit, thanks to a one-off gain and higher volume handled by the company's ports. Net profit attributable to shareholders rose to HK$3.15 billion ($402…
The CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt will be deployed on the South Atlantic Express (SAX) line, linking Asia East Cost to North America Cost through the Panama Canal, says a statement from the company. With transit times among the fastest in the market between Asia and North…
YRC Worldwide Inc said on Thursday it resumed limited operations at its terminal in Houston, Texas. YRC Freight, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc, said on Wednesday it had closed terminals in Beaumont, Corpus Christi, and Houston, Texas due to Tropical Storm Harvey…
Load cells perform benchmark weighing as 10 ship-to-shore cranes were raised 10m by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) at Port of Los Angeles earlier this month. Sixteen 150-metric-ton capacity load cells provided by Lifting…
United Parcel Service Inc said on Thursday it resumed operations in Austin and some parts of Corpus Christi, Texas, that were halted due to Hurricane Harvey, though operations remained closed in the storm-battered Houston area.The company…
A keel-laying ceremony was held on August 28 at Damen Shipyards Sharjah for a new ASD Tug 2913 for Saqr Ports, part of Rash Al Khaimah (RAK) Ports. Damen will deliver the vessel to RAK Ports next year, in time for the opening of a new bulk terminal at Saqr Port…
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will not be renewing the bunker supplier licences of Panoil Petroleum Pte Ltd and Universal Energy Pte Ltd when they expire on 31 August 2017. The bunker craft operator licence of Universal Energy Pte Ltd will also not be renewed…
Port Everglades Chief Executive/Port Director Steven Cernak will succeed Port Tampa Bay Director Paul Anderson as chairman of the Florida Ports Council, a professional association of Florida’s public seaports, providing advocacy, leadership…
A pilot program delivered by logistics technology company Marine Transport International (MTI) demonstrates that the logistics industry will see improved connectivity, efficiency and security thanks to blockchain. MTI, in conjunction with Agility Sciences…
The Port of Stockton Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth “Liz” Blanchard has been named President of the trade association Association of Pacific Ports (APP) for 2017-2018. The appointment was announced at the recent 104th Annual Conference of the APP held in American Samoa…