JAXPORT

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 The new ship-to-shore cranes will replace outdated equipment at the port.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

googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot(‘/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1’, [[728, 90], [468, 60], [300, 100], [320, 50]], ‘div-gpt-ad-b1-i-fw-ad-6’).defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
gptAdSlots.push(gptSlot);
});

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-b1-i-fw-ad-6’); });

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/

Jaxport welcomes largest container ship to call

The Jacksonville Port Authority on Tuesday celebrated the largest vessel ever to call the Florida port. 

The container ship, One Stork, has a carrying capacity of 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units. Previously the largest ship to call Jaxport had a capacity of 11,923 TEUs.

One Stork is the first of nine larger vessels that will call Jaxport through the EC5 container service operated by The Alliance. The container ship is operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE) within The Alliance, a partnership...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxport-welcomes-largest-container-ship-to-call

JAXPORT refunded US$35 million for Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District presented JAXPORT with a US$35 million refund for unused prepayments from the recently completed Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project.

JAXPORT is actively working with the City of Jacksonville and the State of Florida. Both of them contributed funding toward the project, to determine their share of the refund amount as outlined in the project agreements.

Completed in May 2022, the project deepened 11 miles of the federal shipping...

https://container-news.com/jaxport-refunded-us35-million-for-jacksonville-harbor-deepening-project/

JAXPORT, Aruba ink agreement to grow business connections

During JAXPORT Board of Directors meeting, State of Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis, Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes, and other dignitaries from the island of Aruba joined leadership from JAXPORT and Eagle LNG Partners LLC (Eagle LNG) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

JAXPORT and Aruba are trying to mutually promote business and tourism opportunities between the two regions, share best practices on port operations and environmental sustainability, and explore...

https://container-news.com/jaxport-aruba-ink-agreement-to-grow-business-connections/

+ More
Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon
By subscribing, you agree with our privacy policy and our terms of service.