breakbulk

Houston, New Orleans ports see container volumes rise

Gulf Coast ports in Houston and New Orleans reported strong cargo volumes in February as plastics and resins helped drive exports of loaded containers.

Port Houston sees import growth slowing but exports rising

Port Houston container volume in February rose 15% compared to the same month last year to 313,452 twenty-foot equivalent units.

“Our cargo activities continue to remain solid for the first two months of the year versus 2022,” Roger Guenther, Port Houston’s executive director, said during...

206 Anna Wu, Project Logistics Specialist, China

The maritime industry from the view of a young Chinese woman

I received an email from a loyal listener in Shanghai who is entering her career in the maritime industry and wanted to tell me how much the Shipping Podcast has meant to her.

Of course, I wanted to speak to her and hear what she had to say about our industry not being so visible and unable to reach the #nextgeneration with our message to come and work.

In episode 206, you meet Anna Wu, Project Logistics Specialist in China. We speak...

https://shippingpodcast.com/206-anna-wu-project-logistics-specialist-china/

Gulf Coast ports see record container volumes in 2022

Ports in both Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, along with the Port of New Orleans and the Port of Mobile, Alabama, saw increased volumes in 2022 as imports of steel, automotive parts, and lumber and plywood continued to flood into the country and demand for exports of U.S. petroleum and crude oil remained strong.

Port Houston sets annual record with 3.97 million TEUs 

Port Houston set a container volume record in 2022 by moving 3.97 million twenty-foot equivalent units, its highest total ever...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-see-record-container-volume-in-2022

Georgia Ports Authority to shift breakbulk operations to Brunswick

The Georgia Ports Authority is planning to shift breakbulk cargo from the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal to the Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick as part of a broader effort to expand container operations at the Port of Savannah.

GPA intends to shift the breakbulk cargo carried by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean to Brunswick, as well as realign the docks at Savannah via a two-phrase project.

Breakbulk cargo pertains to individual pieces of cargo that do not fit into a container and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/georgia-ports-authority-to-shift-breakbulk-operations-to-brunswick

Supply chain radar: Behind Coca-Cola’s breakbulk blueprint – ‘taste the feeling’

Yesterday came the news that UK supermarket Asda has become the latest shipper to charter its own vessel to overcome the supply chain chaos – a ship carrying 350 boxes is now en route to the UK.
These stories are becoming increasingly common, but the stand-out star remains remains the world’s favourite soft drink… remember the Coca-Cola post on social media that went viral for choosing breakbulk over containers?
Quick recap 
“When you can’t …

The post Supply chain radar: Behind Coca-Cola’s...

https://theloadstar.com/supply-chain-radar-behind-coca-colas-breakbulk-blueprint-taste-the-feeling/

Sub-continent shippers and forwarders switch to bulkers to stay profitable

As container pricing and related supply chain challenges mount amid wild demand swings and capacity imbalances, Indian and Bangladeshi shippers and freight forwarders – in co-ordination with government logistics leaders – have begun switching to breakbulk and other unconventional modes.
Mumbai-based Allcargo Logistics, parent company of less-than-container-load (LCL) consolidation heavyweight ECU Worldwide, is among many freight forwarders offering customers such alternatives.
“We have...

https://theloadstar.com/sub-continent-shippers-and-forwarders-switch-to-bulkers-to-stay-profitable/

Port of New Orleans sees 22% bump in breakbulk cargo

The Port of New Orleans reported 140,391 total tons of breakbulk cargo during June, a 22% year-over-year increase from June 2020.

Breakbulk shipments to the port included steel coils and heavy-lift/project cargo.

On June 10, the port discharged 300 steel coils to a barge at Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at the Louisiana Avenue Complex. The cargo was then transported to another barge and made its way upriver to be off-loaded at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Th...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-sees-22-bump-in-breakbulk-cargo

Port of New Orleans sees bump in breakbulk cargo

The Port of New Orleans reported a 4% year-over-year increase in breakbulk cargo volume in May, fueled by shipments of rubber, steel and heavy-lift/project cargo.

The port handled 147,921 tons of breakbulk cargo for the month, compared to 141,869 tons in May 2020.

New Orleans also handled 50,801 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, a 0.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. 

The port handled 11,552 Class I railcar switches in May, a 21% increase year-over-year. The port handles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-sees-bump-in-breakbulk-cargo

Chipolbrok enters the Australia trades; Quay Shipping appointed as agent

Pictured: a Chipobrok-branded multi-purpose vessel at berth. Picture supplied by Quay Shipping.

Break-bulk, project cargo and heavy lift specialist Chipolbrok will enter the Australia trade, according to Brisbane-based Quay Shipping, which has been appointed as the company’s exclusive agent.

Quay reports that Chipolbrok, and subsidiary HongFa Shipping, own and operate a fleet on modern multipurpose, geared, semi-container triple-deckers of nearly one million deadweight. The ships have a total...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/chipolbrok-enters-the-australia-trades-quay-shipping-appointed-as-agent/

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