The port of Baltimore had another historic year in 2018. The Maryland Port Administration’s public terminals handled 10.9 million tons of general cargo — more containers, cars, construction equipment and other cargo than ever before — surpassing 10 million tons for the third straight year, officials announced March 6.
March 7, 2019Cargo
Business, Logistics, TCA
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Port of Baltimore Tops 10 Million Tons of Cargo for Third Straight Year
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Government, Business, Logistics
This image taken from video provided by KRIV FOX 26 shows the scene of a cargo plane crash on Feb. 23 in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. (KRIV FOX 26 via AP)
NTSB Takes Lead Investigating Crash of Amazon Air Cargo Plane
This image taken from video provided by KRIV FOX 26 shows the scene of a cargo plane crash on Feb. 23 in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. (KRIV FOX 26 via AP)
A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon with three people aboard abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay Feb. 23 as it was preparing to land in Houston.
February 27, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA
CMA CGM ship that will be coming to Port Tampa Bay. (Port Tampa Bay)
Port Tampa Bay Soon Will Welcome Largest Cargo Ships in Port History
CMA CGM ship that will be coming to Port Tampa Bay. (Port Tampa Bay)
The biggest containerships ever seen in Tampa Bay will begin making weekly calls at Port Tampa Bay from Asia starting in May, port officials announced Feb. 19.
February 19, 2019
Business, Technology, Top 50
A Maersk Line containership at the Port of Los Angeles. GE Transportation is expanding a project that links data on shipments. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Ports, Carriers Step Up Efforts to Move Cargo More Efficiently
A Maersk Line containership at the Port of Los Angeles. GE Transportation is expanding a project that links data on shipments. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
A surge in global shipping volume is adding urgency to efforts to increase the efficiency of cargo handling at seaports and inland waterways.
September 17, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
The Hydroville passenger shuttle. Cie. Maritime Belge SA
There’s Now a Vessel That Produces Zero Pollution
The Hydroville passenger shuttle. Cie. Maritime Belge SA
Cie. Maritime Belge SA has built the first commercial ship that runs on hydrogen and produces zero pollution, taking the world a step closer to cargo without emissions.
November 29, 2017
Business, Logistics
Panama Canal Authority
Panama Canal Chief Looks Back on the First Year of the Big Ship Era
Panama Canal Authority
In a telephone interview with the Miami Herald, Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano reviewed the first year of the canal expansion, a massive project that included state-of-the art locks on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the canal, a new 3.8 mile access channel, and widening and deepening at various locations along the 50-mile long canal.
July 5, 2017
Business, Logistics
Truck Turn Times Lengthen in May at Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach
The amount of time it took the average truck driver to do business at the two largest North America ports rose six minutes year-over-year in May due to backups at Total Terminals International, according to data from the Harbor Trucking Association.
June 19, 2017
Business
Paul Nelhams/Flickr
Scopelitis Transportation Expands to Air Cargo Security Consulting
Paul Nelhams/Flickr
Scopelitis Transportation Consulting announced the expansion of its services to include air cargo security consulting, compliance and training.
May 26, 2017
Business
Cargo Thefts Total $28.7 Million in First Quarter, CargoNet Says
Cargo thefts rose in the first quarter as criminals stole more than $28.7 million in freight in 192 incidents, up from the same period in 2016 in terms of volume and total loss, according to quarterly data from CargoNet.
May 1, 2017
Business
Panama Canal Authority
Panama Canal Authority Gives First Look at Increased Cargo Following Expansion
Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority has disclosed the first cargo statistics that outline the increased activity since the expanded waterway was opened, including 238 transits by Neopanamax vessels that were too large to make the trip in the past.
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