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Port of Oakland welcomes CMA CGM’s first call Asia service


The Port of Oakland announced that CMA CGM marked the beginning of direct


its first vessel service linking


China and Oakland, CA, with the arrival of the ship AFRICA FOUR on February 12. “This opens up so many


possibilities,” said Port of Oakland Maritime Director Bryan Brandes. “Our customers can significantly improve the transit time for getting their products to consumers with a first-call and also use Oakland to reach the U.S. interior through our rail connections.” Oakland becomes the first US


stop for ships in the new weekly Golden Gate Bridge service. The shipping


route connects the


The CMA CGM AFRICA FOUR makes first call at the Port of Oakland. (Port of Oakland photo.)


ports of Shanghai, Yantian and Kaohsiung in China to Oakland. Ships in the service will sail from Asia straight to the Port of Oakland and then call Seattle


before returning to China. It has been more than a decade since Oakland offered a first-call service to US importers. The service is expected to increase containerized cargo volume in Oakland. First-call service is expected to


increase rail cargo shipments from Oakland, the Port said.


Delta’s Vaccine Watch Tower ensures smooth COVID-19 vaccine shipments


Delta continues to support the global effort to beat the pandemic with numerous successful COV- ID-19 vaccine shipments within the U.S. These critical vaccines are shipped with the highest pri- ority on Delta aircraſt, with the entire journey monitored by the airline’s Vaccine Watch Tower. The Vaccine Watch Tow-


er, open 24/7, enables end-to-end visibility for all shipments with centralized monitoring and customer reporting. The team follows each consignment from booking to delivery, pro- actively updating custom- ers every step of the way. If there is a disruption dur-


ing any part of the jour- ney,


Tower works across numer- the Vaccine Watch


ous divisions on a recov- ery plan to ensure the vac- cines reach the final destination. Delta recently had two COV-


ID-19 vaccine shipments con- necting through Atlanta to the West Coast. Due to mechanical delays on the inbound flights to Atlanta, both shipments would miss their


connections without interven- tion. The Vaccine Watch Tower, however, brought together Delta teams to ensure the vaccines made it safely to Seattle. The delay of the aircraſt into


Atlanta was minimized, with the two onward flights held for a


short time aſter evaluat- ing that customer and opera-


Imports destined for interior destinations such as or Memphis


are usually


discharged on the West Coast and shipped by rail. Due to the added transit time for rail, first-call service is critical and the Port of Oakland has ample rail capacity for inland cargo. Oakland’s first-call service


is a response to the significant e-commerce growth in the U.S. Distributors are locating depots near the Port to reach online shippers in western states, and the Golden Gate Bridge service will provide great value for online retailers as their cargo can be discharged at a ship’s first US stop.


tional disruption would be min- imal. The Airport Coordination Center and Delta’s Atlanta Cargo team updated the pilots on the reason for the delay and en- sured the two aircraſt were at adjacent gates at the airport to al- low the teams to quickly transfer the vaccines. “To say this was our most chal-


lenging shipment to date would be an understatement, but the entire Delta team pulled together to make it a success,” said Delta’s James Ryu, Manag- er - Cargo Control Center. “We are judged every day by the ser- vice we deliver our customers, and this is critical as we build trust with healthcare manufac- turers and shippers that we can handle their business. None of this would have been possible without our employees who en- able our business to operate and serve our customers.”


Chicago


Issue 2 2021 - FBJNA News Roundup


A container repair depot operated by Ports America Chesapeake at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal has been being relocated to an off-dock location to accommodate the Port’s surging growth in container volume. The move of the container repair depot provides more space for container handling at the dock and improves overall operational efficiencies for truckers. Ports America Chesapeake has partnered with Marine Repair Service to provide container repair at the new facility.


The Galveston Wharves ended 2020 with a positive cash flow despite the pandemic and the related suspension of the port’s cruise business. Port officials attribute this to fewer expenses and success in generating additional revenues. In 2020 income from operations, grants and investments totaled $29 million, while expenses totaled just over $27 million, leaving Galveston Wharves with a positive cash flow of $2 million.


Sediment dredged from shipping channels leading to the Port of Baltimore is helping restore the underutilized Ridgley’s Cove park property in Baltimore City into a multi-use recreation area with walking trails. The project is the largest example of innovative reuse of dredged sediment from Baltimore Harbor channels.


New Orleans Terminal announces a new Warehouse Management System (WMS) developed internally as a proprietary system on a cloud-based platform. The WMS was developed and built in- house and the New Orleans Terminal staff has full control over the WMS and its daily application in the field.


2020 has been another year of solid progress for A.P. Moller – Maersk for financial performance and in transforming the company. Despite low volumes during most of 2020, profitability grew throughout the first nine months and ended the year with record Q4 results in Logistics and Terminals, while Ocean delivered an exceptional quarter driven by the increased volumes and current, temporary supply chain disruptions. New Orleans Terminal recently announced a new WMS developed internally as a proprietary system on a cloud-based platform. The WMS was developed and built in-house and the New Orleans Terminal staff has full control over the WMS and its daily application in the field. As customers submit feedback and commentary, the WMS can be tailored and modified for a fully customized application.


Goods volumes recovered in the second half year at Europe’s Port of Rotterdam, limiting the decline in annual volume last year to 6.9% by comparison with the previous year. The strong operating result has put the Port of Rotterdam Authority in a good position to implement an ambitious investment agenda in the years to come.


Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.


“We are


Sea


3


still


seeing slower container turn times, significant congestion in ports around the globe, capacity constraints


in Hapag-Lloyd has got the


year off to a very good start thanks to exceptionally strong demand for container transports, which has led to a much higher level of freight rates. Based on preliminary business


figures Executive for Board the


month of January and the current business situation, the


of


Hapag-Lloyd AG expects the performance indicators


EBITDA and EBIT for the first quarter of 2021 to be significantly higher than in the prior-year period. EBITDA is currently expected to be at least USD 1.8 billion (at least EUR 1.5


billion) compared


to USD 517 million (EUR 469 million) in Q1 2020. For EBIT, the Executive Board of Hapag- Lloyd AG currently expects at least USD 1.5 billion (at EUR 1.25 billion)


least compared


to USD 176 million (EUR 160 million) in Q1 2020. At the same time, Hapag-


Lloyd executives expect that the EBITDA and EBIT for the 2021 business year will clearly surpass the prior-year level. However, the forecast for the year is subject to considerable uncertainty due to several factors, including: the above- average volatility of freight rates at this time; operational


challenges caused by existing infrastructural


bottlenecks,


among other things; and the inability to predict the further course or economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. “We will see a very strong


result in the first quarter, but we anticipate a normalization as the year progresses,” said


Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd


rail


and truck, and the risks of the coronavirus pandemic remain. Nevertheless, we do also expect that the result for 2021 as a whole will be significantly higher than the prior-year level. At the same time, we will continue to keep our focus on our employees, serving


our customers in


the best possible way and the implementation of our Strategy 2023.”


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