Newly published Port of Gothenburg freight figures for 2019 showed that container volumes at the Port of Gothenburg rose for the second year in succession.

Cordero was introduced by Long Beach Harbour Commission President Bonnie Lowenthal in front of an audience of more than 750 industry partners, community members and civic leaders gathered at the Long Beach Convention Center Grand Ballroom.As a leader in environmental sustainability and community engagement, Lowenthal said the port is poised to have a prosperous 2020 despite dramatic changes within the goods movement industry.

The Navis project was part of a full terminal modernisation effort to help take them from a manual terminal down a path of implementing more automated and data-driven services to increase terminal capacity and strengthen the terminal’s operational performance. Located in Ecuador, YILPORT Puerto Bolivar handles over 150,000 TEUs and one million tons of break bulk annually and has been growing steadily over the past several years.

Welcoming delegates to a week-long workshop intended to share knowledge and best practice of IMO regulations and to boost Caribbean maritime co-operation, the Director General of the MAJ, Rear Admiral (ret’d) Peter Brady said: “Full and complete implementation of our treaty obligations require incorporating international maritime legislation in domestic law and investing in adequate human resources and facilities.

The ship was in ballast and had to remain at anchor until January 14 before leaving two days later for Japan with a cargo of 170,000 tonnes of iron ore from the IOC Rio Tinto company. Built in 2016, the 300-metre-long bulk carrier has a total cargo capacity of 209,113 tonnes. The ship is owned by the Oldendorff Carriers company and is operated by a crew of 25 sailors.

KONGSBERG Group (KONGSBERG) is going to install and test autonomous technology on two vessels in different operational environments.

Konecranes recently presented four of its latest technical advances: increased reachstacker capacity, empty container handlers with triplex and free-lift mast, new lighter Konecranes Liftace models and Ecolifting features for greater eco-efficiency.

Griff Lynch, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, recently announced the acquisition of 145 contiguous acres to the Port of Savannah, or more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in annual capacity.

BEST Terminal turns into reality its ambitious project of expanding its hinterland at an international level through the collaboration with the Port of Bayonne, in the French region of New Aquitaine. The port of Bayonne, historically specialised in bulk, wants to take a step forward in intermodality by implementing a cross-border door-to-door intermodal service.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total container volumes for 2019 reached 3,775,303 TEUs, a 0.6% dip from 2018. Total imports fell 4.9%, while exports grew 1.7%.