Night moves: Long Beach begins trial of extended-hour cargo pickup

Giant cranes maneuver containers onto yard dollies on the dock.

Total Terminals International is the launch partner for the Port of Long Beach’s new initiative to increase cargo velocity by expanding gate hours for truck pickup. The move comes amid a huge container surge that is choking productivity and jeopardizing retailers’ holiday deliveries.

The operator of the port’s largest container terminal, located on Pier T, will encourage truckers to make late-night and pre-dawn trips for containers by offering more flexible appointment windows. Shuttle drivers...

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Shipping Executives Reveal Why They Signed the Neptune Declaration

Shipping industry is abuzz with the Neptune Declaration signed by more than 300 firm’s to help stranded seafarers and now shipping executives have voiced their opinion on it, says a Seatrade Maritime News report.

The Call for Action Declaration

On Tuesday 327 companies and organisations publicly committed to the Neptune Declaration of Crew Change and Seafarer Welfare in a pledge to resolve the crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded on vessels when their contracts expired.

https://mfame.guru/shipping-executives-reveal-why-they-signed-the-neptune-declaration/

Enstructure acquires bulk terminal at Port Canaveral

Enstructure

Bulk terminal and logistics services company Enstructure has acquired Ambassador Services’ marine terminal operation at Florida’s Port Canaveral.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Enstructure said it will retain Brian Hubert as president and rename the terminal Ambassador Services International. Hubert will also become a partner in Enstructure.

Ambassador’s Port Canaveral terminal includes 55 acres and 440,000 square feet of warehouse storage, including 280,000 square feet of...

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