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JAXPORT positioned ‘for great things to come’

24 February 2021

Last year JAXPORT CEO Eric Green delivered his State of the Port 2020 address to a crowd of more than 450 over lunch in a Jacksonville, Florida, hotel ballroom.

The world has changed, but the Jacksonville Port Authority chief executive officer still delivered an optimistic forecast for 2021 in an across-the-table conversation with Jamie Shelton, the JAXPORT board chairman, on Tuesday.

“We continue to see container growth in the Puerto Rico market as well as an uptick and a rebound on the Asian...

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Vehicle handling steers JAXPORT to cargo gain

12 February 2021

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) provided evidence the global automobile manufacturing industry is recovering from the economic crash it suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting its vehicle volumes grew 7% year-over-year in its first fiscal quarter.

The 185,513 vehicles moved between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 marked the second-busiest quarter for the automotive sector in the Jacksonville, Florida, port’s history.

JAXPORT’s fiscal year began Oct. 1. The strong demand for vehicles...

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1A Auto driving for faster deliveries with Jacksonville warehouse

9 December 2020

1A Auto will park its Southeast distribution operations in Jacksonville, Florida.

The online-only aftermarket auto parts retailer will open an 86,800-square-foot warehouse near JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal in the first quarter of 2021.

Massachusetts-based 1A Auto will use the Jacksonville facility for same-day shipments of imported auto accessories and repair parts from Asia for e-commerce distribution throughout the southeast United States.

“Our new facility’s proximity to JAXPORT,...

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Tugboat captain presumed lost off Florida coast

24 November 2020

The Coast Guard said Monday night that it had suspended the search for a man who had fallen from a tugboat near Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, early Sunday morning.

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville said it received notification at about 3 a.m. Sunday from the tugboat Pops that a 42-year-old man had fallen into the water while transferring to a barge and had not resurfaced.

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 25 on Facebook identified the man as Ozzy Martinez and said he was...

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E-commerce gives ship to shore new meaning

21 October 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Americans shop. And Jacob Horsely of Cushman & Wakefield believes now that consumers are comfortable ordering on sites from Amazon to Zappos, they won’t go back to brick-and-mortar shopping.

Horsely, the senior director of industrial brokerage services in Cushman & Wakefield’s Jacksonville, Florida, office, said e-commerce grew from roughly 13% to 14% of U.S. retail sales to 18% to 19% in just the past six months.

“That’s just a huge spike,” Horsely...

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Amazon shooting possible case of domestic violence

30 September 2020

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) is describing a Tuesday night shooting that left a woman dead inside an Amazon Fulfillment Center as a possible domestic incident.

JSO was dispatched to respond to reports of shots fired at the facility, located near the Jacksonville, Florida, airport, at 7:24 p.m. A female reportedly was dead at the scene from at least one gunshot wound. A man also had been shot and was transported to a local hospital. His condition has not been announced.

Speaking with...

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Breaking News: One fatality reported in Amazon warehouse shooting in Jacksonville, Florida

30 September 2020

News4Jax reported Tuesday night that two people were shot at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville, Florida, and one of them has died.

A large police presence outside the Pecan Road facility was filmed at 8:35 p.m.

“Sources say one person is dead and another person was transported to a hospital,” News4Jax reported. “Sources said this is not an active shooter situation.”

The television station also said, “A woman who works at the center said she heard gunshots while she was in the...

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FreightWaves Flashback 1965: Motorcycle import boom

21 August 2020

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

The following is an excerpt from the August 1965 edition of the Jacksonville Seafarer.

Jacksonville firm plays major role in motorcycle import boom

The largest single shipment of motorcycles...

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