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NY-NJ ‘pool of pools’ forms but isn’t port-wide
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
TRAC, Flexi-Van, and DCLI now operate competing pools that don’t share equipment.
Marine terminals
Drayage
Bayonne Bridge raising to finish months ahead of schedule
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The completion of the $1.6 billion elevation project will enable big ships at the nation’s third-largest port to reach three of its four main terminals.
North American ports
ILWU contract extension would protect US West Coast routings
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Extending the ILWU contract into 2022 would guarantee BCOs labor peace on the West Coast for the next five years.
Longshore labor
Power outage to disrupt JNPT operations
Special India Correspondent |
The port will temporarily suspend operations at all terminals on Monday because of a power outage meant for electrical upgrades in the harbor.
International ports
Brazilian ports hurt by general strike but less than feared
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
The strike hit Santos with “paralysis and dislocations.”
Longshore labor
ILWU moves forward on contract extension
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU caucus Friday votes to take PMA proposal for a contract extension to a vote by the rank and file.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Houston rides Asian services to double-digit growth
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Twenty-two days of heavy fog during January and February weren't enough to stop growth at Port Houston.
North American ports
New alliance impacts on Southeast Asia ports emerge
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
"Port Klang will be the big loser as a result of the alliance shifts.”
International ports
Container lines
Brazilian ports prep for general strike
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
“Every port will be on strike.”
Longshore labor
Charleston attracts share of US Gulf resin exports
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Two recent announcements of Charleston-area transloading facilities show that resin producers are casting a wide net for ports.
North American ports
Europe, Americas fuel growth at DP World
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The Dubai-based port operator handled 16.4 million TEU in the first three months of 2016.
Marine terminals
Private ports increase pressure on JNPT
India Special Correspondent |
The west coast hosts three dominant private, or minor, container facilities that compete with JNPT.
International ports
Bayonne height restriction removed ahead of bridge raising
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Authorities on Tuesday removed the height restriction on certain ships going under the Bayonne Bridge in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
North American ports
With eye on Canada, NW Alliance preps for mega-ships
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Seattle-Tacoma focuses on efficient terminal operations to provide their edge in competition with Vancouver and Prince Rupert for market share.
North American ports
CMA CGM signs deal to run new Mundra container terminal
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Under the agreement, the French carrier’s subsidiary CMA Terminals will operate the facility for 15 years.
International ports
Crowley aims to speed up San Juan gates via new system
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Installation of the new Tideworks Technology system at San Juan follows the rollout of the system last September at Crowley’s Port Everglades, Florida terminal.
Container lines
Drayage
HPH Trust plays down new alliance impacts
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
There are signs potential negative effects of the new alliances on transshipment and tariffs may be overstated, according to the CEO of HPH Trust.
Marine terminals
Container lines
Indian efforts to avert national port strike continue
India Special Correspondent |
A consortium of seven labor federations had earlier served notice of a nationwide strike from April 19, but later agreed to defer the action until May 12.
Longshore labor
Thessaloniki port sold to group that includes CMA CGM
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The total value of the deal amounts to 1.1 billion euros.
International ports
New equipment to mitigate Chittagong’s capacity woes
Syful Islam, Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
Traffic at the port has doubled in five years.
International ports
Improving economy powers growth at Chinese ports
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
The sold numbers come as other China government data indicates an improved trade and general economic environment.
International ports
Savannah exceeds NY-NJ for trans-Pac alliance services — for now
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
For the first time, Savannah has more weekly trans-Pacific alliance services than the Port of New York and New Jersey.
North American ports
Container lines
Mobile gains second North Europe service
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Mobile officials had been seeking a North Europe service.
North American ports
New intermodal park to support doubled Mundra capacity
India Special Correspondent |
The battle for market share in India's northwestern hinterland will heat up further in the coming months.
Marine terminals
Indonesia pushes for lower handling costs at ports
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
The move is seen as another step in an ongoing campaign to reform the country's port and shipping network.
Marine terminals
India looks to aid port development in Sri Lanka
India Special Correspondent |
New Delhi’s interest in Trincomalee could be a response to China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean.
International ports
Detention-demurrage fight heats up for last word to FMC
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
The fight underscores how explosive the petition is becoming.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Container lines
North American ports
Marine terminals
Crowded Persian Gulf port market ripe for consolidation
Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
Competition among ports in the region is heating up.
International ports
NY-NJ port upgrades equipment to cut emissions
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will mark Earth Day by using low emissions yard tractors and cargo-handling equipment.
North American ports
Antwerp container growth slows
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Overall throughput increased 1.5 percent.
International ports
Kobe, Osaka ports upgrade cranes, pursue 200,000 teus
Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
The largest cranes at the ports of Kobe and Osaka can now serve ships with 22 rows and 18 rows of containers, respectively.
International ports
Marine terminals
US shippers expect pinch, not capacity crunch, from ELDs
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shippers and logistics operators at recent conferences didn't expect a massive capacity crunch to follow the rollout of an electronic logging mandate this year, but truckers warned there will be an impact.
Truckload
Drayage
LTL
Truck brokers
Indian dockworker strike postponed
India Special Correspondent |
If negotiations fail, it would be the second nationwide stoppage at major ports in two years.
Longshore labor
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
FMC's Cordero tapped to lead Long Beach port
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Former Long Beach harbor commissioner and current FMC member will return to Southern California to become executive director of Port of Long Beach.
North American ports
NY-NJ appointment system expanding as turn times contract
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The operator of the Port of New York and New Jersey’s first ever terminal gate appointment program is expanding the 4-month-old pilot initiative.
North American ports
Drayage
Brazil's Suape moves forward on new terminal plan
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
The northeast Brazilian port of Suape is seeking developers of what could become the country’s most valued container terminal.
International ports
India’s Pipavav port shifts focus to liquid and ro-ro cargoes
India Special Correspondent |
International ports
First quarter is best ever for Rotterdam TEU growth
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Container traffic at the port of Rotterdam grew 8.8 percent in the first three months of the year, the biggest ever quarterly increase.
International ports
Container lines
US NW port alliance delivers operational, financial benefits
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Seattle and Tacoma are operating more efficiently and profitably since they formed the Northwest Seaport Alliance.
North American ports
US marine terminal modernization slows as more big ships call
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
“I’m trying to think of a greenfield project right now that someone is actually building or financing, and I can’t think of one.”
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
North American ports
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