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Panama Canal sets record annual cargo tonnage, positioned as U.S. logistics hub

According to figures, the Panama Canal transited a total of 13,548 vessels during its FY17, representing a 3.3% increase compared to totals the year before.
November 3, 2017
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.
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Polaris Logistics Group opens Houston office

Houston was targeted due to it having one of the highest metropolitan GDP’s in the country and being one of the chief beneficiaries of the recently expanded Panama Canal.
May 4, 2017
Polaris Logistics Group, Toledo, Ohio, opened an office in Houston, Texas, to keep up with the upturn in manufacturing.
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Panama Canal to launch vessel scheduling, maritime resources management system

This system, manufactured by Quintiq, a Radnor, Pa.-based division of Dassault Systèmes, will transform how the Panama Canal plans and schedules transit operations.
March 21, 2017
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.
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JAXPORT Blount Island terminal

JAXPORT welcomes new 100-gauge electric container cranes

The new container cranes are equipped to service wider, post-Panamax vessels to reach across 22 containers.
August 22, 2016
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.
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