The Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal is already the South Atlantic region’s busiest intermodal gateway, handling 38 trains per week of import and export cargo. The Mason Mega Rail project will deliver the largest on-dock intermodal rail facility for a port authority in North America. The new rail infrastructure is part of a comprehensive expansion plan that includes a deeper harbor, the largest ship-to-shore crane fleet of any U.S. terminal, adding 60 rubber-tired gantry yard cranes and expanding truck gates. The Mason Mega Rail Terminal is the next step in the Port of Savannah’s drive ..read more

Due to a nationwide protest in Iraq that began on Friday 25 October, all terminals are closed and have ceased operations as advised by the authorities. Currently, port operations in Umm Qasr, Iraq are closed, there is no cargo delivery process and all ships are staying at the port without operation. No further ships are allowed to enter Umm Qasr temporarily. The local Government at Basra also announced that Sunday 27 October was a holiday on occasion of the anniversary of death of Prophet Mohammed. On Monday, 28 October, terminal operations started in the first part of the day but, were stoppe ..read more

Cargo Logistics is excited to announce the arrival of three additional ship-to-shore cranes with 155 feet of lift height to our hometown Port of Charleston. The cranes arrived in Charleston Harbor today aboard the Zhen Hua 28 vessel after a two-month journey from China. SCPA’s crane purchases are part of a multiyear effort to further modernize operations and upgrade infrastructure to handle larger ships. The cranes will remain at Columbus Street Terminal in downtown Charleston for several days before being transported to their permanent home at Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant. The new c ..read more

Cargo Logistics International has announced the opening of an advanced rail transloading facility in Savannah, GA. The facility is directly serviced by Norfolk Southern and was developed in association with an industry leader in the handling and storage of bulk liquid products. The facility went fully operational on January 2, 2019 and is designed for bulk liquid transloading with a direct emphasis on servicing the Pine Chemical Industry market.The Pine Chemical Industry directly contributes to the U.S. economy with over $1.92 billion in shipments while covering more than 19 states and employi ..read more

Cargo Logistics International continues to monitor the progress of Hurricane Florence which remains a powerful Category 4 hurricane that is forecasted to make landfall on the southeast U.S. coast later this week.  Based on the storm’s current projected path, CLI has closed it's Charleston office for the remainder of the week.Operations outside of the affected area remain in full operation without disruption. Ongoing updates will be provided as this storm system progresses ..read more

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 378,767 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUS) in July, an increase of 12.7 percent, or 42,668 TEUs, compared to the same month last year. It was the second busiest month on record for the Port of Savannah. “July was an incredible start to our fiscal year, with double-digit growth across our container, breakbulk and dry bulk operations,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. In Fiscal Year 2018 (July 2017—June 2018), rail cargo at Garden City Terminal increased by 16 percent (60,000 containers) for a total of 435,000 intermodal rail lifts. July conti ..read more

Ports in the eastern Caribbean island are under condition ZULU, with San Juan closed indefinitely due to lack of power and telecommunications, as Hurricane Maria makes her way northwest. Source: www.americanshipper.com Hurricane Maria has caused widespread devastation the island of Puerto Rico after making landfall in the U.S. territory just weeks after Hurricane Irma skirted the coast, causing service disruptions for shippers throughout the Caribbean. Puerto Rico’s power grid is completely offline, with widespread flooding and mudslides a major issue for rescue and clean-up operations after t ..read more

Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has reportedly confirmed an order for 11 22,000-TEU vessels, which would not only be the largest order in the 47-year-old company’s history, but one of the biggest ever in the containership industry. According to a report from industry news outlet Lloyd’s List, MSC chief executive Diego Aponte has confirmed that the company is ordering 11 ultra-large container vessels. The news comes on the heels of rival CMA CGM of France revealing that it was ordering up to nine containerships of 22,000 TEUs – six firm orders with an option for three more ..read more

01/31/2017 Forwarders are expressing concern and confusion, on the eve of the new budget, over the recently implemented 4.5% ocean freight tax imposed on Indian importers. The tax came into effect on 22 January, with no notice, and is applied to all shipments imported into India which are ‘pre-paid’. If shipments are booked on the basis of cost and freight (C&F) or cost, insurance and freight (CIF), the ocean freight is paid by the exporter. But the confusion – as ever – lies with who must pay the new import tax, with forwarders complaining that they are being treated like banks. One lawy ..read more

The Northern California port says there is ample capacity to absorb cargo business at other Oakland terminals after a "unilateral" decision to depart by the joint operators of Outer Harbor Terminal LLC. The second largest terminal at the Port of Oakland is planning to cease their operations and turn the terminal back over to the port by the end of March. Outer Harbor Terminal LLC (OHT), a joint venture between Ports America, the largest stevedore and terminal operating company in the United States, and Terminal Investment Ltd. (TIL), the stevedoring affiliate of ocean carrier Mediterranean Shi ..read more