The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is participating in a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot programme designed to ensure that South American citrus, grapes and blueberries arrive sooner and last longer for consumers in the south eastern US.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new weekly report that provides a snapshot of the availability of shipping containers for the westbound transpacific trade lanes at 18 different intermodal locations.

Trans Ocean Liquid Technologies (TOLT)’s flexitank manufacturing plant in Malaysia has gained Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) certification.

Crowley Maritime Corporation has opened its first Highly Mobile Actionable Pest (HMAP) refr igerated chamber at Por t Everglades, allowing perishable cargo coming into South Florida with non-indigenous pests to be contained and prepared for fumigation while retaining refrigerated temperatures.

Upgrading of aging equipment at Guam’s Jose D Leon Guerrero Commercial Port is moving apace with the port authority (PAG) awarding a contract to Mid-Pac Far East in Guam for the supply and installation of a 2001-built Liebherr harbour mobile harbour crane, an LHM 400, sourced in Singapore (see WorldCargo News September 2006, p15).

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is participating in a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot programme designed to ensure that South American citrus, grapes and blueberries arrive sooner and last longer for consumers in the south eastern US.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new weekly report that provides a snapshot of the availability of shipping containers for the westbound transpacific trade lanes at 18 different intermodal locations.

Trans Ocean Liquid Technologies (TOLT)’s flexitank manufacturing plant in Malaysia has gained Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) certification.

Crowley Maritime Corporation has opened its first Highly Mobile Actionable Pest (HMAP) refr igerated chamber at Por t Everglades, allowing perishable cargo coming into South Florida with non-indigenous pests to be contained and prepared for fumigation while retaining refrigerated temperatures.

Upgrading of aging equipment at Guam’s Jose D Leon Guerrero Commercial Port is moving apace with the port authority (PAG) awarding a contract to Mid-Pac Far East in Guam for the supply and installation of a 2001-built Liebherr harbour mobile harbour crane, an LHM 400, sourced in Singapore (see WorldCargo News September 2006, p15).