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Record high seaborne US crude oil exports in June 2019
The highest US crude oil exports to China in 11 months lifted total seaborne US crude oil exports to a record high at 11.9 million (m) tonnes in June 2019.Also contributing to the June record was South Korea, as exports to the other main Far Eastern …
Aug 28, 2019 / Finance
JAXPORT sets record with largest container ship to call Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) set a new port record Monday with the arrival of the ZIM vessel Cape Sounio, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville. The 11,000-TEU (container) vessel is operated by ZIM on a service offered by …
Mar 19, 2019 / Vessels
Maersk Deliverer: Water depth record deployment of PMCD
Operating in a water depth of 2,855m offshore of Malaysia, the Mærsk Deliverer in collaboration with Weatherford successfully deployed pressurised mud cap drilling as the optimal solution to drill the Tepat-1 exploration well for Total E&P …
Mar 13, 2019 / Vessels
Port of Stockton Reports Best Year on Record
The Port of Stockton announced that 2018 was a second consecutive record-setting year. Overall cargo volume was up slightly from the previous year reaching 4,739,249 metric tonnes (up 0.5% vs. 4,713,513 in 2017).“In 2018, we saw our maritime tonnage …
Feb 28, 2019 / Vessels
Port NOLA Sets Container Record in 2018
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2018 than at any time in its history, totaling 591,253 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 12.3 percent compared to one year ago. The record marks the fifth year in a row Port NOLA has …
Jan 28, 2019 / Vessels
Pilbara Ports: Record Tonnage On A Single Tide
Pilbara Ports Authority has achieved a new record tonnage on a single tide at the Port of Port Hedland.On 15 January 2019, 10 vessels departed the port in convoy carrying a total of 1,754,741 tonnes of bulk product, exceeding the previous record from …
Jan 22, 2019 / Curious
For 3rd Consecutive Year, Port of Los Angeles Breaks All-time Cargo Record
The Port of Los Angeles moved more cargo in 2018 than any time in its 111-year history, racking up 9,458,749 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), 1.2 percent more than 2017’s record-breaking year. It is the third consecutive year of record volumes …
Jan 17, 2019 / Curious
APM Terminals Mumbai exceeds record 2m TEUs in 2018
APM Terminals Mumbai has become the first Indian container terminal to handle more than 2 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) in a calendar year. This is also a first for the terminal since it was commissioned in 2006.“I am very proud of all …
Jan 3, 2019 / Curious
2018 - A record year for Port of Antwerp
2018 looks set to be a record year for the Port of Antwerp for the sixth time in a row, with growth in all types of cargo and a recent wave of investments. This confirms the port's attraction and further establishes its position as a world-class …
Jan 2, 2019 / Vessels