Port News

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach came back strongly this fall after a slow period earlier in the year.

October was a down month for the Port of Los Angeles, with containerized imports declining 1.1 percent from October 2011 and export loads dropping 7.1 percent.

Contract talks between the Port of Portland and security guards at its container terminal that began this summer will reenter mediation on Nov. 16...

The Port of Virginia handled 175,330 20-foot-equivalent units in October, an increase of 1.5 percent from the 182,318 TEUs handled in September, and also up 1.5 percent year-over-year, the Virginia Port Authority announced today.

The long-planned project to build a second container port in Nova Scotia got a leg up this month when the Maher Melford Terminal provided proof to the provincial government and the municipal government of Guysborough that financing for the $300 million terminal is in place, clearing the way for the two governments to buy the land where the terminal and the adjacent logistics park would be located.

Hamburg’s container traffic dipped 0.6.percent in the first three quarters of 2012 from a year ago as a slump in Asian imports offset increased exports on other key routes.

It wasn’t a pretty sight — and still isn’t. Three weeks after Hurricane Sandy knocked out the Port of New York and New Jersey, companies are still tallying damages and trying to get containers where they’re supposed to be.

The first shipments of Southern yellow pine logs to China from South Carolina and Virginia in more than one year left the Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch Terminal recently, as part of a pilot program...

To expedite the delivery of import loads affected by Hurricane Sandy, Maher Terminals and Port Newark Container Terminal extended hours this week.

Netherlands-based container terminal operating company APM Terminals reported income in the third quarter of $160 million.

The Port of Seattle Commission preliminarily approved its 2013 budget on Nov. 13.

The ports of Miami and Port Everglades and the Florida East Coast Railway are deploying a “build it and they will come” strategy to position South Florida as a gateway for trade with Asia in the new era of big ships.

Shippers this week are still struggling to recover import cargo that was bound for the Port of New York and New Jersey at the end of October when Hurricane Sandy forced inbound container ships to unload at other East Coast ports.

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 5.9 percent, at 1.37 million 20-equivalent units, in November...

After taking tentative steps the past three years to develop a new chassis regime, the transportation community in the U.S. moved boldly in 2012 to replace ocean carrier-owned chassis with equipment owned and managed by terminal operators, truckers or leasing companies.

Omar Benjamin, executive director at the Port of Oakland, has notified the board of port commissioners that he is retiring from the position, effective immediately.

Port of Houston Authority recently ordered eight rubber-tire gantry cranes from lifting manufacturer Konecranes, to be delivered to Barbours Cut Terminal in the fall of 2013.

Rotterdam has cut port dues for 2013 2 percent from 2012 rates, the fourth successive annual discount that has pushed next year’s tariffs below the 2008 level as it seeks to defend its leading market share in the fiercely competitive Le Havre-Hamburg port range.

Brazilian terminal operator and maritime logistics firm Wilson Sons recently reported profit in the third quarter was $16.9 million, an increase from last year’s net loss of $6.1 million in the third quarter.

The Port of New Orleans set records for container traffic in 2012 and completed more than $100 million in new infrastructure projects...

All of the marine terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey had reopened by Friday after cleaning up and repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, including all six container terminals, the three cruise terminals and the four auto-processing terminals.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners Wednesday approved construction projects totaling $127 million to modernize the TraPac terminal.

North Carolina State Ports Authority today named Jeffrey E. Miles as its new deputy executive director for operations, by Tom Bradshaw, executive director.

The Maryland Port Administration and the Estonian Port of Tallinn signed a memorandum of understanding Nov. 7 to increase maritime business opportunities for both ports.

Port Metro Vancouver Vancouver is facing a problem not unknown in the industry: truck moves in and out of its terminals during the day are creating growing congestion. But it’s not easy transitioning that traffic to nighttime gates because many truckers and cargo receivers only work during the day.

Expectations that exports will lead the U.S. economic recovery are increasing the burden on exporters and freight forwarders to update their internal compliance programs to abide by commercial regulations and security requirements.

The largest ship in the Port of Mobile’s history called at its APM Terminals Mobile facility today, the Alabama State Port Authority reported.

Container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey have resumed cargo operations while cleanup and repairs continue in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.