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North Carolina Ports Moves Up Three Spots to #1 in North America for Container Terminal Efficiency
North Carolina Ports’ container terminal at the Port of Wilmington moved up three spots in the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), ranking it as the most productive port in North America in 2022. The technical report produced by the World …
May 23, 2023 / Curious
North Carolina Ports #4 in North America, #49 in the World for Container Terminal Efficiency
North Carolina Port’s container terminal at the Port of Wilmington is ranked as the fourth most productive port in North America by World Bank Group and S&P Global Market Intelligence Container Port Performance Index for 2021. The report also …
Jun 3, 2022 / Curious
CMA CGM Announces Inaugural Call at Port of Wilmington in North Carolina
The 10,500-TEU CMA CGM COLUMBA arrives in March at the Port of Wilmington.CMA CGM remains committed to offering end-to-end solutions for its customers in today’s high-demand supply chain environment.CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and …
Jan 17, 2022 / Vessels
Sealand adds weekly Port of Wilmington call to its NAE service
North Carolina Ports continues to expand its role as a global supply chain gateway by announcing that Sealand – A Maersk Company, is adding a weekly Port of Wilmington call to its NAE service. This provides North Carolina importers and exporters with …
May 14, 2021 / Curious
North Carolina Ports Welcomes Largest Container Ship to the Port of Wilmington
The North Carolina State Ports Authority made history Wednesday as the MV Hyundai Hope sailed in to the Port of Wilmington. The MV Hyundai Hope has a carrying capacity of nearly 14,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and is one of the largest …
May 22, 2020 / Vessels
North Carolina Ports Completes Turning Basin Expansion Project
The North Carolina State Ports Authority is ready to welcome the largest containerships calling on the United States East Coast following the completion of Phase II of the Turning Basin Expansion Project at the Port of Wilmington. The expansion …
Apr 8, 2020 / Curious
North Carolina Ports Goes Live with Navis General Cargo and Billing Modules
Go-Lives are Part of Larger Terminal Project to Support Growth and Automation GoalsNavis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading …
Nov 19, 2019 / Curious
North Carolina Ports Makes History, Welcomes First 12,000 TEU Vessel
North Carolina Ports made history Monday by welcoming its first-ever 12,000 TEU vessel to the Port of Wilmington. The ship, Kota Pekarang, is the largest capacity-wise to call the port. The Kota Pekarang is operated by ZIM in partnership with the 2M …
Apr 23, 2019 / Vessels
Fleet of Konecranes container handling equipment to Port of Wilmington, USA
Konecranes has received an order from Gulftainer USA Wilmington LLC. The order is for nine all-electric Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and three Konecranes Liftace Reach Stackers. The equipment will be delivered in 2019-2020. The parties …
Apr 10, 2019 / Vessels
North Carolina Ports Welcomes Third Neo-Panamax Crane to Port of Wilmington
North Carolina Ports’ third neo-Panamax crane arrived to the Port of Wilmington on Monday morning. The Zhen Hua 25 arrived to the port following a three-month journey from Shanghai, China.The new crane is identical to the previous two neo-Panamax …
Apr 9, 2019 / Vessels