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Florida lawmakers present $30M to Jaxport for new container cranes

Florida legislators have provided the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in Florida $30 million to purchase two new container cranes for the Blount Island Marine Terminal at the Port of Jacksonville.

Jaxport says the cranes will increase the port’s cargo handling efficiencies, which will allow more cargo to move through the port. The new ship-to-shore cranes will replace outdated equipment at the port.

Legislators approved the funding during the past legislative session and presented Jaxport...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-lawmakers-present-30m-to-jaxport-for-new-container-cranes

FlexCold opens cold storage facility in Jacksonville

Cold storage warehousing and logistics company FlexCold has announced the opening of its first facility in Jacksonville, Florida, US.

The facility will span more than 14,000m² and will offer 25,000 pallet locations, while it is located 4.8 kilometres from the Port of Jacksonville. “This allows for greater speed combined with reduced transportation costs from location to location,” said Flexcold.

The new facility also offers a 70′ deep refrigerated loading dock area with 27 refrigerated bays and...

https://container-news.com/flexcold-opens-cold-storage-facility-in-jacksonville/

Jaxport lays out big plans as channel deepening nears completion

CEO Eric Green said Jaxport is paving the way to a future serving more — and bigger — ships with its biggest growth initiative, the deepening of the Jacksonville, Florida, shipping channel, on track for a May completion.

“The solution to the nation’s port congestion problem is right here in this room,” Green said during his State of the Port address Tuesday. “As the industry looks to combat everything from truck capacity issues to labor and equipment challenges, protecting the supply chain is a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxport-lays-out-big-plans-as-channel-deepening-nears-completion

Florida’s JAXPORT handles record container volume in 2021

A photograph of two ocean vessels floating on a bay.

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in Florida handled more than 1.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units in its fiscal year 2021, an all-time record for the port and 10% higher from 2020.

JAXPORT’s 2021 fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

“Achieving a container record and strong vehicle volumes while maintaining our efficiencies — all in the middle of a pandemic — speaks to the resiliency and capability of Jacksonville’s maritime community,” said JAXPORT CEO Eric Green in a release. “Our port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/floridas-jaxport-handles-record-container-volume-in-2021

Southeast US ports seek to ramp up container capacity

A photograph of a stack of containers.

Two Southeast U.S. ports are seeking to expand container capacity in a bid to reach customers needing access to the Southeast and Midwest markets.

Port of Savannah to expand container capacity by an additional 1.6 million TEUs
GPA’s Peak Capacity Project, is currently under construction and will provide 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units of annual capacity at the Port of Savannah, accordingto GPA. The project will be completed in two phases, with the first coming online in December....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/southeast-us-ports-seek-to-ramp-up-container-capacity

JAXPORT’s container and vehicle volumes ‘strong’ fiscal year-to-date

A photograph of containers at the Port of Jacksonville.

Container and vehicle volumes at the port in Jacksonville, Florida, have been “strong” fiscal year-to-date, with vehicle volumes nearing pre-pandemic levels.

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is reporting that the port complex moved more than 1 million containers in the first three quarters of fiscal year 2021, which is 15% higher than what it moved during the same period in 2020. 

JAXPORT also moved 20% more vehicle volumes since the start of its fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2020. Vehicle...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxports-container-and-vehicle-volumes-strong-fiscal-year-to-date

BAE Systems completed maintenance of HMS Medway on east coast of the United States in January

BAE Systems completed maintenance of HMS Medway on east coast of the United States in January 

Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Medway underwent a successful planned maintenance period, delivered by BAE Systems and Royal Navy Ship Staff in Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, from December 2020 through January 2021.

Under the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract BAE Systems provides whole ship availability management service to all of the eight Royal Navy’s Offshore Patrol...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/23/bae-systems-completed-maintenance-of-hms-medway-on-east-coast-of-the-united-states-in-january/

Lock steps: Dewatering is the first step before lock repairs can begin

Ironically, to keep locks open, you’ve got to close them. To do work on a waterway structure, you’ve got to dry it out first, a process called dewatering.

“Last year, our lock operators locked through 25,486 vessels safely during 18,140 lockages along the Okeechobee Waterway,” said Bill Keeney, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District’s supervisory facility management specialist for the west region locks and dams. “We want to do everything possible to keep these locks open for our...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/lock-steps-dewatering-is-the-first-step-before-lock-repairs-can-begin/

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