b'november 9 - 22, 2020NOrth AmericAs trANsPOrtAtiON & LOGistics NewsPAPer 17ACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1GPAs Lynch and McKnightOoutline plan forONNEESSHHIIPP15,000 +TEU ships C onCo nttaaiinneerrss,,RROORROO,,BBrreeaakkbbuullkkCCaarrggooBy Stas Margonanis, AJOTIn the first quarter of Fiscalnahs annual rail capacity to 2 Year 2021 (July-September), themillion TEUs. Nine new work-PortofSavannahhandled1.2ingtrackshavebeencommis-milliontwenty-footequivalentsioned, with another nine slated containerunits,anincreaseoffor completion in 2021.1.6% or 19,663 TEUs. The port Expanding container handling set a monthly record in Septem- capabilitiesatOceanTerminal ber,growingTEUsby11.4%,toservesmallershipswhile or 42,140, for a total of 412,148berth renovations are ongoing at TEUs in September. Garden City. This project will be In its first-ever virtual Statecompleted by the end of 2020.RORO Customer Serviceof the Port Address, Executive Straightening Berth 1 to allowA SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE 877-918-7676DirectorGriffLynchandWillGardenCityTerminaltodockCuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday Export Customer ServiceMcKnight, chairman of the GPAfour 15,000+ TEU vessels andFROM NEW YORK LOLO RORO LOLO LOLO 800-225-1235BoardtooktheGeorgiaPortsthreeadditionalvesselssimul- TO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Export Documentation 12American Journal of Transportation ANTWERP 1620 ajot.com 18888-802-0401Authoritys online audience fortaneously. The project will take a long-term view of the Georgiaapproximately two years. DUBLIN 12Import Customer ServiceBELFAST 13 ports expansion plans. ExpandingcontainerstorageGTEBORG 21888-802-0403SPONSORED CONTENT Lynch also highlighted nearlyOmni TRAX Savannah facility15 22 Logisticsonto 145 acres recently added toHAMBURG 13 179 million sq./ft. of industrial con- the now 1,345-acre Garden CityLE HAVRE17 866-821-7449struction now under way in Savan- Terminal. encapsulates new possibilitiesCredit & CollectionsLIVERPOOL 9 13Georgias Mason Mega Rail drivingthe Port willLONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747nahs private market.Rail expansion at Lynch said, We appreciatefor intermodal11 20allow 2-day deliveries to Memphis ROTTERDAMvalue for shippers their trust in Georgia. As GPAs improved container han- By Matt Miller, AJOTthe decisions of cargo owners to placedling capacity soon to be deliv-our economy recovers, custom- ering containers to truck and railSC Ports welcomes two new ship-to-shore cranesers continue to be attracted byin 24 hoursBy Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT Laterthisyear,Omni- JournalofTransportation, Savannahs strong fundamentalsTheGPAalsooutlinedtheSCPortsreceivedtwonewship-to-shoreIt is with great pride and excitement that SC TRAX is scheduled to inau- It is a very efficient way toincluding the people who makerecenteconomicdevelopmentscranes, marking the first cargo-handling equipmentPorts welcomes the first two ship-to-shore cranes Intimeswhenhigh-volumespeedtoGPA drives value into the supply chain ingurate an innovative facility itget this product exported.our ports work, adding, I wantincluding: to arrive for the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal,for the Leatherman Terminal, SC Ports President marketandoverallsupplychainvaluearethe current environment through its superioris constructing some 12 milesIts trans-loading on ste- andCEOJimNewsomesaid.TheLeatherman to thank our GPA employees, the FedEx is taking 415,000 squarewhich is under construction in North Charleston, takingonever-greatersignificanceforship- service for e-commerce retailers. inabrandfromthePortofSavannah.roids,saidShuba,describ- Terminal is designed to handle 19,000-TEU ves-InternationalLongshoremensfeetnew,1.2mil- S.C.When the terminal opens in March, it will be pers, Georgias Port of Savannah is movingAssociation and our many partLang LaSalle-foot facility i s thean point of a mam-of ing the facility. Onemillionsels, giving SC Ports great capacity and big-ship According to a Jones - lion square study,It n Bry focal outfitted with somethe tallest cranes on the East towardcompletionbynextsummeroftheners across the logistics industry was 12.8 beingbuiltbymedicalCoast. The cranes will have 169 feet of lift heightcapabilities to serve our customers. We look for-e-commerces share of retail County percentmoth industrial park develop- square feet is a heck of a bigments first above the wharf deckbuilding.nationslargeston-dockinter- for their dedication to service. goodsproviderMedline.Con-phase, tethered to and an outreach of 228 feet,ward to welcoming the first ship at the Leatherman struction is scheduled for comple- enabling them to work the biggest container shipsTerminal in March.modal facility. aproximitytotheportandOmniTRAX will lease the tion in the fourth quarter of 2021. calling on the East Coast. The Zhen Hua 24 is carrying the second ship-Withitsfirsttracksandtwo Class One railroads thatbuildingtoA&RLogistics, HookerFurniture,HMI,willThecranes,fabricatedbyShanghai-basedment of three ship-to-shore cranes, as well as four rail-mountedgantrieshavingtraverse the property.whichspecializesinchemi-open a new 800,000 square-footZPMC,arrivedatColumbusStreet Terminalonhybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes. This shipment entered service earlier this year,The building, along withcals-related supply chain ser-distributionfacilityinLibertythe Zhen Hua 36 this afternoon. They are the firstis scheduled to arrive Tuesday, Nov. 3.theGeorgiaPortsAuthor- a new rail yard and switchingvices. The plant is due to be Countys Trade port East Businesstwo of five ship-to-shore cranes to arrive for thePhase One of the Leatherman Terminal will itys85-acreMasonMegayard,willcost$75million.operational by the first quarter Center. The $23.5 million invest- Leatherman Terminal. have a 1,400-foot wharf, five ship-to-shore cranes Rail facility already is provid- Itwillenableplasticpelletsof 2021. with 169 feet of lift height above the wharf deck, ment will deliver 50 new jobs. The cranes, which were disassembled for the inge-commerceretailersandMSITileplanscomingbyrailhoppercarsBothCSXandNorfolkand 25 hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes.a675,000journey, will remain at Columbus Street Terminal others with swift, efficient linkssquare-foot distribution center i fromfor petrochemi-to be reconfigured to fit underPhase One will add 700,000 TEUs of annual initiallynthe about two days Southernpassthroughthe throughout the burgeoning U.S.Chatham County. MSI projects iton the Gulf Coast. Bridge. industrialpark, throughput capacity to the Port of Charleston. At cal plantsthe Arthur Ravenel Jr2,700-acre Southeast and far beyond. will bring 20,000 TEUs of offloaded,processed, make their way up the Effinghamfull build-out, the three-berth terminal will double tobenewThey will then ownedbythe Cooper business to the Port of SavannahRiver to the Leatherman Terminal. Upon arrival,S.C. Ports current capacity by adding 2.4 million InanexclusiveQ&A,baggedandcontainerized,CountyIndustrialDevelop-annually, and provide 225 jobs. the ZPMC USA team will erect, commission andTEUs of throughput capacity.GPAs executive director, GriffGPA executive Director Griff Lynch thenhauledbytrucktothement Authority. OmniTRAX, LogisticsproviderWorldtestthecranesoverseveralmonthsbeforetheyThe$1billionPhaseOneoftheLeather-Lynch,enthusiasticallysharesport,wherethecontainersaDenver-basedcompany Will McKnight said helpingShipping is opening a 280,000become operational. man Terminal complements efforts to modernize withAJOTreadershisvisionwill be exported by ship.with one foot in railroads and to bring new business to Georgiasquare-foot facility in SavannahThe cranes will then stand on the new 1,400- WandoWelchTerminalanddeepenCharleston forthe$220millionMasonThe project encapsulatestheotherinrail-relatedreal is part of GPAs central mission in November. foot wharf, ready to load and unload cargo boxesHarbor to 52 feet. These investments will enable MegaRailendeavor,whichGriff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, sees masonmulti-module cargo transportestate and industrial develop-and a main reason the Authority Georgia Exports Company hasfrom container ships when Phase One operationsSCPortstohandlefour14,000-TEUvessels mega Rail as a breakthrough in providing e-commerce retailers and others bodestodoublethePortofis stepping up its capacity. Wereestablishedarail,truckandprepara- ment, is the master developer. simultaneously in 2021.location1.5mileslaunch in March.with supply chain value, featuring speedy links to markets throughout the Savannahsrailcapacityto2makingstrategicexpansionstofromthetion for shipthat can comeThe development can work U.S. Southeast and beyond.AppalachianRegional (Photo credit: Georgia Ports/emily Goldman)million 20-foot equivalent con- ensurecargofluidityasSavan- Port in Murray County, whereprettymuchunderto trans-load in both directions. together it tainer units per year. nahin the ainer trade increas calendar 2019 and was containroof.Wedohaveinterestfrom s contfourth quarter ofes,will load logs into one ers for It adds those three McKnight said. Our long-termexport. GEC is exp d to export While it has been in the works for moreprojected to reach 30 percent by 2030. However, ectelayersanditsalittlemoreother people who are looking infrastructure investments ensuremore than 28,000 TEUs annually.than four years, how will Mason Mega Rail bedigital sales were already approaching 30 percentcomplex, said Kevin Shuba,atdistribution-typefacilities, GPA is ready when our custom-Huali Floors is establishing its a particularly valuable supply chain enhance- of retail by March and April of this year, largelyOmniTRAXsCEO,inan(FACILITYcontinued on ers are ready to grow. first U.S. headquarters and man-ment in a pandemic-impacted world? (VALUEcontinued on page 18) interviewwithAmericanpage 27)AsLynchandMcKnightufacturingfacilityinMurray were speaking, the 15,000 TEUCounty. The $27 million project CMABrazilwasseenbeingwill create 315 new jobs.moved to its berth demonstrat- Georgias deep-water ports ing the GPAs ability to handleand inland barge terminals sup-large container ships. portmorethan496,700jobs Progressoninfrastruc- throughoutthestateannually tureimprovementstothePortandcontribute$29billionin 51% Savan- income, $122 billion in revenueThe Zhen Hua 36 arrives in Charleston carrying two SC Ports ship-to-shore cranes for the Hugh K. Leatherman included:SavannahHarborExpansionand $3.4 billion in state and local Project. Deepening the harbor totaxes to Georgias economy. The 47 feet at low tide is now 75 per- PortofSavannahhandled9.3 centfinished,withcompletionpercentoftotalU.S.contain-expected in late 2021. erizedcargovolumeand10.5 MasonMegaRailTerminalpercent of all U.S. containerized will double the Port ofexports in FY2020. 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