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JAXPORT sets port record for container volumes in May
JAXPORT set a port record for container volumes in May, with total container movements increasing 37 percent over the same month in 2020. More than 128,900 twenty-foot equivalent units (or TEUs, the industry standard for measuring containers) moved …
Jul 5, 2021 / Vessels
South Carolina Ports reports strong cargo volumes in February
S.C. Ports Authority saw steady container volumes in early 2020 and recorded the highest February ever for both cargo volumes and rail moves at inland ports.S.C. Ports moved 197,214 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) across the Wando Welch …
Mar 10, 2020 / Curious
South Carolina Ports Authority sees strong cargo growth in September
South Carolina Ports Authority’s opens in a new window momentum continues in early fiscal year 2020 with the best September on record for cargo volumes.SCPA handled nearly 195,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and …
Oct 10, 2019 / Curious
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
Northwest Seaport Alliance handles record international container volumes through July
The Northwest Seaport Alliance reached a historic milestone in July, handling a record 1,818,221 international twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) year to date, a 6.2% increase from the prior year. This surpasses the previous record set in 2005 of …
Aug 21, 2019 / Curious
Cargo Slides in July at the Port of Long Beach
Tariffs continue to hamper trans-Pacific tradePort of Long Beach cargo volumes last month were down from the previous July, when the number of containers moved through the harbor neared 700,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).The July 2019 total, …
Aug 13, 2019 / Curious
Container volumes up 25 percent at Ports of Stockholm
Container traffic at Ports of Stockholm is rising and soon the new freight port, the Stockholm Norvik Port, will be ready to welcome more and larger container vessels to the growing Stockholm region.During the first quarter of 2019 container volumes …
Apr 17, 2019 / Vessels
Cargo volumes through Belfast Harbour surpassed 24M Tonnes for the First Time
Cargo volumes through Belfast Harbour have surpassed 24m tonnes for the first time since records began. Trade increased by over 900,000 tonnes during 2018 to 24.6m tonnes, up 3.8% on the previous year.Growth was led by a strong increase in freight …
Feb 15, 2019 / Curious