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Puerto Rico Ports Authority and JAXPORT affirm longstanding partnership
Elected and appointed officials join port leaders to celebrate Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen business relationship between PRPA and JAXPORT Caption: JAXPORT Chairman Jamie Shelton (Right) presents a gift to Puerto Rico Ports Authority …
May 3, 2021 / Curious
JAXPORT participates in multi-national U.S. military training exercise
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) recently participated in a large-scale deployment of U.S. military cargo. The operation took place at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal March 25-26.“The support of JAXPORT and its skilled labor force …
Apr 5, 2021 / Naval
JAX LNG and TOTE Services conduct their first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of a foreign-flagged vessel at JAXPORT
JAX LNG and TOTE Services recently completed their first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of a foreign-flagged vessel at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). Crews loaded 1,800 m3 (~450,000 gallons) of LNG from North America’s …
Feb 19, 2021 / Vessels
Next phase of berth reconstruction at JAXPORT’s Blount Island terminal set to be complete in December 2020
Contractors for the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) continue to make significant progress on the latest phase in a total of $109 million in berth enhancements at the existing SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine …
Nov 2, 2020 / Curious
JAXPORT now offers expanded service to the West Coast of South America through ONE
Shippers using the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) now have access to a new container service to the West Coast of South America through Ocean Network Express (ONE). The container carrier has added Rodman, Panama, as a new port of call on its …
Oct 20, 2020 / Curious
Swedish Flagged Tanker FURE VEN Becomes the First Foreign Flagged Vessel to Bunker LNG at a United States Port With Eagle LNG
Key milestone achieved by Furetank, Eagle LNG and GAC during the refueling of FURE VEN at Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)FURE VEN, a dual-fuelled vessel owned and operated by Furetank of Donsö, Sweden, a global leader in the development of …
Sep 9, 2020 / Vessels
Eagle LNG and Crowley Celebrate 100th LNG Bunkering for CONRO Ships at JAXPORT
Last Friday, Eagle LNG Partners (Eagle LNG) celebrated the 100th bunkering event of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Talleyrand LNG Bunker Station, located at Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), with Crowley Maritime (Crowley). Eagle LNG is …
Aug 10, 2020 / Vessels
First of its kind LNG-powered vehicle carrier calls JAXPORT
This week the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) welcomed Siem Confucius, the world’s first vehicle carrier of its size operated by cleaner, greener liquefied natural gas (LNG).The vessel arrived at JAXPORT from Veracruz, Mexico and unloaded …
Jul 31, 2020 / Vessels
JAXPORT to accommodate Florida cruise ships displaced by cruise industry’s voluntary suspension of operations
Four cruise ships, including JAXPORT’s regular home-ported ship Carnival Ecstasy already in port, will dock at JAXPORT and remain at the port during the cruise industry’s voluntary suspension of U.S. cruise operations due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). …
Mar 16, 2020 / Curious
Federal government awards JAXPORT additional $93 million for harbor deepening
Government fully funds its portion of deepening through Blount Island with largest single investment of federal funding in JAXPORT historyMonday (Feb10) the federal government allocated $93 million for the next phase of deepening the Jacksonville …
Feb 13, 2020 / Vessels