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Business up in January at ports of Savannah, Brunswick

The Port of Savannah kicked off 2024 with a modest gain in container shipments, moving 428,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in January, a 1.5% year-over-year (y/y) increase from the same month last year.

The port ended calendar-year 2023 with a total of 4.9 million TEUs, a decrease of 16% compared to 2022. 

Higher inflation rates and interest rates slowed consumer spending, resulting in higher inventories in warehouses, according to officials for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/business-up-in-january-at-ports-of-savannah-brunswick

Nissan steering imports through Port of Brunswick

The Georgia Ports Authority announced Tuesday that Nissan North America has chosen the Port of Brunswick as a new point of entry to serve U.S. markets. 

Nissan North America joins two dozen other auto manufacturers at Colonel’s Island, according to the GPA, which said the 1,700-acre terminal provides immediate access to Interstate 95 and from there, I-10 and I-16. 

The GPA reported Tuesday that August roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) volumes at the Port of Brunswick grew 3.3% year over year to 53,600...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nissan-steering-imports-through-port-of-brunswick

Ship carrying auto parts sinks off Japan coast

A search is ongoing for three crew members reported missing from a roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) vessel that sank off the coast of Japan early Friday morning. 

The MV Byakko sank at about 2:40 a.m. local time after colliding with the chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer just before midnight in the Seto Inland Sea, Reuters reported. The Byakko reportedly sank about 2.5 miles off the coast of Imabari.

Nine of the Byakko’s 12 crew members were said to have been rescued by the Japanese coast guard and nearby...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ship-carrying-auto-parts-sinks-off-japan-coast

Port of Virginia wins $15M contract for military cargo

A large container ship arrives at the Port of Virginia.

Virginia International Terminals last month won a $15.4 million contract for stevedoring and terminal services to support military cargoes, boosting the diversification strategies of the Port of Virginia and the Defense Department.

Under the five-year contract awarded by the U.S. Transportation Command, the port’s commercial arm will handle inbound and outbound containerized cargo, heavy equipment, and vehicles transported by military and civilian vessels.

Roll-on/roll-off and geared vessels will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginia-wins-$15m-contract-for-military-cargo

Rail, road and land capacity make Newcastle an attractive deep water trade hub

Craig Carmody, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Newcastle, writes:

“In 2020, Port of Newcastle’s deep water access and excellent connections to national road and rail networks continued to provide an attractive supply chain option for a range of trade types. Diversification continues to be a key goal for our region.

“The port’s break bulk and project cargo handling facilities were again in high demand, most notably to facilitate the delivery of new ferries and trains for New South Wales.

“May...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/rail-road-and-land-capacity-make-newcastle-an-attractive-deep-water-trade-hub/

Golden Ray dismantling continues into new year

The new year has begun the same way the last one did in St. Simons Sound. The M/V Golden Ray is still there.

To be fair, not all of the capsized car carrier remains off the coast of the Port of Brunswick, Georgia. Two of eight sections have been cut off and at some point in 2021, all traces of the 2019 accident should be gone.

St. Simons Sound Incident Response is indeed responsive to inquiries and posts regular updates on the mission to cut apart the vessel, which was transporting about 4,300...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/golden-ray-dismantling-continues-into-new-year

Chain break latest kink in Golden Ray dismantling

Salvage crews in St. Simons Sound on Tuesday continued cutting the first of eight huge sections of the M/V Golden Ray wreckage.

The Golden Ray ran aground and capsized while departing from the Port of Brunswick in Georgia in September 2019. The roll-on/roll-off vessel, with about 4,300 vehicles on board, has remained on its side in St. Simons Sound since the accident. 

The dismantling was delayed first by a coronavirus infection among the response personnel in July, then by the arrival of the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/chain-break-latest-kink-in-golden-ray-dismantling

Golden Ray dismantling equipment arrives in St. Simons Sound

The heavy-lift vessel needed to dismantle the M/V Golden Ray, the car carrier that has been on its side off the coast of Georgia since capsizing more than a year ago, arrived in St. Simons Sound on Tuesday.

“The next step in the process is final rigging and anchoring, which will take place over the next several days,” Coast Guard Petty Officer Michael Himes told American Shipper. “Once that is complete, we will begin cutting operations, weather permitting.”

The VB10,000 is equipped with two...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/golden-ray-dismantling-equipment-arrives-in-st-simons-sound

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