North America – Page 6
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NewsRo-ro terminal bonanza
Although car manufacturers in Mexico are deeply worried about the “invasion” of mostly smaller and cheap automobiles from China, port operators with ro-ro facilities are making hay while the Far East sun continues to shine on them. Rob Ward assesses the situation
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NewsGeorgia to invest US$29m in overpass
Georgia Ports Authority is to invest US$29 million in an overpass to help reduce the impact of terminal truck traffic on local neighbourhoods
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Containerships weather Panama drought
Containerships are just about managing to maintain daily transit averages through the Panama Canal, while other sectors reroute
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NewsPlans to develop major new US container terminal
There’s a new partnership to develop a major new container terminal in Louisiana
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NewsOakland names new environmental director
New environmental director at the Port of Oakland will build on the port’s ‘momentum of innovation and sustainability’
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NewsNew electric yard tractors for Long Beach
A container terminal at the Port of Long Beach, California, has taken receipt of 33 new zero-emissions electric yard tractors
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NewsPanama Canal disruption set to continue
Reduced transit numbers and a shallower draught in the Panama Canal could potentially impact the global supply chain and push up prices
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NewsWind Award in NJ
A total of almost US$52.5 million from the Port Infrastructure Development Program has been awarded to the Port Authority of New York and…
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NewsNokia for Kingston
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has selected Nokia to deploy a private wireless…
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NewsKalmar Selected
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement to supply Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) with 12…
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NewsPrecision Navigation
The Port of Long Beach, Jacobsen Pilot Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
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NewsJacksonville continues to look south.
The Port of Jacksonville is the most northerly port in Florida, and it has a very clear focus, as the “global gateway to Florida, the nation’s third largest state,” and, as a result, access to 28 million inhabitants.
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NewsNo standing still
It has been a challenging year for US South Atlantic ports. AJ Keyes looks at what has been going on and what ports in the region are doing moving into 2024
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NewsONE completes key terminal takeovers
Stakes in key terminal operators will help ONE strengthen its position in Europe and on the US west coast
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NewsPrivate network first for Caribbean port
Nokia and EGC are deploying the first private wireless network at a Caribbean port for KFTL
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NewsEXBS Seeks NMSW
The US Department of State’s Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) programme…
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NewsTacoma Private Network
Husky Terminal and Stevedoring, a terminal operator and stevedoring firm based in Tacoma (WA), has introduced a new…
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NewsSPP in Elizabeth
The first two of six new ZPMC Super-Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes have been delivered to the APM Terminals (APMT) operation…
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NewsNew Jaxport Two
Florida Legislators are supporting the purchase of two new container cranes at the Port…
