RECORDS

Port of LA sets volume-record in April

Volumes Reach 736,466 TEUs, 4.4% Increase Over Previous Year

The Port of Los Angeles handled 736,466 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April, the busiest April in the Port’s 112-year history. The volumes reflect growth of 4.4 percent compared to last April and is three percent more than the previous April record in 2017.

For the first four months of 2019, Port volumes have increased 4.5 percent compared to the same period last year.

“With three-plus years of record throughput, we are focused...

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Haifa Port celebrates new mega vessel record

Haifa Port’s announcement: 

The largest ship ever to arrive in Israel – the Maersk Hamburg container ship, with the immense capacity of 15,300 TEUs called Haifa Port this weekend. The ship has a length of 354 meters, a beam of 54 meter and a draft of more than 15 meters.

Until recently, it seemed that mega vessels of this size would only be able to enter an Israeli port after the new terminals at Haifa and Ashdod were opened, but preparations at Haifa Port Company that included the acquisition of...

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CP marks an all-time record in April

Canadian Pacific reports strong network performance and momentum as it exits a record-setting April.

On the strength of CP’s service and commitment to innovation in the grain supply chain, including investing in new high-capacity hopper cars, April was an all-time record month for Canadian grain and grain products. CP moved a best-ever 2.643 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products this past month, bettering the previous record from October 2018.

This performance took...

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APM Terminals Algeciras sets new record

APM Terminals Algeciras hits a new Port Moves Per Hour (PMPH) record for a vessel berthed at Juan Carlos I berth. On Monday, 25th of March, 187,82  PMPH were registered on MSC Kalina.

The Operations Department of the largest terminal in the Mediterranean confirmed that this is the best result since MSC Ditte called in September 2017. Back then it registered 183,64 PMPH.

MSC Kalina is 366 meters long and 51 meters wide, and has capacity to carry 13,798 containers measured in 20 feet units (TEUs)....

https://container-news.com/apm-terminals-algeciras-record/

SCR marks record freight loading

Over 117.16 million tonnes recorded before end of fiscal year 2018-19

South Central Railwayhas recorded the highest ever freight loading of 117.16 million tonnes (MTs) surpassing the target as well as the earlier best ever annual performance much before the end of the financial year of 2018-19. The Railway Board had set up a target of 111 MTs. However, a multi-pronged strategy, close coordination between different wings and by identifying traffic trends, the record was achieved, said General...

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Port of New York and New Jersey keeps breaking records

The momentum of record-breaking container volume continued in the new year, setting an all-time high in January. Total volume for January 2019 rose by 6.3 percent, posting 622,531 TEUs (355,374 lifts) versus 585,864 TEUs (335,282 lifts) in January of 2018. This increase represents the fifth highest monthly volume ever recorded at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Import loads (TEUs) also rose, showing a 5.9 percent increase in January 2019 compared to 2018, although export loads (TEUs)...

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JAXPORT announces record Jan container volume

During the 2019 State of the Port event, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) CEO Eric Green announced that JAXPORT has achieved its best ever January container volumes, with total container movements increasing 16 percent over the same period last year. Nearly 121,400 twenty-foot equivalent units (or TEUs, the industry standard for measuring containers) moved through JAXPORT in January 2019.

The port’s Asian container volumes continue to show significant growth, up 17 percent year–to–date with...

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Port of NY & NJ breaks its all-time annual container volume record

During 2018, the Port of New York and New Jersey handled more than 7 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) for the first time in its history, which dates back to the 1950s. The 7,179,788 TEUs handled allows the port to maintain its position as the busiest on the East Coast and the third busiest in the nation following Los Angeles and Long Beach. The cargo growth was bolstered by an 8.2 percent increase in imported goods including clothing, furniture, electronics and other everyday products...

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Port NOLA marks an annual container record

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2018 than at any time in its history, totaling 591,253 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 12.3 percent compared to one year ago. The record marks the fifth year in a row Port NOLA has surpassed the half million TEU-mark at its Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal, which is operated by New Orleans Terminal and Ports America.

“The expansion of the Panama Canal and growth in containerized exports, namely resin and frozen poultry, have...

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NC Ports sets new record for container moves

Wilmington, N.C. – North Carolina Ports set an all-time high for container moves in calendar year 2018. The Port of Wilmington recorded a year-over-year container volume increase of 23 percent.

“The increase in container moves at the Port of Wilmington is a testament to the commitment North Carolina Ports has made in improving its infrastructure to meet and exceed customer demand,” said NC Ports Executive Director Paul J. Cozza. “We are proud that we could maintain this annual growth especially...

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