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Seattle port operator tackles congestion with new container storage fee

Port cranes extend sideways across a vessel full of containers.

SSA Marine has notified importers at its Seattle port facilities that it will introduce an additional storage charge on Wednesday for containers lingering longer than five days in an effort to clear space so stevedores can better service vessels and reduce cargo delays.

The cargo-handling company said it will temporarily levy a $50-per-day fee on containers dwelling longer than five days after they are made available for pickup at terminals 5, 18 and 30 in the Port of Seattle. The late pickup...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/seattle-port-operator-tackles-congestion-with-new-container-storage-fee

Chilean major port initiates investment plan

Kalmar has agreed with SAAM Group, the fourth-largest port operator in South America, to equip Chile’s San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI), a port operated by SAAM and SSA Marine, with 26 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors.

The new machines are expected to be delivered during the fourth quarter of the current year and will be added to the existing fleet at STI, which includes approximately 25 Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors, 11 of which are Kalmar Ottawa T2 units with the same configuration...

https://container-news.com/chilean-major-port-initiates-investment-plan/

Four of the largest cranes on USWC to boost Seattle capabilities

The four new ZPMC Super-Post Panamax cranes have arrived at the Seattle Harbor, after several weeks travelling from Shanghai to the Pacific Northwest, to enhance the capabilities of the Terminal 5.

The new cranes, which are owned and will be operated by SSA Marine, stand 96 metres tall with a 73-metre outreach boom and can lift 100 tons, being among the largest on the West Coast of the United States.

The new equipment is part of the Terminal 5 Modernization Project, which will expand gateway...

https://container-news.com/four-of-the-largest-cranes-on-uswc-to-boost-seattle-capabilities/

Among Piers: Military cargo deployed from JAXPORT

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“The most challenging part of a deployment operation is ensuring the synchronization of all of the elements. It is not a one-person show, it’s a team effort,” said Army Lt. Col. Altwan Whitfield, commander of the 841st Transportation Battalion.

The Jacksonville Port Authority was part of a recent team effort, serving as the first of three U.S. ports to participate in a large-scale deployment of military cargo. The JAXPORT operations took place at the Florida port’s Blount Island Marine...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/among-piers-military-cargo-deployed-from-jaxport

JAXPORT positioned ‘for great things to come’

Last year JAXPORT CEO Eric Green delivered his State of the Port 2020 address to a crowd of more than 450 over lunch in a Jacksonville, Florida, hotel ballroom. 

The world has changed, but the Jacksonville Port Authority chief executive officer still delivered an optimistic forecast for 2021 in an across-the-table conversation with Jamie Shelton, the JAXPORT board chairman, on Tuesday.

“We continue to see container growth in the Puerto Rico market as well as an uptick and a rebound on the Asian...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxport-positioned-for-great-things-to-come

Vehicle handling steers JAXPORT to cargo gain

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) provided evidence the global automobile manufacturing industry is recovering from the economic crash it suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting its vehicle volumes grew 7% year-over-year in its first fiscal quarter.

The 185,513 vehicles moved between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 marked the second-busiest quarter for the automotive sector in the Jacksonville, Florida, port’s history.

JAXPORT’s fiscal year began Oct. 1. The strong demand for vehicles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/vehicle-handling-steers-jaxport-to-cargo-gain

JAXPORT expands funding for harbor deepening

JAXPORT was awarded $75 million this week to help deepen its harbor.

The Jacksonville, Florida, port authority called the $35 million grant and $40 million loan approved by the City Council a “historic win for our community and the 15,000 jobs that will be created or protected” by the project.

JAXPORT said the harbor deepening, which will take the 13-mile shipping channel from 40 feet to 47 feet and allow larger container ships to call, is expected to be completed in 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of...

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