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Property is now part of the Port of Los Angeles, and has been completely converted into Berth 100 / West Basin Container Terminal. [ 23 ] Todd Alameda (San Francisco Division), Alameda, California . to the west of Webster Street ( 37°47′26″N 122°17′17″W / 37.79057°N 122.28812°W / 37.79057; -122.28812
Dredging of east coast ports are under way [3] because of the New Panama Canal expansion and the expectation of larger container ships. The Jasper Ocean Terminal is a planned container terminal to be built on the Savannah River downstream of Savannah, GA that is expected to begin operations in the mid 2020s. [4]
Roberts Bank is home to a twin-terminal port facility located on the mainland coastline of the Strait of Georgia in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.Opened in 1970 with Westshore Terminals as its only tenant, Roberts Bank was expanded in 1983–84, and in June 1997 opened a second terminal, the GCT Deltaport container facility.
A renovation project for the Port's Turning Basin Terminal began in 2010 and is expected to take 10 years. [needs update] The Turning Basin Terminal is a multipurpose complex with open wharves and 37 docks that are used for direct discharge and loading of breakbulk, containerized, project or heavy-lift cargoes. [17]
The terminal was purchased in 1973 by the New York City government for $47.5 million, [2] and United States Lines moved its container port operation there that year. [3] In 1985, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) leased the terminal for 38 years. [4] The PANYNJ took full ownership of Howland Hook Marine Terminal in 2024.
The Turning Basin terminal in Harrisburg (now part of Houston) became the port's largest shipping point. Postcard of the Houston Ship Channel, undated. On January 10, 1910, residents of Harris County voted 16 to 1 to fund dredging the Houston ship channel to a depth of 25 feet for the amount of $1,250,000, which was then matched by federal funds.
The new terminal had a distinct geographical advantage over the old Turning Basin terminal. Whereas Turning Basin, situated upriver at the navigational head of Buffalo Bayou, is 6 hours or more from the Gulf, Barbours Cut requires only three hours travel time. [5] In 2007 the terminal handled 15.4 million short tons (17.0 million metric tons ...
The lakefront facility can accommodate 1,000 feet (300 m) vessels used to discharge and reload rail cars. [17] The automated CBT iron ore loader system on Whiskey Island [18] on the west side of the Cuyahoga River loads materials onto boats from the terminal and transfers materials at a rate of 5,200 tons per hour. Limited handling of materials ...