PORT OF SAVANNAH INCREASING REEFER CONTAINER CAPACITY The Georgia Ports Authority is increasing chilled cargo capacity at the Port of Savannah to stay ahead of anticipated growth in demand for reefer container volumes. Private chilled and frozen warehouse space in Savannah is set to grow by 1% in 2023 to more than 2.2 million square …
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EAST COAST CONTAINER IMPORTS STILL FAR ABOVE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS East Coast ports continue to rack up wins versus West Coast rivals. Port announcements in recent days highlight just how much ground the East Coast has gained during the pandemic era. The latest stats also reveal that the sequential month-on-month volume slide from the pandemic peak …
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PORT OF SAVANNAH CARGO VOLUMES HIT RECORD 5.9 MILLION TEUS IN 2022 The Port of Savannah, billed as the fastest growing container terminal in the U.S., handled a record 5.9 million TEUs in 2022 for an increase of 5% over 2021, the Georgia Ports Authority announced Tuesday. The Port of Savannah last year benefitted from …
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US GULF PORTS AIM TO SUSTAIN VOLUME GAINS AFTER BANNER 2022 Houston and Mobile are both in the middle of major expansion projects, including dredging to allow bigger ships to call, but those projects will not complete until 2025 at the earliest. CHARLESTON GROWTH DRIVES PRIVATE EQUITY ACQUISITION OF DRAYAGE CARRIER Population and economic growth …
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EAST COAST PORT OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HOLDS LEAD AS BUSIEST U.S. PORT IN NOVEMBER The Port of New and New Jersey ranked as the busiest port in the United States for a fourth month in a row in November. The Port of New York and New Jersey first overtook the Port Los …
by adminCMA CGM REVAMPS US-LATIN AMERICA NETWORK AMID TRANSHIPMENT DELAYS CMA CGM will reconfigure its current services connecting the US Gulf with Brazil in November and commence a new string between the US East Coast and West Coast of South America in December. CONGESTION EASING AT BNSF ST. LOUIS, FORT WORTH TERMINALS BNSF Railway has lowered …
by adminPORT OF NEW YORK MOVES AHEAD WITH NEW THRESHOLD FOR EMPTY CONTAINER FEE ON OCEAN CARRIERS The Port of New York and New Jersey is moving ahead with new shipping container requirements for ocean carriers and fees for violations. The container late fee, which was originally to be implemented on Sept. 1, was delayed allowing …
by adminNEW SAVANNAH TARIFF PRODS OCEAN CARRIERS TO PICK UP EMPTIES The Georgia ports authority is lowering the number of empties carriers can store at its terminals and increasing fees for storing empties that exceed those allotments. WEST COAST DOCKWORKER TALKS IMPERILED BY SEATTLE TERMINAL DISPUTE A dispute over the assignment of work at a terminal …
by adminOCEAN CARRIERS STEP UP NY-NJ EMPTY SWEEPS UNDER THREAT OF NEW FEE The Port of New York and New Jersey has seen an uptick in empty container sweeps by ocean carriers after its decision to impose a tariff aimed at empty boxes lingering in the region. PORT OF LONG BEACH SEES PANDEMIC-ERA IMPORTS SURGE EASING …
by adminPORT OF LONG BEACH DREDGING PROJECTS APPROVED Officials at the Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest ports in the nation, have approved a $170 million channel deepening project that will improve navigation and safety for bigger vessels. Following an extensive environmental review process, the Long Beach Harbour Commission has now greenlit the project, …
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