SC PORTS IMPLEMENTS FLUIDITY MEASURES AHEAD OF PEAK SEASON The South Carolina Ports Authority will extend Sunday hours for truckers through September, one of several initiatives’ officials believe will help the port navigate the upcoming peak season. The South Carolina Ports Authority said it has learned some important lessons about how to avoid a repeat …
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USDA OFFERS FUNDS FOR HOUSTON CHASSIS, TACOMA AG SHIPPERS In a bid to assist US agricultural shippers move freight across crowded docks, the Port of Houston will receive federal funds to help add over 1,000 chassis to handle refrigerated containers, while Port of Tacoma exporters will get incentives for using a “pop-up” yard to …
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DATA HELPING DRIVERS ACHIEVE HIGHER LA-LB DUAL TRANSACTION RATES: DRAY ALLIANCE It is enabling “above market” use of so-called dual transactions in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. The company, which in December raised $40 millions, 83.8 percent of the company’s transactions at the Southern California port complex involve a driver …
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PORT CONGESTION, RAIL CAPACITY CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRADE Backups, delays, and disruptions continued to hamper supply lines this spring, with port congestion and rail capacity affecting the flow of trade nationwide. The Port of Savannah saw its worst vessel congestion levels in more than six months in May, according to recent data from logistics software …
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US DOT GIVES FUNDS TO GEORGIA INLAND PORT RAIL UPGRADES The US Department of Transportation has awarded $6.2 million to upgrading part of tracks that connect the port of Savannah to Georgia’s first inland port, part of the broader $368 million in grants the agency awarded as part of a nationwide railroad investment program. The …
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JACKSONVILLE LOOKS TO RAISE POWER LINES THAT LIMIT SHIP SIZES After dredging its main channel to handle larger ships, the Port of Jacksonville now needs to raise power lines that span the channel because they limit the size of the vessels that can readily call the port’s largest marine terminal by acreage. But another Jacksonville …
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FREIGHT SHUTTLE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PORT HOUSTON FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT -FSX, LLC, the developer of the Freight Shuttle System and Port Houston, have entered into an agreement to explore the steps required for deployment of Freight Shuttle’s Seaport System at the Port’s growing container facilities. The Freight Shuttle is an elevated, zero emission …
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PORT AUTOMATION DEBATE FLARES AHEAD OF USWC LABOR TALKS The temperature around terminal automation — long anticipated to be the most contentious issue in upcoming West Coast longshore labor talks — is heating up on the eve of the launch of formal negotiations.Diametrically opposed views of management and labor as to the use of automated …
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Trans-Pac vessel reliability ticked higher on US West, East coasts Trans-Pacific carrier on-time performance to the US West and East coasts improved in March despite vessel backlogs at several US ports. But a disparity in the reliability gains showed how upcoming labour negotiations on the West Coast are affecting US ocean shipping dynamics. On-time performance …
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EAST COAST : Asian freight surge puts pressure on NY-NJ empty box returns High import volumes being diverted from the West Coast is putting renewed pressure on marine terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey and forcing additional limits on intermodal truckers for returning empty containers to the port. As a result …
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