Ports of Indiana Names Peacock as New CEO
degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. He lives in northwest Indianapolis with his wife, Dr. Orla Hart, a biochemistry professor at Purdue University, and their two children.“The Ports of Indiana is made up of a great team of professionals, world-class companies and one of the most well-connected inland port systems in the country,” Peacock said. “We offer ocean access at the Crossroads of America in one of the most business-friendly states in the country, which is truly unique value proposition for multimodal companies.&rdquo
Alexander Cairo Port Completes Project Labor Agreement
The construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers took another step forward on Tuesday as the Alexander Cairo Port District completed a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Illinois AFL-CIO. The project labor agreement ensures that more than 500 jobs created by the construction of the Cairo port will be filled by local Illinois union workers.The Alexander-Cairo port represents one of the largest investments in Southern Illinois in decades. Eighty percent of the nation’s inland barge traffic travels past Cairo, and the site is served by three major
Port of Gulfport Names Nass CEO
. Jon also served on a U.S. Department of State Provincial Reconstruction Team as a field officer embedded in a U.S. Army infantry battalion operating in the city of Baqubah, Iraq.The Port of Gulfport is a bulk, break-bulk and container seaport which encompasses a 300 acre deepwater port and a 116 acre inland port facility on the Gulf of Mexico
Edison Chouest Opening Mississippi Shipyard
shipbuilding operations at the Port of Gulfport in Gulfport, Miss. The project represents a $68 million corporate investment and will create 1,000 full-time jobs. Edison Chouest Offshore’s new Gulfport operations, TopShip, LLC, will be located at the Port of Gulfport’s new inland port on Seaway Road. The company will be operating at the former Huntington Ingalls Composite Facility, which was acquired by the Port in March 2015. “Edison Chouest Offshore has been successfully producing quality vessels for decades, and through its business affiliate TopShip
South Carolina Container Volume Up 7%
year-to-date volumes 19 percent ahead of plan. Charleston handled 96,258 pier tons last month, pushing total Charleston breakbulk volume to 334,122 total tons moved since July. Georgetown handled 30,773 pier tons in October for a total of 149,654 tons moved fiscal year to date. The Inland Port handled 6,128 rail lifts in October. Fiscal year to date, rail lifts at the facility are nearly 60 percent ahead of last year with 28,231 moves since July. "SCPA's moderate volume growth is reflective of broad-based strength across a number of market segments," said SCPA president
