The U.S. Department of Energy has issued an order removing regulatory barriers for using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel, signaling a significant shift in policy that could accelerate…
PORT OF JACKSONVILLE
ONE adds Jaxport-East Asia services
Liner operator alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced it will add the Port of Jacksonville to its East Coast 2 (EC2) container service.
The service, beginning February 2025, directly connects Florida’s Jacksonville Port Authority with five ports in Asia with a fleet of vessels each with capacity of 13,500 twenty-foot equivalent units, all operated by ONE, the alliance said in a release.
The service will call the newly modernized SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at the port’s Blount...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/one-adds-jaxport-east-asia-services
Deepened Jacksonville Port Sets New ‘Largest Ship’ Record
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has announced a new record with the arrival of the ONE Stork, marking the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville. The ship is operated by…
https://gcaptain.com/deepened-jacksonville-port-sets-new-largest-ship-record/
BAE Systems Kicks Off $200 Million Upgrade Project at Jacksonville Ship Repair Yard
BAE Systems has started construction of a $200 million upgrade and modernization project at its repair complex in Jacksonville, Florida. The new complex will expand the BAE Systems shipyard’s docking…
Running on Ice: Upgrades come to chilly things
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!
All thawed outShiny new units. Carrier Transicold, manufacturer of reefer units on trailers, announced a new trailer refrigeration unit, the X4 7700. So what’s the difference between the 7700 and the other X4...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-upgrades-come-to-chilly-things
Running on Ice: Florida makes headlines again
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!
All thawed outWhether you believe that reefer units are smart depends on who you ask. Just kidding. If a fridge can have internet and bluetooth attached to it, a reefer unit can have some sort of “smart” component to it. So...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-florida-makes-headlines-again
MSC’s Florida Gulf Feeder service completes first call at JAXPORT
The 1,400 TEU container ship MSC Reet II is the first vessel in MSC’s Florida Gulf Feeder service that made its inaugural call to the Jacksonville Port Authority on 26 April.
The Florida Gulf Feeder service calls the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT) at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal bi-weekly with JAXPORT partner SSA Atlantic providing stevedoring services at Blount Island.
The service connects Jacksonville to major transshipment hubs in the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas....
https://container-news.com/mscs-florida-gulf-feeder-service-completes-first-call-at-jaxport/
Florida Ports: A Sunny View of The Container Trades
Sometime around early October, the ports in Florida, spearheaded by a reinvigorated Florida Ports Council (FPC), began strutting their stuff- encouraging cargo owners to shift their business from the U.S….
https://gcaptain.com/florida-ports-a-sunny-view-of-the-container-trades/
Escape from LA: More container business flees to East Coast
If so many container ships are stuck in the Pacific Ocean, waiting for weeks for a berth in Los Angeles or Long Beach, why not reschedule calls to another port? Why not make like Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in the circa-1996 film and “Escape from LA”?
It’s not that simple, given how much warehousing and transloading capacity is built around the Southern California gateway — and congestion is affecting every port in America. Even so, shippers and carriers are indeed moving to sidestep Los...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/escape-from-la-more-container-business-flees-to-east-coast
Southeast US ports seek to ramp up container capacity
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 TEUshttps://www.freightwaves.com/news/southeast-us-ports-seek-to-ramp-up-container-capacity