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Post by Ladypowerdriver on May 2, 2011 11:43:32 GMT -5
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General Cargo Leads Growth at Zeeland
Cargo volume has returned to pre-crisis levels at the Port of Zeeland, Netherlands, reaching 33 million metric tons as of Dec. 2010. Momentum gained in 2010 has continued into 2011. First quarter results reflect a seven percent increase in port volumes over the same period last year, led by a 23 percent increase in general cargo.
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Guam Readies for Military Buildup
The Port Authority of Guam has launched a US$260 million, 30-year modernization plan designed to increase cargo capacity at the port where breakbulk tonnage is expected to increase more than 100 percent over the next five years.
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Charleston Closes Quarter with Breakbulk Gains
South Carolina's breakbulk tonnage grew 48 percent during the first three quarters of the port's fiscal year, which ends June 30.
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Port Holdings Withdraws Galveston Proposal
A development proposal for the Port of Galveston has been withdrawn by Hutchinson Port Holdings and the Carlyle Group
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Charleston Containers Grew 5.7 Percent in March
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Georgia Port Volume Grows as Ro-Ro Surges
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12-Month Container Volume Hits Record at Port of Baltimore’s Public Terminals
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Post by Ladypowerdriver on May 2, 2011 13:08:41 GMT -5
4/25/2011 12:45:25 PM
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The container volume handled by the Port of Charleston increased 5.7 percent in March from a year earlier even though volume growth slowed from the 7 percent pace recorded in February.
March container throughput increased by 10.3 percent over February as Charleston's terminals handled 120,265 20-foot-equivalent units in March, compared to 108,994 TEUs in February.
In the first three quarters of the port's fiscal year ending June 30, container traffic increased 11.6 percent to 1,033,062 TEUs, up from 925,837 TEUs in the same period last year. In the nine-month period through March the state's breakbulk tonnage increased 48 percent, even as the pace of volume gains slowed
"While the rate of growth is slowing from last year's initial volume recovery, we are still moving in the right direction," said Jim Newsome, president & CEO of the South Carolina State Ports Authority. "New distribution and manufacturing investments in the state and across the region, as well as export strength, will be felt in the coming months."
Vessel calls were also up for the nine-month period, rising 11 percent to 1,271 ships.
At the Ports of Charleston and Georgetown, breakbulk cargo, including automobiles, project cargo, heavy lift shipments, were up 48 percent to 754,000 tons from 511,000 tons in the first three quarters of 2011. A $21-million investment at Charleston's Columbus Street Terminal is increasing the port's breakbulk cargo-handling capacity.
At its regularly monthly meeting Thursday, the SCSPA Board approved engineering services related to the relocation, realignment and removal of container cranes at Columbus Street and Wando Welch terminals. Shaw GBB will perform the services at a cost of $277,518.
The entire project, estimated at nearly $5 million, is driven by increasing arrivals of ships too large for the existing Panama Canal. Every week, Charleston receives four post-Panamax ships actually drafting up to 48 feet that come to the port from Asia through the Panama Canal.
The SCSPA Board also approved security, entrance and roadway improvements at Veterans Terminal at a cost of $522,000. The project will be covered primarily by federal port security grant funding.
- Peter T. Leach, The Journal of Commerce.
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Post by Ladypowerdriver on May 2, 2011 13:10:55 GMT -5
4/20/2011 2:38:30 PM
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The volume of containers handled by the Port of Savannah increased 4.5 percent in March from the same month last year, at the same time as the number of roll-on, roll-off units passing through the Port of Brunswick surged 36 percent to a new monthly record.
Savannah handled 238,030 20-foot equivalent units in March, compared to 227,860 TEUs in March 2010. Volume to date for the 2011 fiscal year ending June 30 is 12.6 percent higher than for the same period in fiscal year 2010.
The Port of Brunswick posted its best month ever in March for automobile and machinery units or ro-ro cargo at Colonel’s Island Terminal, which handled a total of 42,740 units.
“We attribute the Port of Brunswick’s volume gains to a number of factors including economic recovery, a renewed consumer market for automobiles and the expanded vehicle processing center facilities,” said Curtis J. Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority.
Ro-ro volume at Colonel’s Island Terminal posted a 51.7 fiscal year-to-date increase for fiscal 2011 compared with fiscal 2010. Growing automobile volume reflects market share gains by the primary brands the GPA handles, specifically Hyundai, Mercedes, BMW, Kia and Volkswagen.
- Peter T. Leach, The Journal of Commerce.
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Post by Ladypowerdriver on May 2, 2011 13:15:24 GMT -5
Last week, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the Port of Baltimore’s public marine terminals had set a record by handling 632,482 TEUs from April 2010 through March 2011, the best 12-month period for container traffic in the port’s history.
The previous record of 629,604 TEUs was set between February 2006 and January 2007, before the economic downturn.
“This is another positive sign of an economy that is getting back on track,” Gov. O’Malley said. “In the last few years, the Port of Baltimore has been successful in securing major international container shipping companies to long-term contracts. The Port has also initiated a new direct container service to the Far East. These are both key reasons for increased business, and more importantly they are key reasons for a stable labor environment for thousands of good-paying, family-supporting jobs at this Port.”
Long-term contract extensions with Evergreen and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) guarantee the transportation of containers through the port for the next several years. MSC also has begun a new direct, weekly container service from Baltimore to the Far East, which has increased the carrier’s vessel calls and volume at the port
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