JAXPORT saw a 15% increase in container volume and a 20% growth in vehicle volumes for the first three quarters of its 2021 fiscal year, the Florida port said Monday.
May’s container movements at the Jacksonville port beat the previous record set in October 2019.
“We have invested in the right infrastructure at the right time to handle growing cargo volumes and bigger ships,” says South Carolina Ports’ Jim Newsome.
“Imagine a port where a ship slows down on approach to reduce emissions, plugs into the electrical grid at berth instead of burning fuel to run vital systems and is worked by zero-emissions cranes, yard vehicles and trucks. That’s our reality in Long Beach.”
“American customers will be able to choose to transport their goods using LNG, a new technology that helps to preserve air quality by eliminating almost all atmospheric pollutants,” said CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.
“There’s tremendous opportunity for Florida-bound cargo,” says JAXPORT CEO Eric Green during his State of the Port address Tuesday.
JAXPORT says strong demand for vehicles and consumer goods contributed to a solid first fiscal quarter.
U.S. ports have seen “month-over-month strength across multiple business segments.”
Drugs valued at more than $411 million are offloaded at Port Everglades, and the new Long Beach bridge shines bright.
“We’re able to reach virtually 100% of our customers in Florida overnight from Jacksonville, which was a real selling point for us,” says aftermarket auto parts retailer.
1971: The round-up of all imported autos into Jacksonville is near conclusion as the latest arrival of 785 Chrysler Colts enters the Port.
Air cargo carrier names Yulia Celetaria health care director and forms vaccine task force.
2020 wins include harbor-deepening funding and Blount Island berth enhancements.
JAXPORT is there to help as consumers shift from a shop-till-you-drop mentality to a shop-till-it-drops reality.
“This service further connects northeast Florida exporters, including the area’s robust forest products sector, to an important and growing segment of the global economy.”
Denny Slagle retired as Volvo Group executive vice president and Mack Trucks president in 2018.
Foreign-flagged tanker receives 225 metric tonnes of LNG at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.
The new unit can pass over stacks of boxes four high (48 feet) and five wide (plus a truck lane, a total of 69 feet).
Jacksonville, Florida, port this week also welcomed the largest LNG-powered ro-ro vessel on its maiden voyage to the United States.
Cause of blaze at the Blount Island Marine Terminal remains under investigation.
