JAXPORT

Jaxport completes vehicle berth expansion

The Jacksonville Port Authority said it has completed a yearlong construction project to expand vehicle Berth 22 at the Blount Island Marine Terminal. 

The berth is the first of two vehicle berth projects in a $60 million initiative to increase efficiencies and accommodate additional vehicle vessel calls. 

The expansion will enable Berth 22 to accommodate larger vehicle vessels 750 feet in overall length.

Construction is also underway on a new vehicle berth at Blount Island, to be completed in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxport-completes-vehicle-berth-expansion

JAXPORT completes first of two vehicle carrier terminal expansions

Contractors for the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) have completed a year-long construction project to expand vehicle carrier Berth 22 at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The berth is the first of two vehicle carrier berth projects in a $60 million total initiative to increase efficiencies and accommodate additional vehicle vessel calls and the next generation of car carriers.

Expanding Berth 22 allows it to accommodate larger vehicle carriers than it could previously serve. Now...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/jaxport-completes-first-of-two-vehicle-carrier-terminal-expansions/

Jaxport adding more global container services in 2025

A host of ocean container lines are adding the Port of Jacksonville, Florida, to their services in 2025.

The new calls come as Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) dissolve their 2M Alliance vessel-sharing agreement as of January.

Jaxport said in a release that three primary changes are taking place beginning in February 2025.

The Gemini Cooperation alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will now call Jaxport as part of a new, direct service that also calls Cartagena, Colombia. Gemini will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxport-adding-more-global-container-services-in-2025

US Coast Guard reopens several ports following Hurricane Milton

The United States Coast Guard announced the reopening of several ports in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

In particular, Florida’s Key West, Port Everglades, Port Miami and Miami River, Georgia’s Savannah and Brunswick and South Carolina’s Charleston and Georgetown have restarted operations.

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the Gulf coast of Florida and restrengthened in the Atlantic Ocean after crossing the peninsula. According to the US Coast Guard, the extent of...

https://container-news.com/us-coast-guard-reopens-several-ports-following-hurricane-milton/

Jacksonville Port Authority braces for Hurricane Helene, possible ILA strike

As Hurricane Helene inches closer to Florida and a possible strike looms over East and Gulf Coast ports, the Jacksonville Port Authority has provided a weather and labor update.

According to a news release from the Jacksonville Port Authority, the U.S. Coast Guard has set the port to condition Zulu, which prohibits vessel movements. The release states that the port’s terminal gates will remain open throughout the storms, though this might change depending on the storm’s movement and direction...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jacksonville-port-authority-braces-for-hurricane-helene-possible-ila-strike

Höegh Autoliners could be bunkering clean ammonia in JAXPORT by 2027

clean ammonia signing picture

Höegh Autoliners and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the supply and delivery of clean ammonia as a next-generation sustainable maritime fuel for Höegh’s upcoming Aurora Class PCTC vessels. The agreement will see them look into the supply of clean ammonia as a bunker fuel at the ports of Singapore and Jacksonville, Fla. (JAXPORT) from 2027 onwards.

The twelve Aurora Class vessels are set to become the largest and most eco-friendly car carriers ever...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/hoegh-autoliners-could-be-bunkering-clean-ammonia-in-jaxport-by-2027/

Jacksonville attorney Tom Slater appointed to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has appointed attorney Tom Slater to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors.

The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Slater’s appointment on November 28.

Tom Slater is an attorney with the law firm of Pajcic & Pajcic, with practice areas that include maritime, trucking and aviation law. He is a board-certified trial attorney licensed in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia.

Slater currently serves on the PACE Center for Girls board and has served as president of...

https://container-news.com/jacksonville-attorney-tom-slater-appointed-to-jaxports-board-of-directors/

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

Florida seaports brace for Idalia’s impact

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Ports along Florida’s coasts are preparing for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to hit the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-seaports-brace-for-idalias-impact

MSC’s ScanBaltic to US service increases calls at Jacksonville

MSC’s ScanBaltic to the United States container service, now calling the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) bi-weekly, is going to increase its sailing frequency into Jacksonville to weekly from early August.

The service connects Jacksonville with seven destinations in Northern Europe.

The service’s port rotation is Klaipeda (Lithuania), Gdynia (Poland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Bremerhaven (Germany), Felixstowe (UK), Antwerp (Belgium), Le Havre (France), New York (US), Philadelphia (US), Norfolk...

https://container-news.com/mscs-scanbaltic-to-us-service-increases-calls-at-jacksonville/

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