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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
ARC Loads Mission Critical MV-22 Ospreys at Port of Jacksonville, Florida
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC) loaded three mission-critical U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys onto the M/V Endurance at Blount Island Terminal at the Port of Jacksonville, Florida.Endurance will transport the Ospreys to Rota, Spain …
Sep 8, 2020 / Curious
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
Fire aboard Höegh Xiamen in Jacksonville
Höegh Autoliners confirms that at approximately 1600 local time a fire broke out aboard the vessel Höegh Xiamen on her seventh deck shortly after it completed loading operations at Blount Island, Jacksonville, USA."Höegh Autoliners would like to …
Jun 5, 2020 / Accidents
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
Federal government awards JAXPORT $20 million for terminal improvements
The federal government has awarded the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) a $20 million grant for the reconstruction of more than 100 acres of existing terminal pavement at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine …
Nov 11, 2019 / Vessels
JAXPORT sets new cargo records in 2019
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), Florida’s largest container port, achieved record volumes in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019.JAXPORT moved more than 1.338 million twenty-foot equivalent …
Oct 28, 2019 / Vessels
GLDD Secures $141M in Contracts from Several Major Dredging Awards
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) announced today the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $141 million.The awarded work includes:Jacksonville Deepening Contract B Option (Capital Deepening, Florida, $96.6 …
Sep 20, 2019 / Vessels
JAXPORT voted No. 1 in the nation for service excellence
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has been voted the top port in the nation for customer satisfaction and performance excellence by readers of Logistics Management magazine.Subscribers to the magazine represent some of the top shippers in the …
Aug 20, 2019 / Curious