Jeffersonville Port Sets Cargo Record in 2014
The Port of Indiana - Jeffersonville handled over 2.4 million tons of cargo in 2014, up 48 percent from the previous year, according to a news release from the port. This was the first time annual shipments exceeded two million tons in the port’s 29-year history. The 2014 total was 464,000 tons higher than the previous record set in 2006. Another outstanding harvest in 2014 helped push grain tonnage to its highest volume ever breaking the previous record set in 1993. Steel and salt shipments also set all-time records, up 72 percent and 51 percent from 2013, respectively. For the year, the port handled approximately 1,300 barges, 197,000 trucks and 18,000 railcars.
Signal International
With a family of three yards located along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, Signal International offers new construction, rig and ship repair, offshore and technical services. Marine construction and repair needs are complimented by three dry docks; a 30,000-ton lift rig dock, a 22,000-ton Panamax dry dock and a 4,500-ton lift dry dock. In Mobile, Ala., Signal Ship Repair (SSR) offers 4,400 ft. of water front along the Mobile River with a maintained channel depth of 44 ft. This facility specializes in ship repair and conversion.
US Corp Buys PCTC
International Shipholding Corporation purchases a 1999-built Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) to fly the US flag. International Shipholding Corporation announce the purchase of a 1999-built Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC). The vessel acquisition was funded by a $3.5 million cash payment and the sale of the Company’s 1994-built PCTC, Green Cove, to the seller in a transaction valued at approximately $27.5 million. The newly purchased PCTC, which will be reflagged under the U.S. Flag and renamed Green Cove, will promptly commence a long-term charter with a strong, creditworthy counterparty. Mr. Erik L. Johnsen, President of International Shipholding Corporation…
GPS-based Shipment Monitoring – Loadstar Gains Contracts
LoadStar announces that it has executed five (5) new definitive agreements with customers with terms ranging up to three years in duration. This follows the launch of their new StellarTrak service. The company provides complete GPS-based solutions to help customers improve the security and effectiveness of their shipments, assets, and resources. LoadStar operates worldwide, with offices in North America, Latin America and Asia. "LoadStar and our parent company, Hutchison Port Holdings, are uniquely positioned to provide world-class services for both.
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Delivers Integrity
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. successfully delivered the Integrity, a 166 ft. 5 in. dismountable Cutter Suction Dredge, which they recently constructed for inland dredging company LLC of Dyersburg, Tennessee. The Integrity is a dismountable cutter suction dredge measuring 166.5 x 34.5 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in., which was designed by Vosta BV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was built to Bureau Veritas standards and is currently being used for various U.S. Corp of Engineer projects.
