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JAXPORT sets port record for container volumes in May

JAXPORT set a port record for container volumes in May, with total container movements increasing 37 percent over the same month in 2020. More than 128,900 twenty-foot equivalent units (or TEUs, the industry standard for measuring containers) moved …
Jul 5, 2021 / Vessels

Port Houston Container Volume Spikes

Surge in Containers follows record yearContainer activity at Port Houston was up 25 percent in January compared to the same period a year ago, marking a significant increase to begin the new year.A total of 268,773 twenty-foot equivalent units moved …
Feb 17, 2020 / Curious

JAXPORT achieves highest July container volumes on record

JAXPORT has achieved its best ever July container volumes, with total container movements increasing 19 percent over the previous July. More than 116,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (or TEUs, the industry standard for measuring containers) moved …
Aug 22, 2019 / Curious

Northwest Seaport Alliance handles record international container volumes through July

The Northwest Seaport Alliance reached a historic milestone in July, handling a record 1,818,221 international twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) year to date, a 6.2% increase from the prior year. This surpasses the previous record set in 2005 of …
Aug 21, 2019 / Curious

Container volumes up 25 percent at Ports of Stockholm

Container traffic at Ports of Stockholm is rising and soon the new freight port, the Stockholm Norvik Port, will be ready to welcome more and larger container vessels to the growing Stockholm region.During the first quarter of 2019 container volumes …
Apr 17, 2019 / Vessels

South Carolina Ports Handles Record March Container Volume

Thursday South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the strongest March in its history and more than 11 percent fiscal year-over-year growth.SCPA moved 214,123 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, making it the second …
Apr 5, 2019 / Vessels

South Carolina Ports Authority Reports Record February Volume

Last week South Carolina Ports Authority reported the strongest February container volume in its history and nearly 12 percent fiscal year-over-year growth.SCPA moved 178,131 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU) during the month of February, …
Mar 25, 2019 / Vessels

Port of Oakland cargo volume hit all-time high in 2018

Imports climb 5 percent; exports off 3.5 percentPort of Oakland container volume reached an all-time high in 2018, according to data released today. The Port said it handled the equivalent of 2.55 million 20-foot containers last year. That was up 5.2 …
Jan 16, 2019 / All