September 2024
Global port terminal operator DP World is talking to the Mexican government about beginning operations in the country, enabling the Dubai-based giant to handle cargo heading into the U.S. from the South, the Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 25.In June, DP World initiated an intermodal container solution to transport cars via rail from Mexico to the U.S. and Canada using 53-foot intermodal containers.In the service, finish vehicles are loaded into ...
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South Carolina ports marked its start of the peak shipping season with an 8 percent increase in July container volumes, including a 6 percent increase in imports.
SC Ports moved 224,407 TEUs and 124,448 pier containers at the Port of Charleston last month, the highest July since July 2021, which ...
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Under the shadow of a threatened East Coast dockworkers strike, the Port of Los Angeles handled a near-record 960,597 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, in August, a 16 percent increase over the year-earlier period and the busiest non-pandemic month ever at the port.
Through eight months of 2024, the Port ...
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North Carolina Ports has reported back-to-back years of record intermodal rail volumes due to new and expanding programs utilizing the Port of Wilmington’s express rail products.Port officials expect this growth to continue, as work begins on an expanded intermodal rail yard that will add four new working tracks on terminal ...
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The Alabama Port Authority is advancing on three major projects related to long-term dredge material management at the Port of Mobile are moving forward in Congress.In partnership with the Alabama Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Alabama Sen. Katie Boyd Britt has been working to secure ...
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Jacksonville Port Authority has received US$23 million from the Florida Legislature to purchase a new container crane for the port’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal and refurbish existing cranes at the port’s terminals.The crane addition, as well as upgrades will increase JAXPORT’s cargo handling efficiencies, allowing more cargo to move through the ...
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Under logistics giant DHL Group’s strategic framework for the second half of the decade, “Strategy 2030 – Accelerate Sustainable Growth,” the company strives for 50 percent revenue growth by 2030, compared to 2023, through divisional and dedicated group growth initiatives.With Strategy 2030, DHL Group said it is reinforcing its commitment ...
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Canada could meet its 2030 emissions target without a carbon tax on consumers, some analysts say, as the Justin Trudeau’s government faces mounting political pressure to remove it, Reuters reported.Canada’s opposition Conservative Party has vowed to "axe the tax" if it wins control, as support for the tax has eroded ...
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Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt has left his post on Sept. 10, after less than two years on the job.Kristin White, who was appointed FHWA deputy administrator in May, has stepped in to lead the agency in an “acting capacity.”Bhatt announced his departure through a Sept. 6 LinkedIn post: “I ...
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PortXchange, a port emissions digitalization and maritime solutions provider, said it has launched EmissionInsider Carbon Insight Suite, an enhanced version of its emissions tracking and analysis platform.
The suite, aimed at establishing global standards for emissions reporting in the maritime industry, features a customizable dashboard, allowing ports to integrate bespoke ...
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