Following the close of its 2017 fiscal year (FY17), the Panama Canal, Panama City, Panama, announced that the waterway welcomed a record 403.8 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) of cargo in FY17, the largest amount of annual tonnage ever transited in its 103-year history.

Polaris Logistics Group, Toledo, Ohio, opened an office in Houston, Texas, to keep up with the upturn in manufacturing.

Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla., and Colombia are looking to expand commercial ties following a visit to the Florida Gulf Coast port.

The Panama Canal will launch a state-of-the-art vessel scheduling and maritime resource management system to further optimize costs, improve safety and increase overall efficiency and reliability.

JAXPORT’s ongoing investment in building the port of the future is on display as three state-of-the-art 100-gauge electric container cranes cruised in on the St. Johns River.

The Panama Canal Authority announced a key milestone in its expansion program—the installation of the 16th and final gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the canal.

The $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion project will add a deeper and wider third lane and a new system of locks to accommodate new massive vessels.

Hoffberger Holdings, Inc. (HHI), Baltimore, Md., announced plans to expand its Port of Baltimore distribution center located at the Chesapeake Commerce Center adjacent to the Seagirt Marine Terminal, Baltimore’s international container terminal.

For those companies reliant on the Panama Canal, its expansion project may pose a series of hiccups in intermodal plans.

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, N.J., announced plans to expand their newly-acquired Houston, Texas, warehouse facility.