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Issue 6 2017 - FBJNA PFS begins NJ expansion


Preferred Freezer Services (PFS) is expanding its cold storage facilities with its newest facility in Kearny, NJ. The cold storage warehouse,


set to open in the summer of 2018, will add 197,000 sq. ft. of freezer space to support the growing needs of their customers in this area. The Kearny cold storage


warehouse will be the company’s 9th in the greater New Jersey/New York area and their 38th in the US following


the opening of Houston Gulf Coast and Chicago 3 next quarter. PFS’s new facility, to


be named New Jersey #9, will be located off I-280 and I-95. It will have a storage capacity of


Evergreen Line’s Ever Sigma sets record for Port of Los Angeles


During the week of June 23, Evergreen Line’s Ever Sigma container ship discharged the 9 millionth TEU to pass through the Port of Los Angeles in the span of 12 months, setting a new annual record for the most container throughput of any port in the western hemisphere. “Nine million TEUs is a major


milestone for Los Angeles, and it’s only fitting that Evergreen Line, a longstanding customer,


discharged the box that set this new Western Hemisphere record,” said Port Executive Director Gene Seroka. “Their operation in Los Angeles is an example of how our customers and supply chain partners are continually adapting to the changing dynamics in the marketplace.” “As a Port of Los Angeles


tenant and partner for more than 50 years, Evergreen is


proud to be the shipping line that delivered the 9 millionth TEU during this 12-month period,” said Evergreen, Roy Amalfitano, Vice Chairman of Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corporation. “Congratulations to everyone involved, including captain and crew of the Ever Sigma, the ILWU labor workforce, and the Everport terminal management team in Los


more than 30,000 pallets, stand 58 feet high, and offer 24 dock doors.


Angeles. Los Angeles remains an important and strategic gateway for Evergreen, and we look forward to growing our business via the Port of Los Angeles.” The 12-month period for this


new record corresponds with the Port’s July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 Fiscal Year, and the Port is on track to end the 2017 calendar year exceeding last year’s record volumes. In 2006, Los Angeles was the first port to surpass an annual throughput of 8 million TEUs, a decade-long record that was broken with CY 2016 volumes of 8.8 million.


JAXPORT welcomes largest containership ever


JAXPORT and the TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point today welcomed the 10,100- TEU MOL Bravo, the largest containership to ever visit a Florida port. The MOL Bravo transited the Suez Canal from Asia before reaching the U.S. East Coast. The federal project to deepen


the Jacksonville shipping channel to 47 feet to accommodate more cargo aboard the largest ships is set to begin construction by early 2018.


“When our harbor is deepened


to 47 feet, a ship like the MOL Bravo will move twice as much cargo in and out of JAXPORT,” said Dennis Kelly, Regional Vice President and General Manager, TraPac Jacksonville. JAXPORT offers direct trade


with Asian ports through both the Panama and Suez Canals. The world’s three largest ocean carrier alliances, THE Alliance, 2M


and Ocean Alliance offer service through JAXPORT.


The port has recorded an average of 21% annual growth in


Asian container volumes during the past five years.


News Roundup


The Agriculture Transportation Coalition announced that three carriers attained the highest score in this year’s Annual AgTC Ocean Carrier Performance Survey: Hamburg Sud, K-Line and NYK. The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $1.17 billion FY 2017/18 budget for the Port of Los Angeles. The new budget links to the objectives in the Port’s Strategic Plan, which focus on infrastructure improvements, supply chain efficiency, strong financial performance and stakeholder engagement.


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On June 30, CMA CGM signed a binding agreement for the sale of a 90% equity interest in Global Gateway South terminal in Los Angeles for a cash consideration of $817 million. Following the completion of the transaction, CMA CGM will remain a minority shareholder holding 10% of the GGS terminal, which it acquired last year as part of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL).


Evergreen Line has teamed up with Alibaba.com, a leading wholesale marketplace for global trade under Alibaba Group, to provide Alibaba.com members with the option of booking sea freight services online with guaranteed space and prices. Evergreen Line has also appointed Evergreen Logistics Corporation as a designated provider of customized, comprehensive logistics solutions for Alibaba.com members opting for its sea freight services.


ShipServ, the world’s leading maritime e-procurement platform, has earned ISO 27001 certification in recognition of the company’s strategy to continually develop its information security practices in line with industry best practice. The certification compliments ShipServ’s existing controls, including regular external Penetration Tests, independent reviews of its IT operations, and constant review of potentially valuable security standards such as NIST and CSE.


Mayor Eric Garcetti and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia have pledged to make the twin ports of the San Pedro Bay global models for cleaner air, sustainability and innovation. They have reaffirmed their commitment to adopting the Paris Climate Agreement goals in their cities, and highlighted the two ports’ critical role in achieving them. The two mayors signed a joint declaration that sets ambitious goals for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to make the transition to zero emissions in their Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). The mayors also affirmed that the CAAP will include new investments in clean technology, expanding at-berth emission reductions, and launching a zero emissions drayage truck pilot program in the next few years.


SeaCube Container Leasing Limited (“SeaCube”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert F. Sappio to the position of CEO, effective immediately.


Sappio will be based in SeaCube’s


headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Sappio brings extensive international experience in the shipping and intermodal transportation.


Yang Ming announced that it has raised US$54 million from several private investors in the first round of its comprehensive recapitalization plan, with “vast interest” from current shareholders. Officials state that thus far, the amount of private placement pledged by investors already exceeds the amount of capital Yang Ming raised in the first round of issuance.


The Ports of Indiana announced that the country’s oldest stevedoring company – Metro Ports – will become the new bulk terminal operator at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Starting July 1, 2017, Metro Ports will manage the loading and unloading of shipments along the port’s East Harbor for port tenants and outside companies shipping bulk cargoes, including products for the steelmaking, agricultural, manufacturing, energy and construction industries.


Port Manatee and Chile are pursuing considerable opportunities to boost two-way trade, according to a Chilean official who visited the port on June 15.


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