military once again called upon the
Port of Beaumont to handle its strategic deployment in support of the war in Iraq," Executive
Port Director David C.
Dredging is a major cause of water pollution in
port environments.
While current depths at Buenaventura and Callao also reach 12 meters, Manta will be the easiest to reach 35 meters from
port to open sea, according to Andrade.
Each
port is issuing 'sealink cards,' which link an individual trucker to a particular trucking company.
Recognizing that demand will continue to escalate significantly in the near-term, the
Port Authority is working to encourage the creation of new distribution infrastructure to complement the
port improvements.
When a
port multiplier is added to a single SATA
port, a single host
port can access up to 15 drives.
The Local
Port Discretionary User Fee Authority bill aims to recoup some of the $6 billion to $7 billion
port officials nationwide say they will need to strengthen security.
Market shifts, internal and external
port competition, location, prairie drought and technological developments in rail have taken chunks out of the Thunder Bay
port's market share.
The CommerceGuard installation at the
Port of Portland is the first comprehensive installation of the system on the U.
The
Port of San Antonio says the volume of goods coming in and out is growing, too.
Participants included Fort Hood Directorate of Logistics (DOL), the exclusive rail carrier Burlington Northern Santa Fe,
Port Representatives for Beaumont and Corpus Christi
ports, and advon members of the 1st Cav.
The current
Port Authority project is anticipated to double the
port's capacity by 2020.
