The Port of Oakland has announced the completion of a USD 67 mln waterfront expansion, as TraPac marine terminal opened its new berth for containerships. This marks the accomplishment of a 2-year project at Oakland’s second-largest terminal. As a result of the expansion, a third 1,400-foot-long (427m) berth was added to cater for mega container […]
Tag: North America
Dragados to do Vancouver container terminal expansion
Dragados, Spain’s leading infrastructure construction company, part of ACS Group, has been contracted to design and construct the expansion of Vancouver container terminal in British Columbia, Canada, informs The Construction Index. The works will be realized at the terminal operated by DP World. It is located in central Vancouver and is one of the three […]
PSA enters North American inland terminal market
PSA International yesterday announced the signing of an investment agreement with Ashcroft Terminal, whereby PSA acquires 60% of this rail terminal in Western Canada. The deal marks the entry of the Singapore-based global port operator into the North American market as well as its first inland facility in Canada. The Ashcroft Terminal is located approx. […]
Norfolk receives first of 60 Konecranes RMGs
Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), US East Coast, is currently taking delivery of the first 6 rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) out of the massive order of 60 new Konecranes RMGs as part of its USD 375 mln capacity expansion project, the Virginia Port Authority informs. This shipment comes as part of the USD 217 mln contract to […]
Vancouver gets federal funding to increase rail capacity
The Port of Vancouver has announced the allocation of CAD 167 mln (USD 125 mln) by the federal government for three projects aimed to improve the port’s rail infrastructure and reduce traffic congestion. Combined with CAD 55.8 mln (USD 42 mln) announced last month for four other critical infrastructure projects in the region, this brings […]
COSCO offers to give Long Beach Container Terminal to a US operator, aims to close the OOCL takeover in June
Cosco Shipping has suggested a solution to the US officials with regards to the Long Beach Container Terminal in order to get their permission for the OOCL acquisition, The Wall Street Journal informs. In July 2017, the Chinese state-run Group offered to buy Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL), the parent company of OOCL […]
Melford – a new Canadian Atlantic gateway
Melford Atlantic Gateway, a greenfield deep-water container terminal being developed in Nova Scotia on the Canadian East Coast, has awarded contracts for detailed engineering design and for clearing the site for the proposed development, thus marking another step forward of the project, Cape Breton Post informs. Attending the annual Port Days conference in Sydney (Canada) […]
APMT Elizabeth receives new STS cranes
APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey, USA, took delivery of 4 STS cranes of the newest generation designed for operations on today’s largest container vessels, the port operator informs. The cranes reach 23 containers across the vessel beam and constitute part of the facility’s USD 200 mln infrastructure investment plan scheduled for completion this year. […]
Philadelphia terminal operator to use Maersk-IBM blockchain solution
Holt Logistics has become the first independent port operator in the northeastern United States to adopt the global trade platform based on the blockchain technology developed by Maersk and IBM, informs Port Technology. The solution was launched last year and aims to provide transparency and promote the sharing of information between all players of a […]
Mobile to seek engineering projects for Ro-Ro terminal
An automobile terminal will be constructed at the port of Mobile, USA, after the Alabama State Port Authority was awarded a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant of USD 12.7 mln from the US Department of Transportation (DOT). The Port Authority has been elaborating on the plans to convert an abandoned bulk handling facility […]