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 News Cargo Container Traffic Up At Port Of Boston; Massport Efforts Keep Boston Port Busy with 14% Increase August 21, 2003 The Massachusetts Port Authority's (Massport) recent success in drawing new service to the Port of Boston has led to a 14% increase in containers handled during the first seven months of 2003. Between January and July 2003 the port handled 90,117 containers, also called 20-foot equivalent units (TEU). The port handled 79,152 TEU from January to July 2002. In May 2003, Massport welcomed a second direct inbound call from Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). This weekly service calls the Mediterranean ports of Valencia, Naples and La Spezia before sailing to Boston. The MSC vessel service continues down the East Coast to Freeport, Bahamas and provides exporters expanded opportunities to South America, Australia, Mexico, the Caribbean, Asia, and South Africa. MSC also calls Boston with weekly service from the North Atlantic ports of Antwerp, Bremerhaven and LeHavre. On the MSC service alone container volume grew 19%, climbing to 32,537 TEU from January through July 2003 from 27,374 TEU during the same period in 2002. MSC has been calling Boston for 17 years. In March 2002, Massport inaugurated Far East service to Boston with a consortium of four steamship lines including China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), K-line, Yang-Ming and Hanjin. Import and export loaded container volumes on this service grew 46% to 10,974 TEU between March and July 2003 from 7,540 TEU during the same period in 2002. Attaining direct Far East service had been a key goal for Massport and New England companies. Massport has boosted efficiency at Conley Terminal by investing in a new gate and yard computer tracking system to improve access and turnaround time. An average of 650 trucks a day use Conley Terminal. |
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