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The first container vessel to call on the new terminal, on 5 September 1972, was the Tokyo Bay. [2] Thanks to the success of the Kwai Chung Port, Hong Kong overtook the Port of New York and New Jersey in 1986 as the world's second-busiest port. [3] [4] In 1987 it won the title of world's busiest port from Rotterdam. [5]
Barges on the Mississippi near the Port of St. Louis, 2012. The St. Louis Port Authority is responsible for managing the facilities that make St. Louis, Missouri, the United States second-busiest inland port. [1] St. Louis is the northernmost port on the Mississippi River that is free of canal locks and is ice-free year-round.
2.8% THE Alliance(until February 2025) Premier Alliance (from March 2025) 9 Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation Taiwan: 708,591 94 2.5% THE Alliance(until February 2025) Premier Alliance (from March 2025) 10 Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Israel: 655,751 128 2.3% 11 Wan Hai Lines Taiwan: 481,225 118 1.7% 12 Pacific International ...
International Transportation Service (ITS) is an American container terminal company that deals with the receipt and shipment of containerized cargo in domestic and foreign trade. [1] It also focuses on marine cargo handling, vessel stevedoring, on-dock rail, and staffing services. [2] ITS was founded and owned by K Line until 2020. [3]
Ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation is the transfer of cargo between seagoing ships positioned alongside each other, either while stationary or underway. Cargoes typically transferred via STS methods include crude oil , liquefied gas ( LPG or LNG ), bulk cargo, and petroleum products.
The port authority took over the operations of Port Newark and Newark Airport in 1948 and began modernizing both facilities and expanding them southward. The SS Ideal X, considered the first container ship, made her maiden voyage as a container carrier on April 26, 1956, [11] carrying 58 containers from Port Newark to the Port of Houston.
The entire road owned by the St. Louis Belt and Terminal, 9.246 miles, extending from a connection with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company in St. Louis County, thence north and east to a connection with the St. Louis Terminal Railway west of the city of St. Louis, Mo., was acquired by construction. The records reviewed indicate that ...
Since its establishment, the company has grown to become the largest ship-tonnage owner and operator in the Philippines, serving 32 ports of call. [2] The company has an estimated nationwide market share of 35% for containerized cargoes and 80% for rolling cargo. [1] In 2010, the company began using the Batangas International Port as it hub. [1]