Export containers are loaded onto a Yang Ming vessel at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. GPA says it is moving cargo at a rate of more than 6 million TEUs per year. (GPA/Stephen Morton)

Intermodal Briefs: Port of Savannah, Port of Los Angeles

Port of Savannah handles more than 575,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in August. Also, Port of Los Angeles cargo volume eases in August.

Aerial view of the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in California. (Photograph Courtesy of Port of Los Angeles)

Intermodal Briefs: Ports of LA, Virginia

The Port of Los Angeles, Calif., and the Port of Virginia® have set July cargo records.

Intermodal Briefs: IANA, Port of Los Angeles, J.B. Hunt

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announces winners of its three industry awards. Also, the Port of Los Angeles sets new June cargo record and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (J.B.

According to CalSTA, 70% of the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program funding will go to projects that support goods movement through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

California 2023 Budget Targets Port, Supply Chain Projects

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 30 signed the state’s upcoming fiscal year budget, which includes $2.3 billion for port infrastructure improvements and upgrades, including $110 million for the creation of a

The Port of Savannah handled more than 519,000 TEUs in May.

Intermodal Roundup: Port of Savannah, Port of Los Angeles Hit Record Highs

The Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Port of Savannah moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 set in October 2021. GPA’s May volumes

The Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville has added four miles of track to accommodate unit train delivery to and from the port, along with two new rail loops connected to the waterfront intermodal facility. (Photo Courtesy of Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville)

Intermodal Roundup: Port of Los Angeles, Ports of Indiana

The Port of Los Angeles (Calif.) is allocating $34.3 million to Pier 400 Corridor Storage Track Expansion in its FY2022-23 budget. Also, the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville (Ind.) added four miles to its existing 11-mile rail network along with two loop tracks as part of a $24 million investment in capacity improvement projects.

Aerial view of the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in California. (Photograph Courtesy of Port of Los Angeles)

San Pedro Bay Ports Set April Records

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., handled 887,357 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) and 820,718 TEUs, respectively, in April 2022. Volumes are expected to grow this summer once COVID-19 lockdowns end in China.

At the Port of Long Beach, more than 800,000 containers moved in January as workers cleared cargo from terminals.

Port of Long Beach: Record January Leading to ‘Moderately Busy’ Spring

Port of Long Beach, Calif., dockworkers and terminal operators moved 800,943 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January, up 4.8% from prior-year period; it was the busiest January on record, and the port reported that it expects to be “moderately busy into the spring.”

UP said its order with Progress Rail and Wabtec represents “the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a U.S. Class I railroad.” (Photo Courtesy of UP)

UP Acquiring 20 Battery-Electrics for Yard Service

Union Pacific on Jan. 28 reported ordering 10 battery-electric locomotives apiece from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, and Wabtec Corp. for yard testing; the “green” units plus yard infrastructure upgrades will exceed $100 million and support the Class I railroad’s efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Port of Long Beach Sets Cargo Record for 2021

Port of Long Beach dockworkers and terminal operators moved 9.38 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2021, up 15.7% from the previous record set in 2020.

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