Office of Operations Freight Management and Operations
photos of truck, cargo ship, airplane and freight train
Office of Operations  -  21st century operations using 21st century technologies

Current News

Title The Race to Dig Deeper Ports For Bigger Cargo Ships
Date Posted 1/24/2012
URL http://www.npr.org/2012/01/05/144737372/the-race-to-dig-deeper-ports-for-bigger-cargo-ships
Description The completion of the Panama Canal expansion in 2014 will provide post-Panamax vessels, ships that carry two or three times the load of standard freighters, access to Gulf Coast and East Coast ports. To prepare for these larger vessels, Gulf and East Coast ports have to ensure they have proper facilities. This article details challenges faced by the Port of Miami, Port of Savannah, as well as other East Coast ports.

Office of Operations