July 23 - The Port of Tacoma handled 118,921 tonnes of breakbulk cargo in June 2014: a 12 percent rise on the same period last year.
The port also handled its 1 millionth container of 2014 in June, and container volumes improved by 22 percent year-over-year.
The Port of Tacoma said that volumes continued to reflect the surge in imports as shippers moved inventory before the West Coast labour contract expired on June 30, 2014.
The USA’s Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has supported the move of several CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the US Air Force Special Operations Command at its Blount Island Marine Terminal.
On November 24, UniportBilbao reconfirmed its objective of bolstering strategic commercial maritime links with the UK and its customers, while also outlining its decarbonisation strategy for the future.
Project logistics provider Silvasti has acquired the port of Härnösand in Sweden.
Blue Water Shipping has entered into the Greensand Scandinavia carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Denmark.
BOCS Bremen Overseas Chartering and Shipping (BOCS) and Universal Africa Lines (UAL) are now represented by the newly established African Agency Alliance BV (AAA) in the port of Antwerp, Belgium.
Heavy transport operations in Mexico continue to be disrupted with holds on permits and documentation for cargo weighing over 90 tonnes.
