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JAXPORT and SSA Marine break ground on $238.7 million container terminal
U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby joined elected officials and leadership from JAXPORT and SSA Marine on Nov. 22 to break ground on a new state-of-the-art international container terminal at JAXPORT’s …
Nov 26, 2019 / Curious
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
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
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
JAXPORT sets container and auto records through first three quarters of fiscal year 2019
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved a record number of container and auto moves during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2019. During this time, JAXPORT moved nearly one million containers, a six percent increase over the …
Jul 22, 2019 / Curious
JAXPORT on pace for record container, auto volumes
Through the first eight months of Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT’s) fiscal year 2018-2019, the port is on pace to achieve records in container TEU volumes and auto units.JAXPORT’s fiscal year began Oct. 1, 2018. Through May 2019, JAXPORT …
Jun 27, 2019 / Curious
JAXPORT sets port record with largest container ship to call Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) set a new port record last week (Apr25) with the arrival of the ZIM vessel Kota Pekarang, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville.The 11,923-TEU (container) vessel is operated by ZIM on a service …
May 2, 2019 / Vessels
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
JAXPORT and SSA Marine Reach Long-term Agreement on $238.7Mln International Container Terminal at Blount Island
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors yesterday (Mar04) unanimously approved a long-term agreement with experienced terminal operator SSA Marine for the development and operation of a state-of-the-art, $238.7 million …
Mar 5, 2019 / Curious