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Port CEO John Murray said the new berth is needed not only for aerospace modules but for shipments resulting from Central Florida’s growth.

Despite numerous proactive measures, JNPT has thus far been unable to make any headway in its road-to-rail freight conversion program critical to relieving growing pressure on port roadways.

The work, designed to maximize cargo handling space, will be funded by $14 million in local funds and a $10 million TIGER grant from the US Department of Transportation.

Officials say the technology will also help create more trucker dual transactions.

Local trade sources told JOC.com that a call from French liner CMA CGM next week will mark the commercial launch of PSA International’s much-awaited mega-terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

BCOs calling at the largest US port complex want predictability, reliability, and velocity, and the port directors said those goals can be achieved only through technology and process improvements.

To accommodate the market share gains, the port is ramping up its expansion program, which will boost capacity from 500,000 TEU to 1.2 million TEU.

Truckers seek “dual transactions,” or revenue moves in both directions and at LA-LB, technology will play a key role in achieving that goal, which will also reduce turn times — getting cargo to its destination quicker.

As competition increases, Gateway, the largest operator at JNPT, has outperformed its peers at the public harbor.

The mega-port will ease ship congestion at the Port of Chittagong, which is deep enough to handle, at best, 1,200 TEU vessels.

In 2017 terminal operators CMPort and Cosco demonstrated the capability to pay a premium for port assets — backed by Chinese banks offering Belt and Road project development loans.

Strong growth at China's ports strengthens carriers' hands in upcoming trans-Pacific shipping contract negotiations.

Chennai has been unable to increase its market share, despite new industrial activity in South Asia.

In an up-and-down market for breakbulk shipments, Pacific Northwest ports have seen strong volumes in several categories.

A downriver site on the Mississippi River would provide expansion capacity and no bridge restrictions.

Waterfront officials are suing to stop New Jersey's governor from enforcing a law enacted Monday that would terminate an agreement giving the Waterfront Commission the power to do background checks and criminal investigations at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Qatar Ports is implementing a “comprehensive plan” to expand the network of direct shipping calls to Hamad port.

The combined overall, average dwell time at major ports, which together represent roughly 70 percent of Indian containerized cargo, edged up.

ILA and USMX officials had hoped to agree on a contract extension that would reassure the hundreds of shippers who will attend the JOC’s annual Trans-Pacific Maritime (TPM) conference March 4-7 in Long Beach, California.

The Port of Oakland is urging truckers to apply for roughly $65 million in state funding to update their trucks.

Sending a container from Dhaka directly to Haldia port increases the transport cost by $200 but saves a significant amount of time.

The legislation is the latest event in the ongoing, bitter dispute between the commission and the New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen’s Association.

The need for better visibility to make smarter decisions, along with better coordinating of train switching and traffic flows on local roads, comes as North American port volume rises.

Authorities estimate the barge alternative will eliminate a substantial portion of truck trips that occur each day between JNPT, Mumbai, and Bhiwandi.

The port said container dwell times are down to an average of three days, and a return to its historical level is imminent.

The news is welcome by Santos port shippers and carriers because their costs have been substantially above the Brazilian national and international averages in recent years.

On a percentage basis, 2017 was one of the strongest increases registered since the end of the Great Recession.

Under the expanded VAT system, all services at the Port of Chittagong will be subject to the VAT.

The arrival of the SSL Kochi comes almost seven months after Indian Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari officially inaugurated the Adani Ennore Container Terminal.

New York is mulling a plan to move the smallest terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey away from a heavily populated area near downtown Brooklyn.

The company, which recently passed the 50 million TEU mark, said it is steadily increasing its direct port delivery business.

As the Port of New York and New Jersey passes the first year anniversary of its first appointment system, two other terminals are close to implementing systems.

The revised rules are broadly modeled on the bidding approach used for public-private partnership projects in the highway sector.

As the third decade of globalization nears, Indonesia has several characteristics that shippers and business interests find attractive.

Despite a gain in container traffic, it was a bittersweet 2017 for the Port of Chittagong.

New Jersey's new governor is a big union supporter, which could help the ILA in its fight against the Waterfront Commission.

The rapidly growing popularity of DPD, in which import containers can be cleared direct from the wharf, rather than at an off-site yard, has transformed JNPT’s supply chain.

Beneficial cargo owners see the advantage of warehouse space closer to the port, but that locale is not without a downside.

Extended, frigid weather and high freight demand have collided in the US heartland’s freight hub, squeezing an already tight drayage market.