A 570-foot barge loaded with containers full of hazardous chemicals, including chlorine, broke free of its tug last night and has run aground in Sandbridge about a quarter mile north of Little Island Park, Coast Guard officials reported this morning.

Every year, JAXPORT employees organize a charity drive to benefit the United Way of Northeast Florida and Community Health Charities. This year, JAXPORT is presenting a Halloween-themed event, featuring a JAXPORT employee costume contest and prize drawings – and the event is open to anyone who would like to purchase a $10 ticket.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $6 million Economic Development Administration grant to JAXPORT to help improve the Blount Island Marine Terminal railroad system. The grant will be used to rebuild existing track and rail ties, allowing JAXPORT to enhance its global competitiveness and continue to create and retain private sector jobs.

Ocean carriers spend $16 billion annually on repositioning empties
A collapsible container designed by two professors from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, India, could revolutionize the marine cargo sector.

Trans Pacific Container Service Corp. will employ several APS Technology Group terminal automation solutions at its new container terminal at Dames Point in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Port of Houston said it is not open to receive trucks for drop-offs or deliveries on Tuesday, due to recovery efforts and loss of electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
The port is "still in an asset-recovery mode," but the port authority said that based on preliminary assessments its facilities "have limited negative impact from Hurricane Ike."

Hanjin Shipping is planning to reconfigure the shape and size of the container terminal it is negotiating to build in Jacksonville to fit it into its new location at Dames Point.

Shipping containers, those big metal boxes used to transport the lamps, washing machines and furniture in our houses, are now becoming homes in their own right.

The City of Jacksonville’s office of general counsel has recommended tightening procurement procedures in the wake of a FBI investigation of the Port of Jacksonville and contractors that have done business with it.

The Port of Houston, which suspended operations at its Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals Monday afternoon as Tropical Storm Edouard approached, said it reopened them Tuesday.

U.S. trade with South America is increasing at a faster rate than with any other region, except for Africa. During the first four months of 2008, merchandise trade between the U.S. and South America grew 70 percent over the same period of 2007, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics.

n the dead of night on July 8, the MOL Vision, not yet dressed in MOL colors, became the first MOL container vessel to call at Jacksonville when it berthed at the Blount Island terminal and unloaded 100 containers.

Tony Nelson, the vice chairman of the Jacksonville Port Authority who is under federal investigation, has resigned, explaining it was in the best interest of the port.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The very first shipment is being unloaded at the so-called "Port of Gold."

Two of the six post-Panamax container gantry cranes ordered by MOL’s TraPac Terminal at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., arrived on June 16 and cleared the troublesome Dames Point bridge on the full-moon low tide with about five feet to spare.

The Jacksonville Port Authority may be $9 million closer to completing the current phase of channel deepening in Jacksonville harbor.

Florida ports and the ocean cargo carriers calling at Florida ports demonstrate that they are a special and unusual group when it comes time to crunch their import and export numbers.

The American Association of Port Authorities said its AAPA Congress of Latin American Ports will be held in Panama City, Panama, June 17-21.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is getting ready for more growth. More cargo will be coming to Blount Island sooner than expected. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) will bring its first ship to the terminal next month, six months earlier than expected.

Caribbean Shipping and Cold Storage will celebrate 15 years in business on July 3rd, 2008. We want to "Thank You" all for your past support. Many friendships have developed as we have performed our role as your transportation partners.

The deputy executive director of the Jacksonville Port Authority has been placed on administrative leave while the port reviews its procurement procedures in the midst of an ongoing Orlando-area FBI investigation.

A South African company that specializes in container-related sales and repairs will build a facility on the north side of Jacksonville.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service proposes several changes to its fruit, vegetable and specialty crop import reporting requirements.

The Caribbean Shipping Association has announced a new initiative to assist ports of the Caribbean to beef up and maintain effective port security systems.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Department of Homeland Security program to strengthen port security has gaps that terrorists could exploit to smuggle weapons of mass destruction in cargo containers, congressional investigators have found.

The U.S. Census Bureau could publish by the end of this month new export compliance rules that have sat in limbo for three years, government officials and industry sources familiar with the situation say.

Hamburg Sud and the Port of Jacksonville have completed negotiations on a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding the carrier’s presence at the port.

U.S. shippers struggling to find containers and sufficient capacity on ships for their exports are urged by liner carriers to consider booking their shipments as far in advance as possible.

According to managers at the Port of Jacksonville, the port will focus on five strategic initiatives this year as it begins its decade of development.

Hamburg Sud and the Port of Jacksonville have completed negotiations on a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding the carrier’s presence at the port.

CSX Corp. has announced plans for a rail corridor that would link Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest, a plan that shares similarities to Norfolk Southern's Heartland Corridor.

The World Shipping Council said record fuel prices are placing stress on container carriers, and warned that new environmental initiatives to address vessel air emissions will force costs even higher.

A meat packing company has filed a class action lawsuit against the four major liner carriers operating between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Several First Coast Leaders and CSX Corporation officials announced this morning that CSX will build $40 million in railways on the Northside.

s they rush to comply with a proliferation of anti-pollution requirements, freight transportation companies resemble a horse wearing blinkers.

You probably have been hearing the good things about Jaxport landing two major Asian shipping lines - the potential for 50,000 new jobs and a $3 billion economic impact.

JAXPORT and Hanjin Shipping Company LTD have taken another significant step towards development of a new 170-acre container terminal facility in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Port Authority and Hanjin Shipping Co. signed a detailed development agreement for a 170-acre container terminal facility.

Crowley Maritime’s liner services group plans to acquire more than 1,500 new containers and related cargo-handling units this year.

Horizon lines would like to inform our customers of a modification to our Gulf Express (GAX) Service that will begin on Friday, April 18th, 2008. We will be transitioning to a simplified service offering Southbound and Northbound...

The Jacksonville Port Authority released its fiscal 2007 annual report showing the seventh consecutive year of growth in operating revenue despite declines in container throughput and breakbulk shipments.

The historic dominance of West Coast ports in the U.S. trade with Asia is being threatened by East and Gulf Coast ports, which continue to gain containerized cargo from Asia because of their relative cost advantages and room to grow.

High costs and long port delays are major problems for Caribbean nations. Costs associated with importing a 20-foot container range from $1,860 in Haiti to $756 in St. Kitts and Nevis, according to the World Bank.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After attending a private Republican fundraising luncheon at a Mandarin home and touring Jacksonville Port Authority's Blount Island Marine Terminal, President George W. Bush is talking about growing the economy and increasing international trade.

There are only two certainties this year in the trans-Pacific trades: U.S. import growth will be sluggish at best, and U.S. exports will continue to increase.

Congestion, rail rate hikes and longshore costs push boxes from Pacific ports and long intermodal journeys .

When Rick Ferrin was asked at Jacksonville’s annual state-of-the-port presentation what he would request if granted three wishes...

Congress has funded the Jacksonville Port Authority’s $2.8 million, long-planned dredging project in the St. Johns River.

Costco Wholesale Corp. has awarded Trailer Bridge an exclusive contract for all shipments moving in dry containers to Puerto Rico, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based carrier announced recently.

Broward County’s Port Everglades department recently accepted its first shipment of ethanol and, according to reports, three proposed ethanol plants and terminals could be under construction this year.

Congress has funded the Jacksonville Port Authority’s $2.8 million, long-planned dredging project in the St. Johns River.

The international liner shipping industry has been determined by the Department of Homeland Security to be one of the elements of the nation’s “critical infrastructure.” Here’s why:

Sea Star Line said it plans to increase its bunker fuel surcharges for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Eastern Caribbean effective Jan. 20.

The Nassau County Ocean Highway and Port Authority has approved funding to establish a legally registered maritime trade association.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A big shift is on the way for port security in Jacksonville.

Monday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard called off a 17-hour search for a stowaway who escaped in our waters.

Haskell Co., a Jacksonville-based design-build and construction firm, has been named Company of the Year in the First Coast 50 awards.

The First Coast 50, sponsored by consulting firm KPMG and the Times-Union, recognizes the area's top private companies based on revenue.

The proposed repeal of the Puerto Rico trade tonnage tax is a dead issue.

The House and Senate Wednesday passed a version of the 2007 Tax Technical Corrections Act that deleted language repealing the tonnage tax, which had faced stiff opposition from carriers and shippers in the trade.

Rammed earth, sod, yak wool, reclaimed wood, oriented-strand board, straw ... nowadays, the smorgasbord of offerings in alternative building methods and materials is staggeringly abundant, if not a little confusing.

Early cargo could offset Caribbean loss.

It's not a plan set in stone, but it could help offset a 25 percent downswing in trade with Puerto Rico at Jacksonville's ports.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Two port cities, Jacksonville and Ningbo, China, have created an international partnership agreeing to work together.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- It was a shining moment for our city and one we hope to see again. But what if I told you that something happening in Jacksonville right now is even bigger than getting a Super Bowl, a lot bigger.

The World Bank recently issued another controversial list. This one grades countries on their trade logistics.

The Port of Jacksonville, Fla., is swinging for the fences. Long a second-tier port for auto imports and the container trade with Puerto Rico, Jacksonville is now positioned to vault into the ranks of the top East Coast container ports as a result of the preliminary agreement it reached this month that calls for Hanjin Shipping Co. to build a 1 million-TEU-a-year container terminal.

The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is the owner and administrator of all maritime facilities on the island, which include the ports of San Juan, Guánica, Guayanilla, Guayama, Yabucoa, Arecibo, Fajardo, Vieques and Culebra.

Intermodal rail rates have increased dramatically during the past two years and will continue to do so as railroads exert pricing power that other modes “can only dream about,” a transportation consultant said.

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group is enhancing its Caribbean islands service by replacing older, smaller, slower vessels with two new container ships that are larger and faster.

The news for carriers from Puerto Rico is mostly bad and the carriers in the trade have responded with resilience, restructuring, reallocating resources and expanding beyond San Juan into the Eastern Caribbean.

The Jacksonville Port Authority has reached an agreement with a South Korean shipping line to build a $360 million terminal here.

JACKSONVILLE, FL (September 21, 2007) Tamara (Tami) Porter, Director of East Coast & Gulf Terminal Operations for Horizon Lines was named a 2007 Women of Influence honoree at a breakfast held yesterday in...

A local logistics company has called off its merger with a division of a Georgia-based competitor, saying new shipping lines coming into Jacksonville will enable the company to grow on its own.

On August 17, 2005 Caribbean Shipping Services and Caribbean Cold Storage announced their intent to merge with Eagle Logistics Systems by combining their operations...

Paul Robbins is not afraid to make a wholehearted commitment to seize an opportunity – be it selling his Harley Davidson motorcycle for $10,000 to get his Jacksonville shipping enterprise started or, most recently, coming up with $22 million to build a “super-crossdock” facility.

Transporting the frozen to the tropics

Next time you're in Puerto Rico, say hello to any frozen chickens you run into: There's a good chance that they, too, passed through the First Coast on the way to the island.

Shipping returns to normal at Florida ports

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard said normal ship traffic has resumed at the Port of Miami and Port Everglades after Hurricane Wilma swept through the region this week.

Dividend for Horizon Lines

Horizon Lines on Tuesday declared a cash dividend on its outstanding shares of common stock of 11 cents per share, payable Dec. 15 to all stockholders of record as of Dec. 1.

Sea Star expands fleet; jobs to follow

Sea Star Line is adding another vessel to its Puerto Rico-bound cargo fleet, the company announced Wednesday, a move that could create about 30 local jobs.

EU approves Maersk-P&O deal

Historic MOL deal for Jaxport

EU approves Maersk-P&O deal

Historic MOL deal for Jaxport