Business up in January at ports of Savannah, Brunswick
Georgia Ports Authority said it handled 428,000 containers and 65,400 roll-on, roll-off units in January.
Georgia Ports Authority said it handled 428,000 containers and 65,400 roll-on, roll-off units in January.
The Georgia Ports Authority’s board on Tuesday agreed to spend $60 million on further development at the Colonel’s Island Terminal.
A search is ongoing for three missing crew members from a roll-on/roll-off vessel that sank after colliding with a tanker.
The Port of Virginia has recaptured some U.S. military business it lost over the years.
No end date is in sight as the wreckage removal proceeds nearly 16 months after the roll-on/roll-off vessel capsized off the coast of Georgia.
Each cut to separate the car carrier into eight pieces is expected to take “at least a week in ideal conditions.”
Ro-ro vessel has lain on its side since running aground while sailing from the Port of Brunswick in September 2019.
Naval architect says the release of 1,500 tons of ballast left the ro-ro vessel without the needed energy to make a turn leaving the Port of Brunswick.
Technical difficulties plague the first day of a livestreamed hearing conducted by the Coast Guard.
Ro-ro vessel remains on its side awaiting dismantling and removal off the Georgia coast.
Isaias weakened from hurricane to tropical storm over the weekend.
Wrecked car carrier, with some 4,200 vehicles on board, has been on its side in St. Simons Sound since September.
Industry pushes lawmakers for roughly $2 billion in maritime-specific relief in next COVID package.
Portsmouth Marine Terminal will be closed while import volumes are down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The longer the coronavirus crisis continues, “the longer it’s going to take to get the ship righted,” says GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen laying off 2,500 workers in the United States and Mexico, retiring and recycling about 15 vessels.
The contractor dismantling the capsized Golden Ray car carrier responds to vice president’s plea to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.