New Panama Canal channel opens, MOL Majesty on its way to Miami
On June 26th, the ship COSCO Shipping Panama became the first to enter the new locks of the Panama Canal. Wider and deeper locks and a dredged channel through Gatun Lake will accommodate New Panamax ships nearly 3 times larger than their predecessors.
The MOL Majesty is the first Miami-bound New Panamax vessel to transit the expanded Panama Canal. It will be docked at Port Miami in the second week of July.
New Panama Canal channel opens, MOL Majesty on its way to Miami
On June 26th, the ship COSCO Shipping Panama became the first to enter the new locks of the Panama Canal. Wider and deeper locks and a dredged channel through Gatun Lake will accommodate New Panamax ships nearly 3 times larger than their predecessors.
The MOL Majesty is the first Miami-bound New Panamax vessel to transit the expanded Panama Canal. It will be docked at PortMiami in the second week of July.
COSCO Shipping Panama is the first vessel to cross the expanded Panama Canal.
USA Today: Bigger ships: Panama celebrates opening it expanded canal
Royal Caribbean to bring its biggest cruise ships and a new terminal to Port Miami
Port Miami will soon host the world’s largest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class including the Oasis of the Seas, thanks to an agreement announced this week between Royal Caribbean Cruises and Miami-Dade County officials. A state of the art port terminal will be built by Royal Caribbean to accommodate the new traffic.
Miami Herald: World’s largest cruise ships
Royal Caribbean to bring its biggest cruise ships and a new terminal to Port Miami
Port Miami will soon host the world’s largest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class including the Oasis of the Seas, thanks to an agreement announced this week between Royal Caribbean Cruises and Miami-Dade County officials. A state of the art port terminal will be built by Royal Caribbean to accommodate the new traffic.
Miami Herald: World’s largest cruise ships
WTDC Packing and Crating:
Racing Lamborghini
WTDC’s Packing and Crating Department regularly handles the importation of vehicles into our Foreign Trade Zone like the racing Lamborghini pictured below. Whenever we receive a race car we like to look up photos of them in action. This car was last racing on a LeMans circuit in Brazil.
Ready or not, SOLAS implementation begins July 1
Beginning July 1, all shippers must provide an accurate weight of each packed container to the steamship line as per the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee’s changes to the SOLAS convention.
Logistics Management: FMC weighs in on SOLAS Convention’s verified gross mass requirements
The vessel enters Government Cut on its way to Port Miami.
MDC Supply Chain Management Advisory Committee meets
The Supply Chain Management Advisory Committee (SCMAC) for Miami-Dade College met on June 30 for its quarterly meeting.
Trade and logistics are key economic engines of Miami Dade County and the Committee reaffirms our commitment to the students of Miami-Dade College that they can have a bright future in these industries. Pictured are the Committee and MDC’s Dr. Beverly Moore-Garcia, President, Kendall Campus, seated front row at right, and Ralph L. Gazitua, SCMAC Chair, and WTDC’s President & CEO.
Jennifer Perez joins WTDC Accounting Department
Welcome to the team, Jennifer Perez! Ms. Perez will be working in WTDC’s Accounting Department, assisting in Accounts Receivable.
