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Port Of Houston Sets Container, Tonnage Records In 2022

January 27, 2023

The Port of Houston (Port Houston) set a pair of new records in 2022 and saw individual cargo statistics surge to heights, in some cases, not seen in years. Container… Read More

Litrico Gives Update On Container Vessel Progress

September 23, 2022

The first speaker at the St. Louis Inland River Seminar, supported by Fox Smith LLC and held at the Missouri Athletic Club downtown September 20, was Sal Litrico, CEO of… Read More

Companies Test Foldable Shipping Containers To Resolve Shipping Imbalance

November 26, 2021

Designers of folding shipping containers hope there will be more demand for their products because of the backups created by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, according to a recent… Read More

Container Movements Still Full Of Uncertainties Waterways Journal Editorial

Container Movements Still Full Of Uncertainties

November 19, 2021

Now that the holidays are approaching, we are hearing a steady drumbeat of stories about the shipping jam on the West Coast, inflation and prices increases, along with demands for… Read More

Mobile Port Reports Record Container Growth APM Terminals Mobile took delivery August 26 of two rubber tire gantry cranes to support growth at the port’s intermodal container transfer facility. (Photo courtesy of Alabama State Port Authority)

APM Terminals Mobile took delivery August 26 of two rubber tire gantry cranes to support growth at the port’s intermodal container transfer facility. (Photo courtesy of Alabama State Port Authority)

Mobile Port Reports Record Container Growth

September 20, 2021

Containerized cargo volumes continue to climb in 2021 as shippers seek uncongested gateways servicing key North American markets. In August, container volume through the Port of Mobile increased 34 percent… Read More

Arcosa Rolls Out Specialized Container Barges At 200 by 70 feet, the new barge takes up the same space in a tow as two standard hopper barges, but can hold 72 40-foot containers, nearly twice as much as the two standard barges would be able to handle.

At 200 by 70 feet, the new barge takes up the same space in a tow as two standard hopper barges, but can hold 72 40-foot containers, nearly twice as much as the two standard barges would be able to handle.

Arcosa Rolls Out Specialized Container Barges

May 28, 2021

For years, said Neal Langdon, executive vice president of Arcosa Marine Products Inc., proponents of container-on-barge (COB) have had difficulty persuading stakeholders to invest in shoreside COB assets because they… Read More

American Patriot Officials Discuss Timetable For Transformative Container Project A screenshot from the Inland Marine Expo panel on the Louisiana Gateway Terminal shows the layout of the proposed terminal and panelists Ken Eriksen, Sal Litrico and Sandy Sanders.

A screenshot from the Inland Marine Expo panel on the Louisiana Gateway Terminal shows the layout of the proposed terminal and panelists Ken Eriksen, Sal Litrico and Sandy Sanders.

American Patriot Officials Discuss Timetable For Transformative Container Project

October 9, 2020

While the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 drastically enlarged the land area of the fledgling United States—about 827,000 square miles was acquired in the deal with France—the Mississippi River, which formed… Read More

Port NOLA Sets New Container Record In 2018

February 1, 2019

The Port of New Orleans has announced it set a new record in 2018 for container handling, with 591,253 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved at its Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal… Read More

Savannah Port Sets Container Record Ship-to-shore cranes load export boxes onto vessels at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal in this February 26, 2018, file photo. The Georgia Ports Authority handled nearly 414,000 twenty-foot-equivalent container units in October. (photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B. Morton)

Ship-to-shore cranes load export boxes onto vessels at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal in this February 26, 2018, file photo. The Georgia Ports Authority handled nearly 414,000 twenty-foot-equivalent container units in October. (photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B. Morton)

Savannah Port Sets Container Record

December 10, 2018

The Port of Savannah moved more container cargo in October than any other month in its history, with 413,800 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEU) crossing its docks, the port announced November… Read More

Port Of Houston Container Volume On Record Pace Through First Nine Months Of Year

November 23, 2018

Container volume at Port Houston (Texas) container terminals remains vigorous as cargo movement continues to lead last year’s pace showing a 10 percent growth through the third quarter. In 2015,… Read More