b'APRIL 5 - 18, 2021NORTHEAST PORTS13(BESTcontinued from page 8) CGM, APL, COSCO, Evergreen andConley Terminal Volumes in 2020wheels in motion for a massive termi- OOCL] to pick up the slack. Since the nal overhaul.number of slots on rotation is allocatedFiscal Year Import TEU Export TEU Empty TEU Total TEUThe resulting reinvention of Conleyon a port-by-port basis, soliciting more Terminalandthechannelsbeganinslots for one port is taking away slotsFY 2020 143,665 75,120 64,276 283,0612014 and was an expensive undertakingfrom another port. Thus, trying to con- Cal Year Import TEU Export TEU Empty TEU Total TEUwithMassportinvesting$850millionvince the other alliance member carri-in waterside and landside infrastructureers to shift more slots to the Boston callCY 2020 137,098 79,133 52,187 268,418and another $350 million for The Bostonwas virtually impossible.Source: MASSPORTHarbor Dredging Projecta $350 mil- Nonetheless, around 66% of the lion partnership between the U.S. ArmyTEUs lost when the THEA pulledMassport wish list is a Suez Canal ser- port with a 50% share compared to a Corps of Engineers, the Commonwealthout were made up by an increase invice that would offer the Port connec- 45% slice for the Port of Boston and of Massachusetts, and Massport. TEUs handled by the 2M and Oceantions to the Mediterranean, India andthe remaining 5% divided up among The terminal improvements includedcarrieralliances.Theresultwasathe Sub-Continent and Asia.services through Canada, up the East a50-footdeepberthalongsideandgoodbadyearwithover282,000Coast from other ports and rail from three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes.TEUs passing over the piers.W illt heyc ome ? the West Coast ports. The gantry cranes had to be speciallyBut the real question is can Mass- Just because you built it, will theyFrom a demand perspective, Boston designedtoavoidairdraftrestric- port regain the momentum it had estab- come?Theanswerisalittlemorehandles far more inbound cargo than tionsfromLoganInternationalAir- lished in the years prior to the 2020complex as the Port is bracketed byoutbound.Forexample,inFY2020 port, located on the opposite side ofpandemic and surpass 400,000 TEUs?the Port of Montreal to the north, theBoston handled 143,665 import TEUs theharborfromConleyTerminal.When the new berth is fully oper- Port of Halifax to the northeast and thecompared to 75,120 export TEUs with Thismadethecranes205feethighational sometime in the Fall of 2021,mega-Port of New York/New Jerseyanother62,276TEUsofempties.In from sea level and 160 feet high fromMassport will finally have the tool intothesouthwest.Andthisdoesnttermsofratios,forfullcontainers the rail, with an outreach of 22 rows,thetoolboxtosolicitnewservicesincludethecompetitionfromportsinbound it is about 50.8% to outbound capableofhandling12,000-14,000and bigger ships. Obviously, gettingdown as far as Baltimore for slots on26.5% (the rest are empties). Histori-TEUvessels.OtherimprovementsTHEA back into the fold is a prior- containership services.So, ocean car- cally,inboundcontainersarefullof included a new gate in the processingity. Another key is upgrading the 2Mriershavechoices.Infact,bymosthigher value consumer goods that cube area and new reefer stack.service to larger vessels from the cur- estimates the Port of New York/Newoutbasically lighter freightwhile Phase 2 of the dredging was com- rent 4,500 TEU ships. Finally, on theJersey is the largest New England(BESTcontinued on page 15)pleted this year, which from a dredged materialperspectiverepresents90% of the task. Phase 2resulted in deep-ening the Outer Harbor Channel, fromCONECT PRESENTS THE 202140 feet to 51 feet; the Main Shipping Channel, from 40 feet to 47 feet; and theReserveChannel,whereConleySPRING CARGO CONFERENCEContainer Terminal is located, from 40 feet to 47 feet. It is also worth notingTRYING TIMES IN TRANSPORTATION AND TRADEthat Boston Harbor has a 9-foot plus tidalvariation,whichenableslarger shipsto come in on the high tide and VIRTUAL EVENT unload and depart on a low tide. Addi-tionally, the Turning Basin was wid- Two Days of Expert Industry EducationMay 12 & 13, 2021ened to 1,725 feet enabling the Port to handle 10,000 TEU ships and larger. Register Now for CONECTs exciting program featuring industry experts speaking on current $61.8millionofthefederallyissues in transportation and trade, including the state of the container shipping industry, funded Phase 3 segment was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock inchallenges and solutions in intermodal transportation, e-commerce, U.S. Customs and March. This final phase of the BostonBorder Protections trade agenda, import regulatory review, and much more.harbor deepening project involves the excavation through drilling and blast- TRANSPORTATION DAY ing of hard rock and will significantly improveaccesstoConley Terminal.WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1:00-3:30 PMTheprojectisexpectedtobecom- Keynote Speaker: Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner,plete by the end of the year (2021) andSeaIntelligence Consultingisnotexpectedtoimpedecontainer terminal traffic during the process.The two gantry cranes scheduled for newly built Berth 10, which areTRADE DAY being built in China, are expected toTHURSDAY, MAY 13, 1:00-3:30 PMbe finished by April. The cranes will be shipped on a 2month voyage toKeynote Speaker: Walter Kemmsies, Managing Partner,BostonandshouldarrivelateJune.The Kemmsies GroupAfter that the process of getting the cranes ready and tested for operation and labor trained should put the BerthALSO FEATURING:on pace to begin operations sometime in late September.John Leonard, Executive Director, Trade Ryan Houfek, Chief Marketing Ofcer, Policy & Programs, U.S. Customs and Direct ChassisLink Inc.c anc onley Be a400,000 teuBorder Protection Ari Ashe, Associate Editor, Journalt eRminaloRm oReTodd Owen, retired Executive Assistantof CommerceTheneedtooverhaulthetermi- Commissioner, CBP; President, Cross BorderPeter Friedmann, CONECT Washingtonnal and channelsfor bigger boxshipsAdvisory Network LLC Counsel, FBB Federal Relationswas driven home when South KoreanSusie Hoeger, Senior Director, Global TradeHyundaiMerchantMarine(HMM)Compliance & Policy, Abbott Labs More to come! joinedTHEAlliance(THEA)com- PLUS:posedofthecarriersHapagLloyd,Mary Jo Muoio, LCB, CCS, Senior VicePresident, Trade Services and Government ONE,YangMingandHMMwhichVirtual networking opportunitieswascallinginBoston.HMMwasRelations, Geodis USA CONECT Partner and Sponsor virtual adding their 13,000 TEU ships to theWeston LaBar, CEO, Harbor Truckingexhibit and display opportunities rotation calling in Bostona size theAssociation (Long Beach, Calif.) 2.5 CCS/CES/MES/MCS points each dayPort and Conley Terminal werent pre- Brandon Unterbrink, Vice Presidentparedtohandle.Asaresult,THEAInternational Intermodal Marketing,canceledtheirweeklyBostoncallBNSF Railway REGISTER NOW!whichamountedtonearly30%-33% at CONECT.orgof the cargo volumes handled by the Port. Thisleftthe2Malliancecom- PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIPS AND BOOKLET ADS ARE AVAILABLE!prised of Maersk and MSC (Mediter- Call Coalition of New England Companies for Trade at 508-481-0424 or go to CONECT.org for details.raneanShippingCompany)andthe Ocean Alliance [composed of CMA-'