The second busiest container port in the United States just had its first best quarter ever. The Port of Long Beach kicked off 2018 with its marine terminals handling almost 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units from January through March, making for its best-ever first quarter. The quick start is 19.4 percent more than the first quarter of 2017, the Port’s busiest year … [Read more...]
Female Dockworkers in U.S. Accuse Shippers, Union of Pregnancy Discrimination
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 (Reuters) - Four women dockworkers have filed federal discrimination claims against the shippers' association that runs 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast, saying they unfairly lost pay and seniority after becoming pregnant. Male dockworkers who temporarily left to serve in the armed forces got benefits denied to women on pregnancy … [Read more...]
Port of Philadelphia Delivered Its First Super Post-Panamax Cranes
The first two super post-Panamax cranes for the Port of Philadelphia arrived at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal on Saturday after a ninety-day journey from Shanghai, China. The two cranes were manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries and transported aboard the heavy lift vessel Zhen Hua 16. At 391 feet tall, the cranes are large enough to load and unload the … [Read more...]
APM Terminals Sets Single Vessel Cargo Record at Port of Los Angeles – 24,846 TEU Loaded and Unloaded!
APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles has set new world record for single vessel cargo operations during the call of the 13,600 TEU capacity Maersk Evora, with a combined total of 24,846 TEUs loaded and discharged over a 128-hour period. This eclipsed the previous single vessel record of 18,500 TEUs handled during the call of a similarly-sized vessel at the Port of Rotterdam in … [Read more...]
Tough Times Ahead for North American Port Terminals as Investors Review Options
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) - Financial investors in North American ports and operating terminals may face difficult choices in the next few years, as margins continue to be squeezed and returns diminish, according to a new report from AlixPartners. Prior to the global recession, scores of institutional investors were lured to the sector and its seemingly risk-free and … [Read more...]