The Georgia Ports Authority moved 378,767 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUS) in July, an increase of 12.7 percent, or 42,668 TEUs, compared to the same month last year. It was the second busiest month on record for the Port of Savannah. “July was an incredible start to our fiscal year, with »
Ports in the eastern Caribbean island are under condition ZULU, with San Juan closed indefinitely due to lack of power and telecommunications, as Hurricane Maria makes her way northwest. Source: www.americanshipper.com Hurricane Maria has caused widespread devastation the island of Puerto Rico after »
Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has reportedly confirmed an order for 11 22,000-TEU vessels, which would not only be the largest order in the 47-year-old company’s history, but one of the biggest ever in the containership industry. According to a report from industry news outlet Lloyd’s »
The Northern California port says there is ample capacity to absorb cargo business at other Oakland terminals after a "unilateral" decision to depart by the joint operators of Outer Harbor Terminal LLC. The second largest terminal at the Port of Oakland is planning to cease their operations and turn »
Dubai-based DP World handled 47.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2016, with gross container volumes growing 2.2% despite challenging market conditions. The gross container volume on a like-for-like »
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has raised its concerns over the safety of the Panama Canal’s new locks amid what it says is a growing threat of privatization within waterway operations. The ITF sounded the alarm during a top level meeting »
Maersk Line unveiled plans Thursday to deploy 11 vessels of 8,500 TEU on a rerouted service that will make use of the newly expanded Panama Canal. Maersk Line is one of the Panama Canal’s biggest customers, and with the opening of the Canal’s expansion last »
Container volumes grew more than 11 percent in Savannah last year and the port authority is investing in further expansion to accommodate even more growth in the near future. The Port of Savannah moved a record 3.73 million TEUs in 2015, up 11.4 percent compared to the previous calendar year. The Georgia »
CSX to develop new intermodal terminal near Raleigh, N.C. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railway's $272 million "Carolina Connector" project is contingent on securing $100 million in funding from the state of North Carolina.
CSX Corp. plans to develop an intermodal rail terminal in North »
The rate of fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks fell for the second straight year to 1.40 per 100 million miles traveled, according to an American Trucking Associations analysis of data from the Department of Transportation. »