Southeast ports and carriers agree to upgrade chassis pool

Port officials in Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; and Wilmington, North Carolina, along with the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association, have signed an agreement to upgrade and expand the South Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP).

Dubbed SACP 3.0, the agreement among the Georgia Ports Authority, Jacksonville Port Authority, North Carolina State Ports Authority and the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association calls for up to 50,000 new high-tech intermodal chassis to handle the...

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Reefer volume and ship size up in North Carolina

The North Carolina State Ports Authority is celebrating a refrigerated container volume record and the expected arrival of the largest vessel ever to call the Port of Wilmington.

NC Ports said it moved 1,459 refrigerated containers — 2,918 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) — through the Port of Wilmington in April. It did not say what the previous record was. 

“Our record-setting April highlights our expanding perishables portfolio as we have quadrupled refrigerated container volume over the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reefer-volume-and-ship-size-up-in-north-carolina

NC Ports’ closure notice

The North Carolina State Ports Authority’s terminals in Wilmington, Morehead City and Charlotte will be closed to commercial truck traffic in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23. However, if requested, special opening arrangements are available and may be made by contacting NC Ports Customer Service via email at [email protected].
The Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City and Charlotte Intermodal Terminal will reopen on Monday,...

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NCSPA terminals’ closure notice

The North Carolina State Ports Authority’s terminals in Wilmington, Morehead City and Charlotte will be closed to commercial truck traffic in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday on Monday, November 12, 2018. However, if requested, special opening arrangements are available and may be made by contacting N.C. Ports Customer Service via email at[email protected].

The Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City and Charlotte Intermodal Terminal will re-open on Tuesday, November 13 during...

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